tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post2269965928138893255..comments2023-10-19T10:08:50.262-05:00Comments on Welcome to Becky's Life: Meandering Down the Long & Winding Road, Wondering What Lies Ahead: What Are You Reading? BECKYhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-70179562345231609162013-06-21T08:09:48.015-05:002013-06-21T08:09:48.015-05:00Hi Becky! I recently finished Duma Key by Stephen...Hi Becky! I recently finished Duma Key by Stephen King, the newest Jane Kirkpatrick book about Dorthea Dix and last night I resumed reading Memoirs of a Geisha. <br /><br />I always end up on the couch with a book on my lap at the end of the day. I can't not read!<br /><br />Hope that all is going well, and that you have a wonderful weekend. I'm going to try and post some this weekend. I am way behind.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-4558105348126016232013-06-13T20:45:34.177-05:002013-06-13T20:45:34.177-05:00I love reading too much and try to incorporate it ...I love reading too much and try to incorporate it always. To me, it's part of my writing education. I always try to have one book for pleasure going, at least a couple going for self or spiritual development and a craft book. My pleasure book is "The Descendants" right now-- it's OK, not thrilled with it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741349796538313075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-59227840916747305712013-06-13T15:27:58.170-05:002013-06-13T15:27:58.170-05:00By the way, I enjoyed "Me Before You," t...By the way, I enjoyed "Me Before You," the book mentioned above.<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-73258862524498616062013-06-13T15:25:40.900-05:002013-06-13T15:25:40.900-05:00I'm reading a book that's a bit of a depar...I'm reading a book that's a bit of a departure for me right now. It's 11/22/63 by Stephen King, a recommendation from my son.<br /><br />So far, I'm liking it!<br /><br />=)Susan Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049586085703324088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-71379756493110177352013-06-13T06:05:51.117-05:002013-06-13T06:05:51.117-05:00Hi Katie! I've been in a reading rut, off and ...Hi Katie! I've been in a reading rut, off and on, for way too long. This memoir finally captured my attention! I've began reading SOME memoirs that I just don't like...therefore I don't waste time on it! I've never read Knock Wood, but I love Candice, so I'd most likely love it!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-12417198307946318132013-06-13T06:04:25.866-05:002013-06-13T06:04:25.866-05:00Hey, that's great! I wouldn't call it obse...Hey, that's great! I wouldn't call it obsessive at all. You're just on a quest to learn all you can!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-17015737341456464112013-06-13T06:03:34.010-05:002013-06-13T06:03:34.010-05:00Good for you, Patti! Good for you, Patti! BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-61597220315577482422013-06-13T06:03:01.919-05:002013-06-13T06:03:01.919-05:00Ah yes...So Many Books, So Little Time! :)Ah yes...So Many Books, So Little Time! :)BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-35953559839183834942013-06-13T06:02:23.814-05:002013-06-13T06:02:23.814-05:00Hi Karen! I'm really enjoying it, so if you re...Hi Karen! I'm really enjoying it, so if you read it, I hope you'll like it, too! I'll have to give my complete thoughts on it after I'm finished!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-68091326907562994752013-06-13T06:00:56.878-05:002013-06-13T06:00:56.878-05:00Love that Erma!! I'll have to check out Gifts ...Love that Erma!! I'll have to check out Gifts from the Sea. I can't pass up a recommendation about a book that's "lovely!"<br />The other one sounds too sad.... :(BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-68492628029449902272013-06-13T05:59:24.491-05:002013-06-13T05:59:24.491-05:00Hi Karen! Wow, all of those sound really good!Hi Karen! Wow, all of those sound really good!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-39189823925987736282013-06-13T05:58:38.921-05:002013-06-13T05:58:38.921-05:00Yes, Pat...that was so weird! You even had the exa...Yes, Pat...that was so weird! You even had the exact same blog post title!! LOL<br />I love Anne Lamott, so if she recommended a book, I'd probably like it, too!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-17388996673290969982013-06-13T05:54:19.746-05:002013-06-13T05:54:19.746-05:00Oooh, sounds like one I'd really enjoy! I'...Oooh, sounds like one I'd really enjoy! I'll have to check it out.BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-54961081689931060402013-06-13T05:53:46.815-05:002013-06-13T05:53:46.815-05:00I can only read more than one book at a time if th...I can only read more than one book at a time if they're different genres, too. Otherwise, I'd get the story lines all mixed up!! BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-23671813752262960762013-06-13T05:52:21.560-05:002013-06-13T05:52:21.560-05:00I tried listening to an audio book ONCE. I didn...I tried listening to an audio book ONCE. I didn't care for it, but I'm not sure why. It was a book I'd read before and LOVED....Glad you're enjoying the "Who