Comments on: Six Books I Recommend – June 2016

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 17:07:24 +0000

In reply to Deanna. Ugh, so after reading a little more, I'm in the camp now of NOT liking Outlander. ha. I made it to 49% (reading on Kindle), and decided it's not for me. But I did want to know how it ended. So I found an article that summarized the whole book. :) Now I can concentrate on Malala instead, which is a good thing because I have to return it back to the library in 3 days and I have a lot of pages left!

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:59:40 +0000

In reply to Kym. I love getting a list of books from another book or a movie, too. And I love hearing that others do it. :) The Happiness Effect was very interesting (although a little long---you can get the gist pretty quickly). Nonetheless, it is making me more aware of my own social media habits and I'll rein it in a little bit more. Not sure when it will be released; several more months I think.

By: Kym

Kym — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:58:34 +0000

Taking note of The Happiness Effect – looks like an interesting read.

I also missed The Picture of Dorian Grey during high school, and thoroughly enjoyed it when I finally read it a couple of years ago. I decided to read through all the referenced novels after watching the movie The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:22:56 +0000

In reply to Kathryn Trask. Ha. No, this doesn't apply to books! :) I'm discovering the same thing as you: before I even buy anything, I start the questioning process of do I really want to store this in my house forevermore?

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:03:53 +0000

In reply to Deanna.

I’m so glad to hear your view on Outlander! It started out very slowly to me (about 1/4 of the book), but now I don’t want to put it down. That’s both good and bad. ha. Can’t wait to get back to it tonight. 🙂 So far I’m enjoying I Am Malala, but it’s very sobering…

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 21:01:16 +0000

In reply to Pam. Thanks for sharing your list, Pam! I've really been wanting to get to Adam McHugh's The Listening Life. I've heard it's very good!

By: Kathryn Trask

Kathryn Trask — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 20:03:42 +0000

I am drawn to More or Less, I find as I get older I really hesitate before I buy something and really check that I need it and want it. Or will it just take up cupboard space. Of course that does not apply to books!

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:57:28 +0000

Have you read Outlander before? If not, I hope you like it. I love it, one of my favorites. The series is a favorite. And the author is a most favorite. But people I know either love her work or don’t like it much….not a whole lot of in between.

Dorian Gray — I really need/want to get to this book. One day, and hopefully one day soon.

I am curious what you’ll think of I Am Malala.

By: Pam

Pam — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:10:15 +0000

Hi Lisa!
Always love looking at your list! This month the books I read include: The Mind of Terror by Tass Saada, The Listening Life by Adam McHugh, The Three Battlegrounds by Francis Frangipane, Covet by Marvin Brown. I am halfway throughThomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates by Brian Kilmeade and also reading Mr. Churchill’s Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal. (Yes, I have looked at the book on Exposure, but not really started to read it so it can be counted.) All But Normal by Shawn Thornton is next in the stack.

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:31:58 +0000

In reply to Beverley. So I wonder if we read it again 10 years from now, will we discover even more? Aging is indeed good for some things, I suppose. :)