Posted by terrepruitt on July 31, 2024
Posted in audiobooks, Misc | Tagged: 500 Miles From You, A Castle in the Clouds, A Letter to Three Witches, A Man Called Ove, Amanda Elliot, An Island Wedding, Ana Reyes, Ann Leary, Apples Never Fall, Ashley Poston, audible, audiobooks, Audrey Niffenegger, Avery Fynn, Awk-Weird, Battle Royal, Best Served Hot, Bet on It, Better Than the Movies, Brian P. Cleary, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Christina Lauren, Cleaning the Gold, Dave Berry, Donna Tartt, Elizabeth Bass, Emily Henry, Every Reason We Shouldn't, February 2023, Float Plan, Fredrick Backman, Freida McFadden, Gillian McAllister, Girl Forgotten, Helen Hoang, Helen Rolfe, Her Fearful Symmetry, How to Walk Away, In a Holidaze, Janet Evanovich, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jenny Colgan, Jessica Knoll, Jodi Picoult, Jodie Slaughter, June 2023, Karin Slaughter, Katherine Center, Kerstin Gier, Laura Dave, Lee Child, Liane Moriarty, Libary books, Libby, Libby Timeline, Lilian Jackson Braun, Lily Menon, Love and Other Words, Luck and Last Resorts, Luckiest Girl Alive, Lucy Foley, Lucy Parker, Lynn Painter, Mad Honey, Moonlight and Mistletoe at the Christmas Wedding, Mr. Wrong Number, Naomi Alderman, narrator, People We Meet on Vacation, Pieces of Her, Pip Williams, Project Hail Mary, Quan Barry, Ray Porter, Roomies, Sara Fujimura, Sarha Grunder Ruiz, Something Wilder, Speak, Swamp Story, Tananarive Due, The Bodyguard, The Bride Test, The Cat Who Sniffed Glue, The Christmas Bookshop, The Dead Romantics, The Dictionary of Lost Words, The Do-Over, The Endless Beach, The Good House, The Guest List, The Honey-Don't List, The House in the Pines, The Hunting Party, The Last Thing He Told Me, The Locked Door, The Paris Apartment, The Power, The Recovery Agent, The Secret History, The Sizzle Paradox, The Suite Spot, The Yellow Wallpaper, Things You Save in a Fire, Triptych, Trish Doller, Tundy Oyeneyin, Twice in a Blue Moon, Welcome to the School by the Sea, What You Wish For, When I'm Gone Look for Me in the East, Wrong Place Wrong Time, You Can't Dance to These Rhythms | 4 Comments »
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 »
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