Posts Tagged ‘DNF’
Posted by terrepruitt on July 29, 2024
So here is what I listened to from October 2023 through July 2023.
Starred ones I really liked. Although I didn’t mark ALL the ones I really liked, just the ones that stood out as I was creating the pictures to post. The same with the red lines (did not like) and red lines with DNF – did not finish. I didn’t go through my notes I just marked things off the top of my head.
I used to think once I started a book I had to finish it. Then I realized I didn’t need to make myself suffer. There are so many books to listen to (read) why listen to one that is making me miserable. So that is why I have a few DNF. I moved onto something I enjoyed.
Unfortunately when I first started listening to books I wasn’t taking notes. Then I realized it would be good if I did because some authors I would rather avoid and there are some narrators I would have to be paid to listen to.
Plus I sometimes completely forget what a book is about and how I felt about it . . . . so that is why I started taking notes. I imagine I will post some of those notes, but first the timeline.
You may notice (or have from other pictures) that there are some series that I like.
Ok, how about these? Have you read any of these? Any thoughts? Do you have any series that you read?
January 2024 – November 2023
April 2024 – February 2024
July 2024 – May 2024
Posted in audiobooks, Misc | Tagged: Adam Silvera, Annabel Monaghan, audible, audiobooks, Barry Lyga, Betsy Aldredge, Blake Crouch, Caroline Hulse, Charlie Huston, Christina Lauren, Countdown, Dark Matter, David Dosa, Did Not Finish, DNF, Dog Days, Edited, Eight Dates and Nights, Elin Hilderbrand, Emily Belden, Emily Henry, Emma Lovewell, Fix Her Up, Fractured, Happy Place, Harper Lee, Hello Goodbye and Everything in Between, How to Love Your Neighbor, Husband Material, Jeff Haden, Jeneva Rose, Jennifer E. Smith, Jennifer Smith, Jonathan Maberry, Karin Slaughter, Kelly McGonigal, Kelsey Rodkey, landline, Last Chance Books, Libby, library books, Lies, Live Learn Love Well, Lynn Painter, Making Rounds with Oscar, Material Witness, Matthew Quick, Mr. Malcolm's List, Nora Goes Off Script, Patient Zero, Plus One, Rachel Beanland, Rainbow Rowell, Riley Sager, Same Time Next Summer, Sarah Adams, So We Meet Again, Sophie Sullivan, Soren Sveistrup, Suzanne Allain, Suzanne Park, T. M. Logan, Tessa Bailer, The Adults, The Break-Up Book Club, The Chestnut Man, The Dragon Factory, The Honeymoon Crashers, The Hotel Nantucket, The House Across the Lake, The House Is on Fire, the joy of movement, The King of Plagues, The Love Wager, The Missing Files, The Motivation Myth, The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death, The Other Black Girl, The Silver Linings Playbook, The Soulmate Equation, The True Love Experiment, They Both Die at the End, This Is What Happy Looks Like, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tools of Engagement, Triptych, Wendy Wax, When in Rome, You Shouldn't Have Come Here | Leave a Comment »
Posted by terrepruitt on July 23, 2024
So how do you pick a book to read/listen to? I pick a book depending upon what I want to listen to. Primarily, I love to listen to lighthearted Rom Coms. I like to know how – basically – it is going to end. But sometimes I need a break from those. Most often I want a book fast because I just finished one and I want another one to listen to so sometimes I just will pick a book that is available. That method has led me to some very enjoyable books. Then I can look for books by that author or even books that the narrator has read. Looking at this list you may see that I have listened to a few books by the same author (Mhairi McFarlane, for one). I don’t like to read the entire book description because it often gives too much information away. Some books have started on a something-is-wrong-with-the-character but I know her “secret” because the summary said, “Joy is trying to keep her divorce a secret.” Well, that takes away from half of the book because the author wrote it as if IT WAS A SECRET. That is just an example. So I try not to read the book description or the reviews which I don’t put much stock in. So sometimes I am rather surprised by a book.
I am posting screenshots in batches because I am hoping to hear from you. And I think a batch of 10ish screenshots is enough to go through at a time.
