I'm about at the halfway mark and feel like I'm reading a Hallmark movie. Just interesting enough to keep going, but so cheesy and ridiculous that I keep rolling my eyes. #PrimeReading

Is anyone on this new Fable thing? I heard about on LeVar Burton's FB page, promoting his new project on it, and checked it out. I'm not in a place to subscribe just yet, but hanging out in the free realm. I guess the app is also a reader? Interesting. Anyone else on it?

#fable

https://links.fable.co/rFbpFXnVmgb

"Why should I want to make anything up? Life's bad enough as it is without wanting to invent any more of it."

Marvin may be my spirit animal ... er ... spirit android.

#reread #HGTTG #H2G2 #RestaurantAtTheEndOfTheUniverse

Oh my ...

#withachainsaw

Borrowed this book from #PrimeReading years ago, and am finally getting around to reading it. I need to reread the Trilogy, it's been a while, and I have all six in a nice bound copy. Maybe I'll reread Liff as well. Lol

#Kindle #HGTTG #HaveTowelWillTravel

"--and there are many of you--"

⭐⭐⭐⭐(4)

Very good read. Just as much gossip as history. The Hollywood starlets of the era had nothing on Martha.

(US really dodged a bullet recently.)

Waited months for my #Overdrive hold to come in and the book will not load onto my Kindle Fire! No error messages. It says it's downloaded, but it will not open and still has an x on it. I can't really read it in my browser, because the print is too small and I can't zoom in. I need the Kindle book to load. Damn it!

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(5)
So poignant, so insightful, so much to remember and think about, that I highlighted half the book.

#VirtualMtTBRChallenge2020
#Overdrive

My Overdrive library loans of late, or at least the Kindle ones. Not showing is Lab Girl, which was an audio book. Also not shown was Lumberjanes Volume 3, which I borrowed in print. I had to return White Fragility before I finished it, so I read the Mary Trump book and started The Martian while I wait for my hold to come in again. It's in high demand, so it may be a while.

My son and I started playing this RPG game based on the Choose Your Own Adventure classic. The designers were brilliant. We just finished Chapter 2. When we finish, I might just have to get the one based on "War with the Evil Power Master" next.

I'll be honest. I haven't be tracking my reading like I was before. The kids just started DL school, and 2x the kinder on Zoom is all consuming. I'm still reading, but it's sporadic stolen moments, and I don't have the time or motivation to time myself or use my multiple apps right now. I don't really have a lot of time right now to keep my Litsy page updated, but I'll try to share what I'm reading when I can. Today's stolen moment is ⬇️

I haven't compiled my July stats yet. Life in the time of Covid has gotten in the way of my posting and keeping up on Litsy lately. Sorry about that. My youngest two will be starting kinder, so right now is all about getting all three kids ready for Distance Learning. Since I will be basically their homeroom teacher, I'm not sure how much free time I will have for personal reading. This is definitely not how I saw this year going.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5)

Another great installment in the series. Looking forward to the release of the next one later this year.

#VirtualMountTBR2020 #Overdrive

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5)

Yup. It's as amazing as everyone says. Looking forward to reading Testaments as soon as I'm done digesting the story.

#MtTBRChallenge2020

Virtual summer reading program craft was based on this book, so I found a video on Youtube of a librarian reading it, so the kids could watch it before doing the craft. Despite the scientific inaccuracy, it's a cute story about standing up to a bigger bully.

Been putting this off forever, but now ... I'm going in!

#TBR

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5)
Written by Weir before he wrote The Martian, his fame led to it being discovered and published, illustrated by Sarah Anderson (Sarah's Scribbles). It's a very clever crossover that turns three familiar female protagonists into teen superheroes. Lots of fun!
#SRP #Overdrive #VirtualMountTBRChallenge2020

So our library opened up last week, and the summer reading program started today. Signed me and the kids up. All the programs are online. I go into the library to pick up craft materials and prizes earned. They have an app now so we can self check out items using our phones, renew items, etc. I tested it out by placing a hold on that book I wanted, only to find out they aren't processing holds at all.

#2020Stats #2020YTD

20 books read so far. Not bad considering.

Jan - 5
Feb - 3
Mar -4
Apr - 2
May - 4
Jun - 2

June I read NPH's autobiography for #pridemonth, and Takei's graphic memior "They Called Us Enemy" for my #AsianPacificIslanderHistoryMonth in May.

And here is my #JuneStats. Bookended the month with my two finished books.

So last month I compiled my stats for May, and then didn't post them. Lol Oops. My one graph cut off one of the completed books. I read 4 in May.
#MayStats

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5)

Why aren't more novels written in verse? This was an amazing, intense read. Technically YA, I guess, but it didn't feel like it. I hope it inspires more young people to write.

#VirtualMountTBRChallenge2020

#Overdrive

⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)

The format ended up being a bit distracting for me. I prefer a more linear history, I guess, and with this format you jump back and forth on the time line alot. Still, it's a very entertaining read, both because NPH is an interesting guy, and also for the fun added elements, such as fictional endings, recipes, cocktails, portions written by friends, magic tricks, secret pages, etc.

#MountTBRChallenge2020
Read for #pridemonth

There is a book I want to read that is locked inside a library in Lake Arrowhead. Grrrr ...

Bars are open. I can get a drink and sit around while pepple breathe all over me, but I can't place holds and pick them up curbside.

A friend is getting a group together to read tagged and discuss on Zoom. I want in, but I'm broke and the library's still closed. It's not on Overdrive. Grrr.

