Love your wrap ups Stephanie! So much goodness…I would pick London Falling for your road trip (my husband and I always pick an audiobook for road trips too…I have fun memories from those listening experiences)
I appreciate you reading! And I appreciate the suggestion! Our annual road trip listen is always a highlight of my reading year--love that you enjoy doing that too! I always try to make it a good selection. I find it challenging choosing books for other people 😬
Here are a few recent ones we’ve done (I’ve found they have to be non-fiction)…thrill of the chase (about a hidden treasure), a walk in the park (the summer we drove to the Grand Canyon) and marriage at sea!
Non-fiction tends to be safest here too. Marriage at Sea would be a good one, I read that on my own. I appreciate the suggestions! Is Thrill of the Chase the one about Forrest Fenn's treasure? I watched a documentary on that! Wild!
🤞 they've announced the cast for UK Celebrities so hopefully that means it will be shooting soon! At least I was able to start watching Canada last night, so thank you! I've heard NZ season 2 is terrific, so hoping Peacock eventually gets that one
I still haven’t read Pachinko and I don’t know why! I’m hoping to get to it this summer. I finished 2 galleys this week- Alan Opts Out and Lovers XXX. I wasn’t sure about either and they both ended up working well for me!
Oh, that's great to hear because both of those titles are on my TBR!
And Pachinko really is a must. I can't believe I avoided it for so long, and not for any real reason. I just have a tendency to do that sometimes. It's just under 500 pages in paperback and read very quickly for me because I just couldn't put it down. I think it would be an excellent story to enjoy as a summer read. Of course less because of content/setting, but more a story to become really engrossed in on a trip/long weekend, that sort of thing!
Have you read Homeseeking or Flashlight? Because I read and really enjoyed both of those. They definitely share throughlines with Pachinko.
So many of these are on my TBR! Doing a Toni Morrison reread sounds interesting - I haven't read most of her work since college and I wonder how I would read them differently now. Have you read Song of Solomon? That was always her standout to me.
Yes! But it's been a while. I read around half of her novels, most 20ish years ago, in my late teens/early 20s, and I'm finding it very interesting revisiting them further into adulthood. For the book club we've read A Mercy, Beloved, and Sula's meeting is Sunday. Plenty of titles left if you're interested in reading any in community!
I really enjoyed Go Gentle for an easy summer read. I read the new Jane Harper . I read The Academy by Elin and Shelby and lots of other I can’t remember the name of
Hi Stephanie. I listened to London Falling. Generally, even though it's very sad, I'm glad I did. Although, I was left feeling frustrated by the ending.
Ooh, interesting! Have you read other Patrick Radden Keefe? I'm currently trying to choose an audiobook for my husband and I to enjoy together on a road trip and going back and forth between recommending Say Nothing or London Falling. We've read Empire of Pain. Any thoughts?
Love your wrap ups Stephanie! So much goodness…I would pick London Falling for your road trip (my husband and I always pick an audiobook for road trips too…I have fun memories from those listening experiences)
I appreciate you reading! And I appreciate the suggestion! Our annual road trip listen is always a highlight of my reading year--love that you enjoy doing that too! I always try to make it a good selection. I find it challenging choosing books for other people 😬
Here are a few recent ones we’ve done (I’ve found they have to be non-fiction)…thrill of the chase (about a hidden treasure), a walk in the park (the summer we drove to the Grand Canyon) and marriage at sea!
Non-fiction tends to be safest here too. Marriage at Sea would be a good one, I read that on my own. I appreciate the suggestions! Is Thrill of the Chase the one about Forrest Fenn's treasure? I watched a documentary on that! Wild!
Yes- that’s the one! And we read that one while driving through New Mexico where much of the action takes place- it was a fun one!
Love that--what a perfect pairing!
Oh! I hadn't heard/seen that the Canadian Traitors had been posted to Peacock. So excited! I hope they get the others out there at some point ...
I’m going to need more Traitors—stat! I’m thinking there should be new seasons of US/UK this winter, maybe?
🤞 they've announced the cast for UK Celebrities so hopefully that means it will be shooting soon! At least I was able to start watching Canada last night, so thank you! I've heard NZ season 2 is terrific, so hoping Peacock eventually gets that one
I still haven’t read Pachinko and I don’t know why! I’m hoping to get to it this summer. I finished 2 galleys this week- Alan Opts Out and Lovers XXX. I wasn’t sure about either and they both ended up working well for me!
Oh, that's great to hear because both of those titles are on my TBR!
And Pachinko really is a must. I can't believe I avoided it for so long, and not for any real reason. I just have a tendency to do that sometimes. It's just under 500 pages in paperback and read very quickly for me because I just couldn't put it down. I think it would be an excellent story to enjoy as a summer read. Of course less because of content/setting, but more a story to become really engrossed in on a trip/long weekend, that sort of thing!
Have you read Homeseeking or Flashlight? Because I read and really enjoyed both of those. They definitely share throughlines with Pachinko.
So many of these are on my TBR! Doing a Toni Morrison reread sounds interesting - I haven't read most of her work since college and I wonder how I would read them differently now. Have you read Song of Solomon? That was always her standout to me.
Yes! But it's been a while. I read around half of her novels, most 20ish years ago, in my late teens/early 20s, and I'm finding it very interesting revisiting them further into adulthood. For the book club we've read A Mercy, Beloved, and Sula's meeting is Sunday. Plenty of titles left if you're interested in reading any in community!
Oh you're doing it through a club? That's fun!
Yes! It's virtual and they offer a replay if you're unable to attend live. They also send out pre-reading resources. I'm enjoying it! https://ohiocelebratestonimorrison.org/event/toni-morrison-virtual-book-club/
Oh this is really cool!
I really enjoyed Go Gentle for an easy summer read. I read the new Jane Harper . I read The Academy by Elin and Shelby and lots of other I can’t remember the name of
Sounds like a good reading month! Go Gentle had a lot of interesting elements in the mix.
Hi Stephanie. I listened to London Falling. Generally, even though it's very sad, I'm glad I did. Although, I was left feeling frustrated by the ending.
Ooh, interesting! Have you read other Patrick Radden Keefe? I'm currently trying to choose an audiobook for my husband and I to enjoy together on a road trip and going back and forth between recommending Say Nothing or London Falling. We've read Empire of Pain. Any thoughts?
I haven't read/listened to his other books yet. I'm leaning toward Say Nothing next.
I haven’t heard of Mothers and Other Strangers but it sounds really good. I also loved Good People when I read it over the winter.
Dolly all the time sounds lovely, I've been seeing it everywhere. So glad you loved Pachinko, I'm a big fan and I love the tv show as well!