I'm happy to say I borrowed a book from my local library last week that I am gobbling up! It's Rita Moreno, A Memoir. It's a fascinating story and I can't wait to get back to it!
I learned about it when I watched Tavis Smiley's PBS TV show , the day he interviewed Ms. Moreno. He is such a wonderful host and asks excellent questions, and I'm sorry I only recently discovered him. You can see the 2-part interview and/or read the transcript here.
“Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” — Joyce Carol Oates
I'm hooked on audiobooks. Lately, I've been listening to the Harry Hole (pronounced Hula) detective series by Jo Nesbo.
ReplyDeleteIt's dark, and twisted - and in the two books I've listened to, I had no idea who the bad guy was before I got to the end.
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!
DeleteReading 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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!!
DeleteI am reading Mother of Pearl, a great book with a 1950s southern voice.
ReplyDeleteOooh, sounds like one I'd really enjoy! I'll have to check it out.
DeleteTee-hee! As you know, I'm asking the same question on my blog. Great minds think alike, you know. : )
ReplyDeleteI 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.
Pat
Critter Alley
Yes, Pat...that was so weird! You even had the exact same blog post title!! LOL
DeleteI love Anne Lamott, so if she recommended a book, I'd probably like it, too!
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.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen! Wow, all of those sound really good!
DeleteI just read a friend's memoir (she blogged her book!)about growing up with undiagnosed autism (you can read about it at MY blog! ;-)
ReplyDeleteAnd, 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!).
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!"
DeleteThe other one sounds too sad.... :(
I really love a good memoir, I'm going to look for this one.
ReplyDeleteHi 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!
DeleteMe? 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.
ReplyDeleteAh yes...So Many Books, So Little Time! :)
DeleteAs 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.
ReplyDeleteGood for you, Patti!
DeleteI'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...
ReplyDeleteHey, that's great! I wouldn't call it obsessive at all. You're just on a quest to learn all you can!
DeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteHi 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!
DeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteSo far, I'm liking it!
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By the way, I enjoyed "Me Before You," the book mentioned above.
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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.
ReplyDeleteHi 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.
ReplyDeleteI always end up on the couch with a book on my lap at the end of the day. I can't not read!
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.
Kathy M.