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October 24, 2016

It’s Monday! What are you reading? 10-24-16 | More

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The last couple of weeks I’ve been working like a madwoman trying to get ahead on books and reviews because I have family coming to town for two weeks! While I couldn’t be more excited to have them here, I know between work and having fun with them, my reading time will be almost nonexistent. Still, very, very worth it!

Last Week’s Reads:

its-monday-10-24-16Both books I finished last week are about women trying to understand themselves, but they couldn’t be more different! The Red Car by Marcy Dermansky is a fun, very creative story that I’ll review later this week. One of our most prolific writers, Alice Hoffman, has Faithful coming out next month and I’ll also have a review for it up soon.

Currently Reading:

hillbilly-elegy-by-j-d-vanceI’ve been craving a little nonfiction and thanks to a great recommendation from Sarah, at SarahsBookShelves, J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy is the one I decided to go with. At a third of the way through it has already been eye-opening!

Likely to Read Next:

our-hearts-will-burn-us-down-by-anne-valenteI’m intrigued by Our Hearts Will Burn Us Down by Anne Valente. It’s the story of four high school students trying to cope with the aftermath of a school shooting. Dark, but all too real these days.

Have A Great Week of Reading!

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  1. Sarah's Book Shelves says

    October 24, 2016 at 4:36 am

    So glad you’re reading Hillbilly Elegy! I hope you’re enjoying it. And I’m hearing all kinds of great things about The Red Car. I think I’ll add it to my “must try before end of the year” list. Have a great week.

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  2. Lindsey says

    October 24, 2016 at 6:58 am

    I’m reading Faithful right now. How did you find it in comparison with Hoffman’s other books?

    Have a great week!

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    • Susie says

      October 24, 2016 at 4:04 pm

      I liked Faithful a lot, but found it was quite different than most of her other books. Less of the magical element.

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  3. Elizabeth (Silver's Reviews) says

    October 24, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    The Red Car and Hillbilly Elegy look good.

    Looks like you had a great week and good upcoming books.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier.

    Elizabeth
    Silver’s Reviews
    My It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?

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  4. Jade @ Reading With Jade says

    October 24, 2016 at 1:46 pm

    It’s a good plan to try and get ahead of yourself for when family are visiting… It may be a bit hard in the run up to it, but at least you have no pressures when they’re visiting and can just enjoy the time spent together.

    I’ve been seeing Faithful about a fair bit this week… Surprisingly, I have yet to read any of Alice Hoffman’s work, but she has been on my radar for a while.

    Happy reading!

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  5. JoAnn @ Lakeside Musing says

    October 24, 2016 at 3:02 pm

    I’m getting close to the top of the library hold list for Hillbilly Elegy. Glad to know you’re enjoying it. Didn’t know Alice Hoffman had a new book coming out!

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  6. Mystica says

    October 24, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    These are all new to me. They look interesting. I hope you enjoy all your reads and have a good week.

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  7. Annie says

    October 24, 2016 at 11:32 pm

    The last one looks great! A bit dramatic but interesting :O

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  8. Rita @ View From My Books says

    October 25, 2016 at 10:17 am

    I read Faithful and found it a moving read. As an animal lover I enjoyed the human-animal connection in it.

    Hillbilly Elegy sounds good– I saw it on Sarah’s also. And the book about the school shooting interests me– isn’t that kind of strange for me to say– but I’m a lover of dissecting society and seeing how “we tick”. Have a good week.

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