Another hot & humid, very busy week. My husband was out of town all week, so I had my hands full on my own (though it is amazing how much easier it is to keep the house clean with just 2 people here instead of 4!) So, things were still hectic, but I am beginning to get into the new routine, with my oldest off at college and my youngest in high school now.
Last week:
- I finished 11/22/63 by Stephen King and wrote a review. I loved this unique time-travel historical novel!
- Next, I moved onto this month's selection for my neighborhood book group, The Death of Artemio Cruz
by Carlos Fuentes. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone in
my group this week after our summer hiatus, but I am struggling to get
through this book. It has very dense prose and switches often between
perspectives and time. The slow pace is a real drag after finishing a
Stephen King book! It has gotten slightly more interesting (though I am
still only a quarter of the way through) but is still very confusing.
Not sure if I will finish it in time.
- Though my car has no CD player (my son took the newer car to college), I have found a little time to listen to my audio book in the kitchen. I am really enjoying Young Fredle, a middle-grade novel by Cynthia Voight.
- My husband, Ken, left his hardcover, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, at home last week and took his Kindle on his week-long trip with him, loaded with a couple of suspense novels.
- Jamie, 18, who read several 1000-page novels on our vacation this summer, has slowed down his reading considerably now that he is away at college with so many other things vying for his attention! He started The Maze Runner by James Dashner this week.
What are you and your family reading this week?
(What are you reading Monday is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey, with a kids/teen version hosted by Teach Mentor Texts.)
4 comments:
I've been reading a lot of rave reviews about Stephen King's novel, I should check that out. Carlos Fuentes also sounds like a gifted writer, will search for that one. :) Have a good week ahead!
11/22/63 has been hovering near the top of my TBR--my husband enjoyed it, too. I just became the 2071st hold on 370 copies of Gone Girl at our very large library system. I've yet to read Drama or Smile from Raina Telgemeier, but I've heard such great things about both titles.
Lorna
I'm patiently waiting for a copy of Gone Girl to come in for me at my local library! (More like impatiently, lol)
I loved 11/22/63 too. I posted a wrap-up post for the Big Book Challenge. Please let me know if I put it in the right place.
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