Not my biggest problem, but what's bugging me at the moment. 🤪

⭐⭐ (2)

It wasn't as bad as it could have been. Fairly preachy and heavy handed, with a mediocre plot winding through detailed explanations of the writer's political views. Self published and as far to the left as you can get (house cats described as animal slavery in a toss away comment), it was oddly amusing, especially given current events. Bought this at a #FOTL book sale in the library in my very conservative town. Lol #MountTBRChallenge2020

https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-is-terf-tweets-same-sex-attraction-feminists-...

I just removed all Rowling's books from my Goodreads TBR, and I won't be purchasing any of her books for my 12 yr old, who lost interest anyway between the first two books. If he wants to read them, there's the school library. They won't be anymore brought into my house.

Can anyone recommend a trans author? I'm open.
#pridemonth #transrights

#blackouttuesday

#byedon

#voteblue

Total for #24B4Monday: 7 hours, 22 minutes

Not bad for me!

Focused on the tagged book, not great literature but oddly amusing, and read to about 67%. Despite many long-winded, preachy passages, this book is turning out to be a quick read for this slow reader.

"You can still see the book, so my sitting on your lap isn't a problem."

I guess I'll just read between your ears, then ...

#dogsofLitsy

5 hours, 4 minutes as of Saturday night. The protagonists finally hooked up, a little less than halfway through the book. #24B4Monday

Good lord, this is cheesier and preachier than the "save the planet" poetry I wrote in jr high. It's bad enough to be weirdly entertaining, though. Just realized it was self published by a liberal vegan living in a Spaceship Earth house somewhere. How it ended up in the library book sale here in redneck hickville is beyond me! Lol

2 hours, 40 minutes logged in for #24B4Monday.

Gonna try to get a good start on the tagged book this weekend, so might as well play along with the readathon that once upon a time I gifted my hashtag idea to. #24B4Monday. Have a nice weekend, everybody.

⭐⭐⭐ (3)

Not all these women necessarily deserve praise, but they were all very interesting to read about.

Didn't love this book, but I enjoy Karbo's writing style.

#VirtualMtTBR2020 #Overdrive

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5)

YA graphic memoir ... should be required reading in every school across America. #NeverForget #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderHeritageMonth

#virtualmttbr2020

(Borrowed from my 12 yr old's collection #raisingreaders)

Next read, borrowed from the 12 yr old. #AsianAmericanandPacificIslanderHeritageMonth (Longest hashtag ever!) #VirtualTBR #graphicmemoir

⭐⭐ (2)

Ever read something so badly written, that it becomes the comical distraction you need? That's this book for me. I had forgotten this book was even on my #TBR until the request came through on #Overdrive last weekend. I don't like romances, but was looking for one to satisfy a prompt for a challenge I did, back in 2017. I borrowed it out of guilt for forgetting to cancel the request. It's incedibly cheesy and corny. Lol

When you finally get into reading a book, but realize your stats are going to be screwy because it's a "choose your own adventure" type book. No clue how to track my reading with an app (and I have three, plus Goodreads) when you skip around the pages like that. And yeah, for some reason this is what I'm focusing on right now instead of the end of life as we know it.

Oddly enough, it's a romance, and I usually don't like romances.

This is one of those essays that a person should first read at age 18, and then reread periodically at different stages of their lives.
#RtC - Reread along with my friend's book club.

#2020Stats #2020YTD

14 books so far:
Jan - 5
Feb - 3
Mar -4
Apr - 2

May is Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month, so I am thinking of moving some Asian American authors to the top of my TBR stack. We'll see what happens. Hopefully I will get back some of my reading mojo soon.

#AprilStats
I only read two books, one early on in the month, and the other just barely at the end. They weren't even that long, only 449 pages total. But I did assemble my new book cart, so that's something. I'll post a pic of that sometime soon. I'm still organizing.

Tagged is my favorite of the two books of April.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4)

Read this one to follow along with my friend's reading group (#RtC). Hard to get while in a reading slump, but I did ultimately enjoy it. It has all the elements I like in the genre and classical period of literature. Not sure why I never got around to reading it before, considering I've read Howard's End twice.

#VirtualMtTBR2020

Tagged is one of the five books my oldest has on indefinite loan from the local library. We don't discuss politics in detail around him, and this panel prompted him to Google “trump's zero tolerance policy“ on his phone. He comes out of his room angrily asking “we're separating families?“ Sigh. He's still 6 yrs from voting age. These discussions are hard, and I wish he only needed to worry about kid stuff. #raisingreaders

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5)

This was a 3.5 to 4 ⭐ read for me until the superb twist at the end pushed it up to 5⭐ status. I really enjoy this series.

#Overdrive #VirtualMountTBR2020

Next up is A Room with a View borrowed from #PrimeReading. Similar, yet not really. Having a hard time getting into it.

Forgot to screen grab my monthly stats on #Bookstalk, so no multiple pics for my March reading. I finished four books last month.
Shadow and Act and Born with Teeth ##mttbrchallenge2020
Dear Ijeawele and Bel Canto
#Overdrive #virtualmttbrchallenge2020

I began the tagged book, which I will probably finish in a couple days. I really enjoy the #LadySherlock series, although this one has a bit more romance in it.

Not book related, but I wanted to share this easy DIY mask.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fr3k3jWN6/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_mid=BF768395-234...

Hope you are all safe.

For my Catholic friends and followers. To everyone, have a blessed Sunday during shelter at home. 🙏

Cute moment # 2 during the bedtime story: My 4 yr old daughter tells me "This is me. This is Luke. We are twins. I am angry." #raisingreaders #stuckathome

Cute moment # 1 during the bedtime story: My 4 yr old son decided to give all the other kids in the book names. Sally, Michael, Nico, Mally ... #raisingreaders #stuckathome

Something to do soon, since I can't concentrate on reading right now ... #bookcart #needsassembling

Scared in California.