I am reading The Bee Sting - massive 600 page + so big book for me but rattled through a lot on holiday and it’s a good read. Just need to set aside time each day now I am back home
Originally I was going with Household by Stacey Halls which I had started but I’ve now decided to go with The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley. I’ve already read The People on Platform 5 and I got How to Age Disgracefully for my birthday yesterday so actually I might change my mind again and go with How to Age Disgracefully as It’s new to me and a character knits - ‘gets revenge in yarn’ I like the sound of that!!
I have picked Briefly a delicious life by Nell Stevens. A story of a 13 year old Ghost who falls in love with George Sands when she and Chopin come to stay in Mallorca.
I’m reading Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. It’s the pick for next month’s Book Group. Historical fiction which I love and 420 pages. Haven’t chosen my next knitting project yet
I hadn't realised Ghost Ship was a continuation, I'll have to pick it up when the library copy is free! I'm reading a YA dystopian novel called Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman about what society could look like if we "cure" death
I just saw a copy in our local bookshop and didn't realise at first either. It was only when I looked it up that I saw it was a continuation,
Funnily enough my eldest son is reading Thunderhead - he really loves Neal Shusterman books and keeps telling me to try them. I did try Dry but it was during the pandemic and it all felt a bit too close to the bone for comfort.
As a technically fully grown adult I think his writing really holds up, while the characters are clearly teenagers there isn't too much angst! I really enjoyed Unwind by him as well, I'll have to check out Dry
I'm going with Lilith by Nikki Marmery. I do love a 'feminist retelling' and with this being the story of Adam's first wife it makes a nice change to all the Greek myth ones. It's also a really nice looking book and has been on my tbr pile for a while.
I've gone for Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch (ironically the shortest book I've chosen for this challenge🤣) I love the Rivers of London books I've read so far, so I've high hopes for this one
I am reading a book I had ordered last year, the end of a *highly* romanticised 'historical' trilogy about the inhabitants of St Kilda. I read on my Kindle so I had to check Amazon to see how many pages the printed version has - a reassuring 400. However when I pre-ordered it, it was book 3 of 3 - checking the pages on Amazon, it now says it's book 3 of 4 !! Anyway it's The Lost Lover: The Wild Isle Series, book 3 by Karen Swan and if you are expecting gritty realism, forget it - light summer holiday reading, perfect - and book 4 coming out at the same time next year. Definitely not my normal fare but having read book 1 I got drawn in.
I'm knitting a hybrid baby blanket - machine and hand knit combined - and I had started a lace border that has turned out to be insufficiently robust and stretchy for the machine tuck stitch centre panel, so I have reverted to a garter stitch lace border from another blanket I have (hand) knitted a couple of times before. Lesson learned, stitch count adjusted! So, old and new combined.
I am reading Red Square by Martin Cruz Smith. It is a continuation of the series that started with Gorky Park. It has been so stinking hot here that I am only reading books set in the winter or in cold places.
I've just started The Dinner by Herman Koch. For the knitting, I bought yarn last week to attempt one of the patterns in my nan's collection that I inherited. It'll probably take me the rest of the year to complete it, it's been a while since I picked my needles up!
I've started with 'Greengates' by RC Sherriff (319 pages). Published in 1936 and set 10 years earlier, it's about a man who retires in his 50's. He's totally inequipped for the change. I bought it for my husband for Christmas as a Dreadful Warning!
I'm re-reading "night watch" by Terry Pratchett, one of his absolute best - I've just had a major re-sort of my bookshelves following the final completion of total house renovation chaos, and finding some favourite books like reuniting with old friends. I've also found quite a few new friends in the tbr stacks soo they'll be featuring for other prompts.
And the knitting I've found a beautiful sock blank in a gradient dye I deep stash and I'm going to do a WTF shawl - a pattern from a long way back on my ravelry queue!
I'll be finishing up "Deep South" by Paul Theroux. It's a travel memoir written in 4 parts, each one covering a different season of the year. Summer is the last part. As for the crafting part, I will be knitting the final part of a cotton sweater that I intended to finish before the summer heat arrived here in the southern US. Alas, our summer heat lasts till October usually so I'll have plenty of hot days left to wear it.
I'm reading Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, it definitely qualifies! For old: I am going to finish two knitted tanks from last year, and new will be another summer tank!
I'm a mood reader, so I'm always juggling several books at once. I started "Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up" by Alexandra Potter this morning, and it's both laugh-out-loud funny and painfully relatable!
Coincidentally, one of my current reads is "The Burning Chambers" -- it's my "gym book", and it's keeping me motivated to get off my tush and go work out!
I am reading The Bee Sting - massive 600 page + so big book for me but rattled through a lot on holiday and it’s a good read. Just need to set aside time each day now I am back home
Ooof - nothing like starting with a challenge
Originally I was going with Household by Stacey Halls which I had started but I’ve now decided to go with The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley. I’ve already read The People on Platform 5 and I got How to Age Disgracefully for my birthday yesterday so actually I might change my mind again and go with How to Age Disgracefully as It’s new to me and a character knits - ‘gets revenge in yarn’ I like the sound of that!!
