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Happy fall everyone! Though it’s felt like fall for awhile, Saturday made it official. It finally seems right to be enjoying the colorful leaves, pumpkin spice lattes, and all the fall festivities. I kicked off my fall on Saturday doing something I meant to do all summer but manage to procrastinate and procrastinate: I went shopping for a new car. After hours and hours of looking, all I know for sure is that I HATE shopping for a car. The longer I looked the more confused I got until I finally went home and escaped into books!
Last Week’s Reads
I loved The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish by Katya Apekina so much that I immediately wrote my review and posted it only a few days later. You can see my full review of this wonderful new debut here. (The string of great 2018 debuts continues!) I really, really wanted to connect with the late Samuel Park’s novel, The Caregiver. I can’t specifically say anything I didn’t like about it, but I was never that interested in getting back to it and was left unmoved by a story that I think was meant to evoke some serious emotion. I’ll have a mini-review up on Thursday.
Currently Reading
The audiobook of Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn has proven to be a perfect book for me right now. The narrator is great and the story easy to follow, with just enough suspense to keep me intrigued. I occasionally squirm, but that’s part of its allure. With about 3 hours left, I’m eager to find out how this story will wrap up. I just started All You Can Ever Know, a memoir of growing up Korean in a caucasian family, last night. Turning to nonfiction feels like something of a pallet cleanser after a long string of fiction. So far, I’m really enjoying Chung’s writing and she has me thinking a lot about kids I know who’ve been adopted from other countries.
Likely to Read Next
Next on the docket are Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller and A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl by Jean Thompson. I’ve heard a little about both books from Sarah at Sarah’s Bookshelves, so I’m a little nervous about Bitter Orange and excited to read A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl. I’ve also seen a few so-so reviews of Fuller’s third book, but still plan on giving it a short try. Sarah was pleasantly surprised by both the story and the writing in A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl, so that’s one I’m almost sure to enjoy.
I hope you have a great week in books!
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So did you end up buying the car or just looking?! I hate car shopping too. I don’t want to negotiate…the whole thought is exhausting.
No, I didn’t buy a car. I decided to procrastinate some more. Two of the cars I think I’m interested in have new body styles coming out in 2019, so I’m going to wait a month or two until they get those in. It’s an awful task!
Not sure how I missed your review of The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish, but have just added it to my list! Car shopping is the worst… did you decide on anything?
I’ll look forward to your thoughts on The Deeper the Water. No, I didn’t decide on a car. I’m going to wait a month or two and check out a couple that are having major changes in the 2019 versions.
Car shopping is the worst, though some people enjoy the bartering. Hope you continue to like Sharper Objects.
I’m thoroughly enjoying Sharp Objects. It’s been a great listen.
I looked and bought my car in just a couple of hours. I knew I wanted a Subaru and just had to decide which model to get. I hope your car hunt is eventually successful. I have heard good things about Sharp Objects and plan to read it someday even though it isn’t the sort of book I usually choose. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
I envy you in making such quick decisions. I’ve been back and forth for a while. Eventually I WILL get it done.
I almost couldn’t finish Sharp Objects because it felt like nothing was happening for the first part of the book. Audio might have been better for this one. The end was pretty good though so I hope you enjoy.
My list!
I don’t think I’d have enjoyed Sharp Objects much in print either, but it translates well to audio. I suppose the same is true about its transfer to TV.
I read Sharp Objects in 2012 (and loved it); I then watched the miniseries on HBO…and now want to read the book again.
Good luck with the car buying.
Enjoy your week, and here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
Thanks, Laurel.
Most of your books are on my wishlist. My weekly updates
Then I hope you get them, Sarah!
Good luck deciding on a car, it’s always such a long process! That’s a bummer about The Caregiver, I’d hoped it was a hit for you
Thanks, Renee. Hope all is going well for you.
You have some interesting looking books on your list. See what I read this month at Girl Who Reads