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And please join us at our next meeting, at the Bothell Library, on April 30th, at 2 pm.
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What are you reading?
Please join in and tell us what you're reading or enjoying--fiction, non-fiction, magazines, audiobooks, ebooks, DVDs, the good, bad, or indifferent. Did you love it or hate it? Join us for the next Bothell Library "What Are You Reading?" program on April 30th, or join in the discussion below.
Here's what the Bothell Library staff and volunteers are reading now:
Candace--Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, by Benjamin Franklin
His style of writing is of a past era, so it's harder to connect with. But I wanted to have his version of his life, as he wanted to tell it.
Jacque--Super Sad True Love Story, by Gary Shteyngart
Kind of quirky; it's different. It's set a little bit in the future: you can see where the author is paralleling our own time. It's not really funny; it's more sort of satirical.
Margaret A.--Behind Closed Doors, by Amanda Vickery
Home life in Georgian England. Social history is the kind of history I'm interested in. She goes through things like laundry records to see what "unimportant" people were actually doing.
Mary--Red Hook Road, by Ayelet Waldman
Kind of sad. A very language driven story, so it was less appealing to me personally. A slow read for me.
Mie Mie--X-Isle, by Steve Augarde
Dystopic future science fiction book. It reads well. Disturbing: like Lord of the Flies mixed with the movie "Waterworld".
Patti--The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake
I'm both reading AND listening to this on audiobook. The cover looks really cheesy, like a girly-girl romance. But it's NOT! It's about World War II, with a little love story on the side. There is A LOT going on in this book!
Shelli--20 Under 40: stories from the New Yorker, by Deborah Treisman
Short stories from the New Yorker magazine's summer fiction series. They differ greatly in their subjects, settings, and style; but what they have in common is the quality and excellence of the writing.
What are you reading? Please share by commenting below.
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What are you reading?
Please join in and tell us what you're reading or enjoying--fiction, non-fiction, magazines, audiobooks, ebooks, DVDs, the good, bad, or indifferent. Did you love it or hate it? Join us for the Bothell Library "What Are You Reading?" program on March 19th, or join in the discussion below.
Here's what the Bothell Library staff and volunteers are reading now:
Andrea--Secret Lives of the Supreme Court: What Your Teachers Never Told You about America's Legendary Justices, by Robert Schnakenberg
Very funny, and for me, very eye opening. You learn things about these individuals who are kind of on a pedestal, and maybe shouldn't be! Some had very little formal schooling in the early days of our republic. Some of it is hilarious. [Watch for Andrea's Courts display in Bothell's front display case in March!]
Dorothy--Crooked Letter Crooked Letter, by Tom Franklin
Really good. Takes place in Mississippi. A bit hard to read, with the southern style of speaking. It took me awhile to get into the dropped adjectives, etc. The mood is a bit like a Dennis Lehane novel--that sepia tone of writing. You can feel the oppression.
Jo--That's Amore, by Ricci Martin
A biography of Dean Martin by his son. He is obviously biased--the public persona is not the actual person, of course. Man, what a household! They had 6 kids, and they were wild. They even had a tank!
Karen--Family Album, by Penelope Lively
A family of six adult children returns to their family home. Lively is so great with character development, and family tensions and dynamics.
Kirstie--Mistress of Nothing, by Kate Pullinger
The world expands for a 19th century British lady's maid, as she accompanies her ill employer to Egypt. Based on a true story.
Margaret A.--Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
I just finished reading it for the 12th time in 10 years!
Patti--Breakfast at Sally's, by Richard LeMieux
The "Sally's" refers to the Salvation Army. This Seattle author was doing very well as an online entrepreneur, but then he became homeless. It's his story of living in a van with his dog.
Sandi--Roses by Leila Meacham
It's 600 pages, and I'm only on page 200! A family saga that's supposed to cover three generations, and the way it's going, it will. l like it!
What are you reading? Please share by commenting below.
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Curious about all the good books out there that haven't made the bestseller list? Wonder about an interesting looking book you saw at the coffee shop or on the bus? Then join us for What Are You Reading? at the Bothell Library. We want to hear what you and others are reading. Or listening to or enjoying--audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, and magazines are also welcome! Do you like it, hate it, or want to vent about it? Did it make you laugh or cry? Bring it along and share, and learn what others are reading too.
You'll be sure to take home some interesting reading suggestions!
Saturday, March 19th, 2-3 pm, at the Bothell Library.
No registration necessary.
