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What are you reading?
August 8, 2022 at 10:35 pm
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I couldn't find a thread for this so thought I'd make one.
A couple months ago I switched from watching various series and documentaries to listening to audiobooks.
Some are books I listened to a few years ago at work and decided to relisten...such as 'Angela's Ashes'. I enjoyed that very much the second time. The first time it was very sad and I was focused on that but this time I heard more of the humor.
I listened to 'The Handmaid's Tale". I have to say I like the TV version better, which is unusual for me as I normally prefer the book version of a story.
The selections of audiobooks from our local library is a bit limited so I may decide to go with the fee for Audible. For now I have some choices of audiobooks through a four month trial of Kindle Unlimited.
What are you reading or listening to?
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RE: What are you reading?
August 8, 2022 at 10:37 pm
I don't ready anymore. Haven't read a book in forever. I did all my reading when I was younger. Maybe one day I'll read a book again.
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RE: What are you reading?
August 8, 2022 at 10:40 pm
I'm old...I tend to fall asleep if I try to read. But I like being able to listen to books while I am sewing.
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RE: What are you reading?
August 8, 2022 at 10:57 pm
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If I was going to read something, it would probably be to catch up on what Dean Koontz has been writing.
Dean Koontz books
Looks as though I have a lot to catch up on; the last one I read being somewhere around 2014-15, maybe.
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RE: What are you reading?
August 9, 2022 at 12:48 am
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I don't want to give it away, but I will say that windmills and a knight with a very sorry face are involved.
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RE: What are you reading?
August 9, 2022 at 1:01 am
(August 9, 2022 at 12:44 am)Belacqua Wrote: Can you put your finger on a reason why you're not reading?
It was simply a shift of interest to other things.
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RE: What are you reading?
August 9, 2022 at 4:57 am
Re-reading Twain's 'Roughing It'.
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August 9, 2022 at 8:35 am
Reading John Derbyshire's "Unknown Quantity", subtitled "A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra".
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RE: What are you reading?
August 9, 2022 at 9:17 am
Re-reading the Bible, a Catholic version this time. I'm on Daniel. Lot of mysterious angels, lot of cubits and measures, and some truly weird dreams and visions. Of course between each book of the Bible I read a trashy horror novel to cleanse my reading palate. The last one I read was the Beast of Barcroft by Bill Schweigart; about a neighbor who has a rat problem. Of course it turns out to be the first book in a trilogy, but it stands fine on its own.
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