I surprised myself by finishing 2 books on a work trip. Normally, I knit quite a bit but on both flights, I read for the entire flight.
I have a vacation coming up where I will be in the air a bit over 4 hours, with some layovers. When forced to choose between a 30 minute layover vs a 2 hour one, I'll choose the longer one. I hate rushing.
With all that, I know I need to choose books wisely for this trip. I'll have a fully charged iPod with my audiobooks and podcasts, along with knitting. But book-wise......
I'm 99% sure I'm taking Bonfire by Krysten Ritter. Definitely taking my Big Damn Classic War of the Worlds by HG Wells. War is on my Kindle so I'm taking that which means I'll have a wealth of books to choose from, provided the battery stays charged! Bonfire is a hardback. I need some paperback beach reads that won't cry if the ocean gets on them. I think this is the funnest part of planning a trip, besides choosing some knitting projects for the ocean view on the balcony.
I finished The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian on my work trip. I ALWAYS love his work but tend not to seek it out on my own. Why is that? I also grabbed Edge of Evil by JA Jance from my stacks before I left because I was worried I'd be left bookless. I nearly was. I finished The Sleepwalker on the flight home with 40 minutes left of the flight. Thank goodness I had another book.
Still listening to A Gentleman in Moscow and am about 6 hours in (17 hour book). Also finishing up Sing, Unburied,Sing by Jesmyn Ward. This is a tough read. It's good, very good, don't get me wrong. It's the subject matter that makes it a difficult read. I both want to hug and smack Leonie. I'll have this done before vacation.
I guess I need to get to the hard task of finding more vacation books. With over 1,100 books in my house, you wouldn't think that would be difficult.
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Revamp
I decided to try a new thing with Iced Tea Diaries. Instead of just individual reviews, I'm just going to write. Reviews are still a thing and I'll link to them on Goodreads!
Firstly, I finally finished George R R Martin's Fire and Blood, a history of the Targaryen family. It was an audio book that was a billion hours long but, aside from some meandering, was pretty good. I finished out the Game of Thrones series with my friend, Jaime. I will say I'm a bit disappointed in how rushed the last season felt. Give us more episodes instead of making characters go against who they are just to hit the plot point!
I just finished Lincoln Child's Death Match. Just ok. Not really what I was hoping for, as a data IT geek, but I guess because I am a data IT geek, I was accurate in my prediction of the ending.
Computers are assholes. That sums up everything.
I have so many books mid-read but just haven't finished them. I think some of them were too cerebral for what my brain can handle, with work being what it is. Hence Death Match.
When I was on vacation, I stopped in at Indy Reads Books and got me a good armful of books. I just grabbed The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle E. Pitman (actually a purchase from Silver in the City on Mass Ave) as my next book book. Seems like the right time to read that.
I did also grab The Library Book by Susan Orlean and Art Matters by Neil Gaiman at Indy Reads.
My next audiobook will be A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles because my friend James keeps asking if I read it yet. Plus it was a book club pick, even though I missed book club.
The GRRM audio was such a beast though I'm taking a small break and listening to podcasts. I just found Books of Your Life and, lo and behold, the first episode I hear is with Neil Gaiman.
Speaking of Neil, have you watched Good Omens yet? Is it just me or does David Tennant really have that lanky, dorky sexiness going on??? Ahem. Anyways, the show is fantastic. If you are geeky enough, there are lots of easter eggs for you to find (Pratchett's hat!) and I'm fairly certain I missed some. Which I guess means I must watch all 6 episodes again. How sad.
I have a public group on Facebook to chat all things books called A Novel Discussion. It's new but hopefully will start scooting along with conversations! Join up!
Firstly, I finally finished George R R Martin's Fire and Blood, a history of the Targaryen family. It was an audio book that was a billion hours long but, aside from some meandering, was pretty good. I finished out the Game of Thrones series with my friend, Jaime. I will say I'm a bit disappointed in how rushed the last season felt. Give us more episodes instead of making characters go against who they are just to hit the plot point!
I just finished Lincoln Child's Death Match. Just ok. Not really what I was hoping for, as a data IT geek, but I guess because I am a data IT geek, I was accurate in my prediction of the ending.
Computers are assholes. That sums up everything.
I have so many books mid-read but just haven't finished them. I think some of them were too cerebral for what my brain can handle, with work being what it is. Hence Death Match.
When I was on vacation, I stopped in at Indy Reads Books and got me a good armful of books. I just grabbed The Stonewall Riots: Coming Out in the Streets by Gayle E. Pitman (actually a purchase from Silver in the City on Mass Ave) as my next book book. Seems like the right time to read that.
I did also grab The Library Book by Susan Orlean and Art Matters by Neil Gaiman at Indy Reads.
My next audiobook will be A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles because my friend James keeps asking if I read it yet. Plus it was a book club pick, even though I missed book club.
The GRRM audio was such a beast though I'm taking a small break and listening to podcasts. I just found Books of Your Life and, lo and behold, the first episode I hear is with Neil Gaiman.
Speaking of Neil, have you watched Good Omens yet? Is it just me or does David Tennant really have that lanky, dorky sexiness going on??? Ahem. Anyways, the show is fantastic. If you are geeky enough, there are lots of easter eggs for you to find (Pratchett's hat!) and I'm fairly certain I missed some. Which I guess means I must watch all 6 episodes again. How sad.
I have a public group on Facebook to chat all things books called A Novel Discussion. It's new but hopefully will start scooting along with conversations! Join up!
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