Gosh, I don’t know what is happening!
I can’t even go beyond five pages of this book. When I start reading in the afternoon, it feels so hot. The time is not even conducive to read. When I start at night, I just feel so sleepy sometimes my eyeglass slips from my eyes, one of the reasons why I have to change my reading glass a few week ago was because it broke while I was sleeping. Now I am wearing a new one, a multi-coated lens to protect my eyes from the glare of the computer and my tab. It’s thrice more expensive than the previous one.
Going back to the book, it was set in Cornwall, it has a good story, three generations of women brought together again by life’s trials. Come to think of it, I still have to finish my tome, Thomas Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain, Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar and Ruth Reichl’s My Gourmet Memoir. Thomas Merton’s words are truly priceless, the kind of book that you really need to concentrate on to understand better but as I have said before, the prints are so fine they hurt my eyes. The Bell Jar is too deep and intensely emotional. I need a light read for a change. Although I have plenty on my TBR list, I couldn’t quite choose what to read first. I could always find some inspirational words from Mary Oliver’s Devotion, which I read time and again. It is a collection of her previous and new poems.
Maybe I need something fast-paced with all the suspense and excitement that a story brings. Maybe I need to discover a new author.
What books are you reading? Can you recommend some?
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Hi Arlene,
Lately I downloaded Scribd and now found it enyojing reading (or more accurately listening to) Reese Witherspoon’s Whiskey in a Teacup. It’s a light, relaxing read, if you are into such material sometimes to relax. 🙂
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Is it free? The title is pretty good.
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Scribed has a 1 month free trial. It’s like an open library. I subscribed around 400+ per month and I have access to hundreds of materials. Yun lang wala yung smell and touch of the book. Di rin pwede malagay sa collection…
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Would love to see that. What’s the link Emile? Thanks!
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I’m listening to Whiskey in a Teacup on Scribd. Check it out: https://www.scribd.com/audiobook/386390568
Hopefully that works. I’m just using my phone for both wordpress and Scribd. 🙂
PS: sorry wrong spelling pala kanina, it’s Scribd, not scribed. 🙂
Happy reading/listening! Btw they have magazines and other reading materials as well.
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Thank you, thank you so much! Good day 🙂
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I think you know what I’ve been reading. In your circumstances they probably wouldn’t keep you awake. Have you tried Dick Francis?
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Not yet Derrick, haven’t heard of him yet except from you 😦
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A former jockey who wrote numerous best selling mystery stories.
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Will try to look for some of his books. Thanks again Derrick 🙂
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I have mostly been reading non-fiction history this month. Something of a niche market. 🙂
But I will be posting a review of a more unusual book I have just finished.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18453110-the-three
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks for the link Pete. Will look at it later. I do regular reviews at Goodreads.
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I’m reading The President is Missing by James Patterson right now. It’s interesting, but kind of slow in the middle. I really enjoyed The Bell Jar. 🙂
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Ah, James Patterson, I regularly read some of his books too.
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I would fall asleep reading Merton. It is best read in the morning a little at a time. I agree with you to skip Plath. I just finished another novel by Jane Green, this one called “The Friends We Keep.” I like her books and those by Jodi Picoult, JoJo Moyes, Elin Hilderbrand, all somewhat serious but not too much so. I like to read books with positive endings when I am reading fiction.
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I only read one book by Jane Green, I already forgot the title. Jodi Picoult, sometimes I am too emotional to read some of her books, I love Jojo Moyes though. I have read most of her books. Thank you for mentioning these authors Elizabeth. I’ll look for Elin Hilderbrand.
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My husband has lost most of his eyesight and can no longer read, so I read to him every day. We have just finished the first book in the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series and have begun the second book. There are about 20 books in the series (by Alexander McCall Smith), and I have read them all in the past, but for me they are just as delightful to read a second time, and my husband is really enjoying what we’ve read so far.
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I heard of the author before, I think through your blog post Deb? Maybe one of these day, I may be able to find more books including that of this author. It’s nice to hear that you read to you husband every day. Audio books could be good too.
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Interestingly, he’s not interested in audio books. I cannot get him to listen to them. So I read to him instead.
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He loves your voice. It is nice to listen to voices more familiar to you.
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At the moment I’m reading The Drawing of the Three, the second book in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series. Despite the size of King’s books I always find myself flying through them.
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I also have the Dark Tower series but haven’t started yet on them. Thanks Ste J.
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My books are fast paced and fast reads! If you have Kindle one will be free tomorrow to download. https://www.amazon.com/Change-Prequel-Wilders-Cass-Kim-ebook/dp/B07RYYZBF8
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I have a tab but use Moonreader app. Thanks CassKim.
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Books by Elizabeth Cadell 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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