Here are the screenshots of January 2024 thru November 2023.
February 2024 through April 2024 is here.
May 2024 to July 10, 2024 is here.
How do you pick a book? Have you read any of these?
Posted in audiobooks, Misc | Tagged: Adam Silvera, All the Light We Cannot See, Anna E. Collins, Anthony Doerr, Ashley Poston, Before I Do, Between Us, Christmas at Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop, Curtis Sittenfeld, Did Not Finish, DNF, Don't You Forget About Me, Elanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, Erin La Rosa, For Butter or Worse, Gail Honeyman, Hawkeye, If I Never Met You, It Started With a Dog, It's Not Me It's You, January 2024, Jenny Colgan, Julia London, Julia Whelan, Just Haven't Met You Yet, Just Last Night, Lina Chern, Linda Urban, Love at First Spite, Lucy Foley, Mad About You, Match Me If You Can, Mhairi McFarlane, November 2023, Play the Fool, practice makes perfect, Rom Coms, Romantic Comedies, Romantic Comedy, Ronald Dahl, Sarah Adams, series, Sophie Cousens, Stephanie Butland, Susan Wiggs, Suzanne Park, Talk Santa to Me, Thank You For Listening, The Bookshop on the Corner, The Bookshop on the Shore, The Cheat Sheet, The Christmas Bookshop, The Christmas Clash, The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae, The Do-Over, The First to Die at the End, The Invitation, The Lost and Found Bookshop, The Off Limits Rule, The Roommate Situation, The Temporary Roomie, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Tiana Smith, You Lucky Dog | 2 Comments »
Posted by terrepruitt on July 15, 2024
More of my Libby Timeline. My first Libby Timeline post was about July 10, 2024 through May 2024, this one is April 2024 through February 2024. I started listening to library books in February of 2023. A couple I have liked so much I purchased them and have in Audible. I re-listen to books. Do you?
I have not re-listened to all the ones I have starred, those are the ones I recognized as really having liked without having looked at my notes. Books I didn’t like are indicated with a red line. Some have a red line AND I didn’t finish so those are the “DNF!!” ones.
Initially I thought I would post all the screenshots in one post, but then I thought it would be too much because my hope is that you will scroll through the pictures and maybe point out a book you have read and let me know what you think. Or you may see one that intrigues you and have questions or research it to read. Scrolling through a few pictures at a time is easier than all at once.
There are a couple that I didn’t actually borrow (and missed when deleted those) because they are not audiobooks.
Do you listen to audiobooks?
Posted in audiobooks, Misc | Tagged: Abigail Johnson, Ali Hazelwood, Allison Ashley, Angie Hockman, Ann Liang, Ann Qguirre, April 2024, audible, audiobooks, Below Zero, Betting on You, Britney Spears, Cara Bastone, Cody Rigsby, Crystal Cestari, Did Not Finish, Die Trying, DNF, Dream On, Echo Burning, Every Duke Has His Day, Every Time You Go Away, Everyone is Beautiful, February 2024, Girl on the Run, Goldy Moldavsky, Happily Ever Island, Happily Never After, Heather Hepler, Hello Stranger, I Hope This Doesn't Find You, If You Could See the Sun, Instant Karma, Jack Reacher, Jayne Denker, Jennie Wexler, Jenny Colgan, Jo Segura, Just Say Yes, Kaitlyn Hill, Katherine Center, Killing Floor, Lee Child, Libby, library books, Love from Scratch, Lynn Painter, Marie Rutkoski, Marissa Meyer, Peloton Instructor, Raiders of the Lost Heart, Reacher, Ready or Not, Real Easy, Running Blind, Sam Lipsyte, Shipped, Simon Winchester, So That Happened Katie Bailey, Sunrise by the Sea, Suzanne Enoch, The Ask, The Lost Husband, The Neighbor War, The Only Purple House in Town, The Professor and the Madmand, The Rom-Com Agenda, The Woman in Me, Tripwire, We Were Beautiful, Where It All Lands, Witch Please, Without Fail, Would You Rather, XOXO Cody | Leave a Comment »
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