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happy wednesday
Jan. 19th, 2022 06:18 pmIt snowed over the weekend--it didn't really stick at all at the house, but BabyBoy, who's about an hour north of the city got almost 8 inches (and then it all melted in a day or so, which is generally how things work around here.) I didn't mind it not sticking, but it was lovely to look out of the windows and not see dreary rain, but very picturesque snowflakes.
...and onto books...
finished
After not really finishing anything since before Christmas, I wrapped up a bunch of this this past week...
Miss Lattimore's Letter, Suzanne Allain, which I wrapped up by officially marking it DNF and letting it go back to the library for good (I'd already renewed it once, which meant I'd been trying to get through it for 6 weeks, so, yeah, not happening.) This wasn't at all bad, or poorly written, but I just could not bring myself to care about the characters. Social commentary really has to walk a fine line and not everyone is Jane Austen, you know?
Between Two Kingdoms, Suleika Jaouad, audiobook read by the author -- Beautifully written memoir of her twenties, when she was diagnosed with leukemia out of the blue and her life in hospitals and treatments and, equally as interestingly, figuring out how to live once she was 'cured.' I'd started this during the summer, but had to let it go back to the library as it was hitting some uncomfortable parallel's with my situation with D (as his caretaker, rather than his wife) but finally decided to see if I'd gained enough distance from all of that at this point. I think that did happen + I'd almost gotten through the stuff that was pinging way too many nerves, so I finished this up really quickly.
Roselynde, Roberta Gellis -- I found this on my kindle library (I must have picked it up on a sale at some point) and it seemed like a good month for a re-read. This has got to be close to 30 years old and I don't think you can find it in print, but RG writes extremely detailed historical romances, medieval in this case, and it's definitely an old friend, set during the very early years of Richard the Lionheart's rule of England. Suuuuuper-fortuitous timing, me finding this, because Eleanor of Aquitane plays a large role here, and The Matrix just came to me after months on the waitlist from the library, so I am all primed for more of the medieval, this time nuns under her protection.
reading now
The Matrix, Lauren Groff, as noted above, medieval nuns & Eleanor of Aquitaine. I just started, so we'll see how it goes.
This Rough Magic, Mary Stewart, another old favorite on audiobook, to give me something to keep my brain from spiralling while I do the dishes and dust and vacuum.
next
noooooo idea
...and onto books...
finished
After not really finishing anything since before Christmas, I wrapped up a bunch of this this past week...
Miss Lattimore's Letter, Suzanne Allain, which I wrapped up by officially marking it DNF and letting it go back to the library for good (I'd already renewed it once, which meant I'd been trying to get through it for 6 weeks, so, yeah, not happening.) This wasn't at all bad, or poorly written, but I just could not bring myself to care about the characters. Social commentary really has to walk a fine line and not everyone is Jane Austen, you know?
Between Two Kingdoms, Suleika Jaouad, audiobook read by the author -- Beautifully written memoir of her twenties, when she was diagnosed with leukemia out of the blue and her life in hospitals and treatments and, equally as interestingly, figuring out how to live once she was 'cured.' I'd started this during the summer, but had to let it go back to the library as it was hitting some uncomfortable parallel's with my situation with D (as his caretaker, rather than his wife) but finally decided to see if I'd gained enough distance from all of that at this point. I think that did happen + I'd almost gotten through the stuff that was pinging way too many nerves, so I finished this up really quickly.
Roselynde, Roberta Gellis -- I found this on my kindle library (I must have picked it up on a sale at some point) and it seemed like a good month for a re-read. This has got to be close to 30 years old and I don't think you can find it in print, but RG writes extremely detailed historical romances, medieval in this case, and it's definitely an old friend, set during the very early years of Richard the Lionheart's rule of England. Suuuuuper-fortuitous timing, me finding this, because Eleanor of Aquitane plays a large role here, and The Matrix just came to me after months on the waitlist from the library, so I am all primed for more of the medieval, this time nuns under her protection.
reading now
The Matrix, Lauren Groff, as noted above, medieval nuns & Eleanor of Aquitaine. I just started, so we'll see how it goes.
This Rough Magic, Mary Stewart, another old favorite on audiobook, to give me something to keep my brain from spiralling while I do the dishes and dust and vacuum.
next
noooooo idea
