A lot of books this week, partly because I read some really good ones and partly because we did quite a bit of driving.

I knew I’d want to read Lisa Genova’s  Every Note Played  because her books are so good. And this wasn’t a disappointment. But I will say I didn’t love it as much as her previous books. Though I did really like it.

Census was weird, unusual, short and interesting. I am glad I read it.

The Broken Girls was not my type of book but I still read it in one breath. I was interesting. A weird hybrid of supernatural, thriller, mystery, and historical fiction.

I found out about I Stop Somewhere  through a goodreads reader I follow. I would have never picked this book up and I was incredibly painful to read. I thought of putting it down several times but I couldn’t tear myself away. I read the book in one gulp. It broke my heart and made me mad and made me weep inside my soul.

The Astonishing Color of After was also another amazing read. It was so magical and beautiful and heart wrenching. All at once. It was absolutely beautiful.

In Conclusion, Don’t Worry About It was a quick, fun, thought provoking read between books that were hard to read but wonderful. I really enjoyed this one and really loved what Lauren Graham said.

I Have Lost My Way is the new Gayle Forman book. She is one of my favorites so I knew I would love it and I did. A lot of YA this week. Unusual for me in 2018 but the ones this week were all exceptionally good.

Here’s to reading more fantastic books. 

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

I started this week with Laura and Emma. I enjoyed it even though it didn’t leave much of an impression.

What Girls Are Made of was very good. I read it pretty much in one sitting. It was raw and I especially loved the author’s note in the end.

Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be was good. Parts of it annoyed me but overall I really liked it.

Nonviolent Communication: Create Your Life, Your Relationships, and Your World in Harmony was fantastic. I took a NVC class a while back at work and remembered it being really thought provoking and this audio reminded me why I loved it so much the last time.

The Little Prince was for Lit Club at my kids’ school. It had been a while since I read the whole book and I love love loved it. I love this book so much.

The Beauty That Remains was a quick read and I really liked it. It was what I needed this week, light but not light and sweet. 

Annihilation was also super quick and I wanted to read it before we watched the movie. I didn’t see the movie yet so I have no idea if it’s good but the book was super confusing, I almost am not even sure how to summarize it but I still liked it.

On to book #75 for 2018. 

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

I started this week with The Great Alone. I wasn’t sure I wanted to read it as I have mixed feelings about Kristin Hannah but in the end I loved it. It was a sweeping read and I read it so fast. 

A Mango-Shaped Space was for Nathaniel since he’s reading it in his Lit Club. David had read it a few years ago and loved it and I loved it, too. 

The Once and Future King was for my Lit Club with my middle schoolers. It was picked by my co-lead but I’ve wanted to read it forever so I was really excited. We only read the first book, The Sword in the Stone, and while I can’t say I hated it, I can say I really didn’t like it. It was just too absurd for me.

The Hazel Wood is for an upcoming YA Book Club meeting. I was thinking I would not like it, but I did. It’s an interesting and different read and not the genre I would usually like but I liked it 🙂

The One came after I picked up and put down five different books. It was a super fast read, and theoretically could have been so much more thoughtful than it was but it was still enjoyable.

Heart Talk was the last read of the week and it was so quick and lovely. I really really enjoyed it.

I’d say it was another okay week. I seem to be suffering for ideas on what to read so I would love suggestions if you have anything you absolutely loved.

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

I started with The Gone World as we were driving back from our skiing trip. It was long but super interesting. Some of it was hard to keep track of but I really enjoyed it if unusual sci-fi is your style.

The Monk of Mokha was much more interesting than I thought it might be. I enjoyed the fast and easy pace of this book and I liked the story. I generally enjoy Eggers’ writing style.

I am, I am, I am was a tough but thought-provoking read. I liked it. 

Brotopia was depressing. I wasn’t sure I wanted to read it. But it was fast paced and a quick read so I did. I am glad I read it. Still really depressing.

Here’s to reading more!

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

I read some of these books while I was traveling back from Sydney. The 14 hour flight lends itself to some wonderful reading, especially since I can’t sleep on airplanes. I only watched one movie in the roundtrip flight so that was almost 25 hours of reading time.

I’d intended to tackle You last year but never got to it and then I heard they’re making a movie of it this year soI wanted to read it first. But alas, it wasn’t the best use of my time. It was creepy and sad and didn’t redeem itself at any point. At least now I know that I won’t be watching the movie.

How to Stop Feeling Like Sh*t was a quick read that I skipped around in since not all the chapters were relevant to me. It’s one of those books I will likely refer back to but isn’t at the top of my list.

Faster Than Normal was interesting especially because I am married to a person with ADD and there was a section on how to work with that better. Having said that we’ve been together for 23 years so I think we’ve already done much of what he recommends. There were some valuable bits in here if you do have ADD, however.

The Wife was the next mystery of the year. I’ve read so many mysteries this year, far more than my usual share and I am definitely growing tired of them but this particular one was okay. It was considerably less irksome than some of the others I read and the twist didn’t bother me nearly as much as they usually do.

How to Stop Time was lovely. I am not sure I can even explain this book but it’s science fiction and literary fiction and maybe a tiny bit of mystery. I enjoyed how different it was.

Do Over had some valuable bits, especially as I am starting a new role (though not in a new company etc.) It was a quick read and I liked it.

Force of Nature was the best read of the week. I’ve read this author’s previous book last year and it was also very good. This is the kind of thriller/mystery I can get behind. With strong character development, wonderful atmosphere and solid writing.

 Force of Nature is the 41st book I read this year. Here are some stats so far:

Thoughts:

• Liked: 23
• Loved: 8
• Meh:9
• Disliked: 1

Genre:

• Nonfiction: 17
• Fiction: 12 
• YA: 3
• Mystery: 9
• Middle: 2
• Scifi: 1

Here’s to reading more!

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.

Well, as expected, a lot of reading this week. I was on a long plane ride and have had a weekend day alone. Those help with the book reading 🙂

Still Life was in and out of my library queue quite a few times before I finally decided to tackle it. It was a well-written mystery.

Everything Here is Beautiful was lovely. Sad but lovely. About sisters and mental illness. 

The Days When Birds Come Back wasn’t that great for me. I just couldn’t get into the story and felt Meh by the time I was done with it.

Call Me By Your Name was one of my very favorite movies of 2017 and as soon as the movie was over, I know I wanted to read it. Reading the book, they were pretty true to it in the movie. I loved it. I love this story.

So You Want to Talk about Race was educational, eye-opening and very worthwhile. 

Advice Not Given was also worthwhile. This one will require thinking and rereading.

I read Gather the Daughters in one sitting. I had also checked this out of the library many many times and finally i decided to read it. It was so good that I gave up on audio and read the book during a 4-hour breakfast on my second day in Sydney. I didn’t get up until it was done. 

The Immortalists was also good. I know this book got mixed reviews but I really liked it.

Grateful for several good books this week!

Books I Read this Week 2018 is a year-long project for 2018. You can read more about my projects for 2018 here.