whatcha readin'? {2017::book 12 - goal 24}

i have always been a fan of amy tan.
i just realized now that i have read
pretty much all of her fiction books....
which actually makes me a little sad.
i was hoping there were more.

but i was excited to see that she has written
a memoir called "where the past begins; a writer's memoir"...
if there is anything i love more than a memoir
(and i do love those!)
it's a WRITER'S MEMOIR.
i'm totally going to look for that one!

plus i didn't realize she had other non-fiction books
including one about being in a band!

so...back to the book...

i loved it but you knew i was going to say that, i think.

i love books about relationships and family...
and amy tan's books tend to revolve heavily around
mother/daughter relationships.
her style of writing is full of beautiful imagery and conversation,
history and customs...some mystery, some secrets to be uncovered...
i loved this book and would totally recommend any of her books.

but right now
i have to go and find her other books
AND i just realized she did a TED talk...on creativity!
and if there is anything i love more than a TED talk
(and i do love TED talks)
it's a TED talk about creativity from a WRITER!
:)

5 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥'s

NEXT UP:  SHARP OBJECTS - GILLIAN FLYNN

where i have been when i have not been here...

the truth is
i feel like i have been
kind of all over the place...
work is busy,
christmas is coming.
the days are shorter
and darker
and colder...

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i am in snuggle down mode...
all about blankets and books,
movies and hot chocolate-y chai tea...
i tell myself the light is not good enough
to doodle by
and that one more night
away from the gym
is not going to hurt...

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i am reading harry potter...
right now i am on book 3...
harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban.
i have read it before but
i can't really remember it...
i am thoroughly enjoying it though.
i am not sure that i am going to make my goal
of 24 books before the end of the year though
which actually completely surprises me.
i was sure that i would do it this year.
finishing this one will be put me at 19.
sigh.

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i just need to shut the tv off
and disconnect myself from my little Sims world
and maybe read a real book
made out of paper and ink
and not just on my phone...
but if you are curious about my Sims world,
you might like to know
that jon bon jovi and joan jett
just got married and have a baby...
RON BON JOVI....
heeheehee...
oh.

and joannie and chachi just got engaged.
or wait.
that might have been the fonz & pinky tuscadero.

yeah.
i really need to disconnect from the virtual world for a bit.
:)

whatcha readin'? {2017::book 11 - goal 24}

oh alice hoffman.

i want to write like you.

that is all.

5 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥♥'s

NEXT UP:  VALLEY OF AMAZEMENT - AMY TAN

whatcha readin'? {2017::book 10 - goal 24}

i love a book that pulls me in,
in to a story full of family dynamics
and secrets
and small town life...

small town life i totally get.
:)

i always enjoy anna quindlen's writing style
and this did not disappoint.
i loved the main character mimi
but i also adored her aunt in the attic room
and the relationship between her mom
and her sister.

pick it up...it's worth a read!

4 out of 5 ♥♥♥♥'s

NEXT UP:  WHITE HORSE - ALICE HOFFMAN

ok...and sidenote....could i be any more excited
that ken follett has written a THIRD BOOK to the
pillars of the earth series!?!?!?!  (and the answer
is no if you were wondering...heh)

whatcha readin'?

so...this is not how i usually do my
"whatcha readin'?"
blog posts.

usually i
FINISH
the book before i
talk about it.

and i blog about the books
i have read
in the order that i have read them.

but i have got to tell you...
i am reading a book right now
that i had never heard of...
it was an e book through my library
and so i put myself on the wait list
and then it came
so i thought
well...i'll give it a try...

and i am flabbergasted dumbfounded in love hook line and sinker.

it's the kind of book
that i am about halfway in
and i can't wait to see what happens
but i know that every page i turn
brings me closer to the end
and i don't want it to end
and i really want to know what happens
but at the same time
the writing is so beautiful
and the turns of phrase so perfectly odd
that i also want to go back to the
beginning
and reread it again...
slower this time
so that i can really absorb it.

it's a debut book called himself from jess kidd
and i'm telling you
i am totally crushing on this right now.
to the point that if you saw me
walking home today
staring at my phone
THE WHOLE WALK HOME
it's because i was reading that book
on my phone....crossing roads
waiting at intersections
reading that book and completely lost in the story...