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I’ve had a slower reading week because my kid is home from summer camp, and we’ve had a visit from my Dad so spending time together has been the most important. But I still listened to a couple of books while emptying the dishwasher and cleaning up the kitchen and preparing food and watering the garden. So I’m still feeling like it’s been a good week, reading-wise!

Just Shelved

          

    

I enjoyed Instructions for a Heatwave so much that I decided to jump right into another Maggie O’Farrell book. I’ve been wanting to finish her memoir I Am, I Am, I Am for a long time, so it felt like a great option. I enjoyed it (if you can say that about a book that’s entirely near-death experiences). Her writing is, as always, beautiful. The Messy Lives is a great book for those who enjoy reading about writing – and writers. It didn’t stand out that much, but was enjoyable enough. Scatter Brain has earned a spot on any future list I make about books about ADHD I’d recommend. It’s a memoir, so has a lot of personal information about how ADHD affected Khorsandi’s life, but also has more general information about what ADHD is and what it does. I enjoyed Wrong Place Wrong Time, so decided to try another Gillian McAllister. This one wasn’t as good, but good enough. I’ve never read a book by Rushdie before, but I was interested in this one as it is an account of his attack and recovery. It turned out to be a really interesting memoir-type book as well as being an account of the event and its aftermath.

Currently Reading

               

I’m re-reading Nothing to Declare, because it’s on my all-time favourite travel book list, but I haven’t read it in decades. When I re-read In A Sunburned Country this year, I realized there are plenty of other travel books I’d also like to re-visit. This, so far, is as good as I remember. I came across Better Living Through Birding through my library and decided it was worth a try given my interest in all nature themes at the moment. I am enjoying it so far, even though it’s more a memoir of Cooper’s life than a detailed account of birding (though that’s part of it). I’m glad I gave it a try, though, because it’s definitely a memoir that is right up my street.

Up Next

               

               

Now that I’ve completed my Libro.fm audiobook challenge, I have so many options! Right now I’m listening to audiobooks from the library, as I have a few that will be due back soon. I have a few print books that I can’t get on audio that I also want to read, so those are also possibilities. And I recently watched the TV show version of Queenie and was surprised by how much I liked the ending, so I want to try the book again now that I have that in mind.

What about you guys? Did you read any good books this week? Any you’re currently enjoying? Have you read any of the books on my list this week?

A weekly post that encourages bloggers to share what they have read in the past week, what they’re currently reading and books they’ve recently added to their TBRs. Originally started by Sheila at Book Journey, it is now hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. I also link up with The Sunday Salon post each week hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz (and sometimes include some of her content prompts).