What book or books are you reading this week? Please share! We’d love to know.
I finished Babylonia, by Costanza Casati yesterday for the upcoming BookBrowse discussion. I thought it was much stronger than her previous book, Clytemnestra, and I’m looking forward to having a chance to talk about it with others.
Next up is Let’s Call Her Barbie, also for a BookBrowse discussion. This is a fictionalized account of the creation of the Barbie doll. I’ve only read the jacket so far, but I’m already intrigued. It says that until Barbie was created, the only dolls for little girls were baby dolls, preparing them for motherhood. Barbie was the first doll created as an adult, with a fashionable wardrobe and such, allowing children to imagine an adult life that was something other than parenthood.
In audiobook format, I’m on my last (for now) Slough House book. I’m not sure what I’ll queue up next. Recently two other series that I’ve completed added a book (Ballard & Bosch series, Expeditionary Force series) so I’ll likely tackle one of them.
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I am reading The Dream Hotel. It explores the seductive nature of technology, which puts us in shackles even as it makes our lives easier. I’m giving it a go.
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Currently reading This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud. I heard her speak recently and immediately put this on my want-to-read list. It’s beautifully written about a family across at least three generations (all I’ve met so far, half-way through the book) and several continents.
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Oh, @Cheryl_Winter, very curious about The Dream Hotel. I was offered a free copy of it, but haven’t taken the publisher up on it because it sounded a little bit “out there.” Let us know what you think once you’re done.
Just started Lenny Marks Gets Away with Murder* by Kerryn Mayne. Lenny has a unique personality. She’s a loner yet manages to teach fifth grade. She had a troubled childhood, which is just unfolding in the story.
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Just finished Here One Moment, quick read, very good. Now starting Babylonia.
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Just finished The Memory Library by Kate Storey. Looking forward to the discussion in January.
Just started Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie F. Rendon.
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I’m listening to God of the Woods and reading Going Home. It’s a great reading week!
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Clear by Carys Davies and reading the Newbery winner “The Eyes & The Impossible” after that.
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Just starting to reread One Hundred Years of Solitude before I watch the Netflix version.
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Just finished The Autumn of Ruth Winters by Marshall Fine.
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Just finished reading The fertile earth by Ruthvika Rao. Set in India during a tumultuous political time. Very heartbreaking.
Also Shred Sisters by Betsy Lerner. About two sisters, one of whom is on the Autistic spectrum.
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Just started Babylonia. Am looking forward to it.
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Yesterday I started Shadowplay by Joseph O’Connor at the urging of an Irish friend.
Despite having just posted on another thread that I find many memoirs uncomfortable I am listening to I Heard Her Call My Name by Lucy Sante. Read by the author.
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I just finished THE LOST PASSENGER by Frances Quinn - historical fiction - I really enjoyed it!! It is out February 25, 2025.
I am also highly recommending THE FRENCH WINEMAKER’S DAUGHTER by Loretta Ellsworth - historical fiction - VERY good. It was published December 10.
I also enjoyed THE CHAMPAGNE LETTERS by Kate Macintosh - historical fiction. It was published on December 10 also.
Happy Reading!!
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How was The Memory Library? I keep seeing it everywhere.
Thanks.
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Ohhhh…LOVED this book!!
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The Grey Wolf-Louise Penny
Death Comes for the Archbishop-Willa Cather
Charming Billie-Alice McDermott
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Grey Wolf by Louise Penny and Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret by Benjamin Stevenson on audiobook.
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