Done It" books!BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-67821840316245190352013-06-12T23:35:45.248-05:002013-06-12T23:35:45.248-05:00I've been in such a reading rut lately! I nee...I've been in such a reading rut lately! I need an over-the-top page-turner to recapture my love of the pastime. When I'm into it, though, I love memoirs. Did you ever read Candice Bergen's KNOCK WOOD? Hmm... maybe I'll just reread that.Katie Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264642384901419402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-52085338745462561172013-06-12T22:43:37.812-05:002013-06-12T22:43:37.812-05:00I'm trying to learn all I can about growing an...I'm trying to learn all I can about growing and using medicinal herbs. So I'm currently reading Rosemary Gladstar's Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health, Herb Gardening for Washington and Oregon, and The Romantic Herb Garden. When I get interested in something, I read tons of books about it! Its kind an obsessive thing...Deborahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002468510668438210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-14435748923528831212013-06-12T08:19:10.591-05:002013-06-12T08:19:10.591-05:00As you know, Audie Murphy is the star of the month...As you know, Audie Murphy is the star of the month on my blog, so my reading has been all about him lately. Currently, I am re-reading his war memoir, To Hell and Back, and although I just finished a biography about him, I have another one ordered and due to be shipped this week. I am in love with this man and am on a quest to do my part to bring him the honor, respect, and remembrance he so richly deserves.Patti https://www.blogger.com/profile/12931836399684850729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-89914707080321672572013-06-11T21:12:00.292-05:002013-06-11T21:12:00.292-05:00Me? I'm currently reading a non-fiction book o...Me? I'm currently reading a non-fiction book on physics, a romance written by a fellow blogger, and an Evanovich book. Plus the latest issue of "Writers' Digest." And a bazillion other books are screaming for their turn. (sigh) So many books, so little time.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-64311821238111406972013-06-11T12:15:26.983-05:002013-06-11T12:15:26.983-05:00I really love a good memoir, I'm going to look...I really love a good memoir, I'm going to look for this one.Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-52536745572965838332013-06-11T08:17:58.596-05:002013-06-11T08:17:58.596-05:00I just read a friend's memoir (she blogged her...I just read a friend's memoir (she blogged her book!)about growing up with undiagnosed autism (you can read about it at MY blog! ;-)<br /><br />And, let's see...I read several books at a time, so... I'm reading THE BOY WHO DARED (based on the true story of a German boy imprisoned and later executed) and GIFTS FROM THE SEA by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (I've read it before but it's such a lovely book to read again and again) and an Erma Bombeck book I picked up at the thrift store (I read that while I'm eating lunch--I hope I don't choke while laughing!).Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-5412901463299709972013-06-11T08:03:16.553-05:002013-06-11T08:03:16.553-05:00I am reading Amy Sue Nathan's "The Glass ...I am reading Amy Sue Nathan's "The Glass Wives." I'm really excited about some of my summer reading "on deck" choices that include Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Tyler, and a book about "American Bloomsbury," featuring Alcott, Thoreau, and Hawthorne. Karen Wojcik Bernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824421839546160653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-36420754299938972942013-06-11T07:03:56.641-05:002013-06-11T07:03:56.641-05:00Tee-hee! As you know, I'm asking the same ques...Tee-hee! As you know, I'm asking the same question on my blog. Great minds think alike, you know. : )<br /><br />I just downloaded Me Before You, one of Anne Lamott's recommendations. Haven't started it yet but I'm hopeful it will be good. I love memoirs and I love Rita Moreno, so I'll put this one on my list.<br /><br />Pat<br />Critter AlleyPat Wahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138619912065680084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-7240827473034115202013-06-11T06:02:39.274-05:002013-06-11T06:02:39.274-05:00I am reading Mother of Pearl, a great book with a ...I am reading Mother of Pearl, a great book with a 1950s southern voice.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412682543148147625.post-87942131360280911082013-06-11T02:24:18.404-05:002013-06-11T02:24:18.404-05:00Reading is one of my obsessions. I read a lot. F...Reading is one of my obsessions. I read a lot. From a variety of genres. I almost always have at least two books on the go at once. Usually one is fiction and the other not. The second is often a memoir/biography/autobiography/diary - because I am nosey. At the moment I am reading a Stella Gibbons I had never come across before 'The Matchmaker' and 'The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh' by Linda Colley. Also some Rupert Bear annuals.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com