Ooh - I love the idea of revenge knitting. I'll have to check that out.
I have picked Briefly a delicious life by Nell Stevens. A story of a 13 year old Ghost who falls in love with George Sands when she and Chopin come to stay in Mallorca.
Oh, that sounds fascinating. And I love Mallorca too - lot of happy memories of family holidays there.
Oh wow! That sounds like one I need to add to my tbr immediately.
I’m reading Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. It’s the pick for next month’s Book Group. Historical fiction which I love and 420 pages. Haven’t chosen my next knitting project yet
I loved that book! The book it's based on ("A Midwife's Tale" by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich) is in my audiobook queue now. <3
Loved that book SO much!
I hadn't realised Ghost Ship was a continuation, I'll have to pick it up when the library copy is free! I'm reading a YA dystopian novel called Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman about what society could look like if we "cure" death
I just saw a copy in our local bookshop and didn't realise at first either. It was only when I looked it up that I saw it was a continuation,
Funnily enough my eldest son is reading Thunderhead - he really loves Neal Shusterman books and keeps telling me to try them. I did try Dry but it was during the pandemic and it all felt a bit too close to the bone for comfort.
As a technically fully grown adult I think his writing really holds up, while the characters are clearly teenagers there isn't too much angst! I really enjoyed Unwind by him as well, I'll have to check out Dry
Yeah, 2020 was not the best year for Geraldine Brooks' "Year of Wonders" either.
I'm going with Lilith by Nikki Marmery. I do love a 'feminist retelling' and with this being the story of Adam's first wife it makes a nice change to all the Greek myth ones. It's also a really nice looking book and has been on my tbr pile for a while.
I always find a few hidden gems when I visit my TBR pile. It's scary how often new reads try to overtake older ones.
I *loved* that book! One of my rare 5-star reviews -- such a fun retelling of the Eden story!
Thought I would go with a bit of a brick. Caledonian Road by Andrew O’Hagan 641 pages. Chosen only because I love the Cally Road! ❤️
That sounds like the perfect choice
I've gone for Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch (ironically the shortest book I've chosen for this challenge🤣) I love the Rivers of London books I've read so far, so I've high hopes for this one
It's the best one so far.
I enjoyed the Rivers of London books too!
I am reading a book I had ordered last year, the end of a *highly* romanticised 'historical' trilogy about the inhabitants of St Kilda. I read on my Kindle so I had to check Amazon to see how many pages the printed version has - a reassuring 400. However when I pre-ordered it, it was book 3 of 3 - checking the pages on Amazon, it now says it's book 3 of 4 !! Anyway it's The Lost Lover: The Wild Isle Series, book 3 by Karen Swan and if you are expecting gritty realism, forget it - light summer holiday reading, perfect - and book 4 coming out at the same time next year. Definitely not my normal fare but having read book 1 I got drawn in.
I'm knitting a hybrid baby blanket - machine and hand knit combined - and I had started a lace border that has turned out to be insufficiently robust and stretchy for the machine tuck stitch centre panel, so I have reverted to a garter stitch lace border from another blanket I have (hand) knitted a couple of times before. Lesson learned, stitch count adjusted! So, old and new combined.
I am reading Red Square by Martin Cruz Smith. It is a continuation of the series that started with Gorky Park. It has been so stinking hot here that I am only reading books set in the winter or in cold places.
I like that way of thinking
I've just started The Dinner by Herman Koch. For the knitting, I bought yarn last week to attempt one of the patterns in my nan's collection that I inherited. It'll probably take me the rest of the year to complete it, it's been a while since I picked my needles up!
I've started with 'Greengates' by RC Sherriff (319 pages). Published in 1936 and set 10 years earlier, it's about a man who retires in his 50's. He's totally inequipped for the change. I bought it for my husband for Christmas as a Dreadful Warning!
I'm re-reading "night watch" by Terry Pratchett, one of his absolute best - I've just had a major re-sort of my bookshelves following the final completion of total house renovation chaos, and finding some favourite books like reuniting with old friends. I've also found quite a few new friends in the tbr stacks soo they'll be featuring for other prompts.
And the knitting I've found a beautiful sock blank in a gradient dye I deep stash and I'm going to do a WTF shawl - a pattern from a long way back on my ravelry queue!
Oh how fabulous. I love a bit of Terry Pratchett
I'll be finishing up "Deep South" by Paul Theroux. It's a travel memoir written in 4 parts, each one covering a different season of the year. Summer is the last part. As for the crafting part, I will be knitting the final part of a cotton sweater that I intended to finish before the summer heat arrived here in the southern US. Alas, our summer heat lasts till October usually so I'll have plenty of hot days left to wear it.
One of his best books ever.
I'm reading Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, it definitely qualifies! For old: I am going to finish two knitted tanks from last year, and new will be another summer tank!
I'm a mood reader, so I'm always juggling several books at once. I started "Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up" by Alexandra Potter this morning, and it's both laugh-out-loud funny and painfully relatable!
Coincidentally, one of my current reads is "The Burning Chambers" -- it's my "gym book", and it's keeping me motivated to get off my tush and go work out!