tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post1255407717989026417..comments2024-03-22T04:01:14.613-04:00Comments on Life According to Steph: Show Us Your Books - What I Read in JulySMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-806074128055457702015-09-01T22:49:17.411-04:002015-09-01T22:49:17.411-04:00Love your blog!!Love your blog!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454253739238185510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-50526355689837775282015-08-15T20:50:34.855-04:002015-08-15T20:50:34.855-04:00That Sue Monk Kidd book has been on my list for aw...That Sue Monk Kidd book has been on my list for awhile now. I'm with you about all the hype that was around Go Set a Watchman. I do think the circumstances around it are shady. I'm going to check out American Elsewhere and your first two. <br />I like how you've set up your book list too!Rose @ Ramblin' Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538480548206268617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-69519726432330368202015-08-13T15:30:31.321-04:002015-08-13T15:30:31.321-04:00I look forward to this linkup every month. Love ev...I look forward to this linkup every month. Love everyone's book recs! Heather Lockharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362609895956252991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-86979751361569918412015-08-13T11:30:16.110-04:002015-08-13T11:30:16.110-04:00It's always good when a book centers you about...It's always good when a book centers you about something going on in your life, especially something like wedding planning! SMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-58875080320187812192015-08-12T18:58:21.857-04:002015-08-12T18:58:21.857-04:00Ok apparently I didn't actually read that much...Ok apparently I didn't actually read that much. I just DID a lot. Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059524266318810180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-91104945421749402102015-08-12T18:57:44.140-04:002015-08-12T18:57:44.140-04:00Oh god, I read so much this month! I read A Practi...Oh god, I read so much this month! I read A Practical Wedding, which was super zen and helpful and made me feel like I'm doing this whole wedding planning thing totally normally. I read Dietland which was super subversive and great. I listened to The Smartest Kids in the World, that was really fascinating. I had to return a bunch of books unread. Started Saint Masie and hoping to bang that one out before classes start on Monday. Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059524266318810180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-53727658917790058732015-08-12T08:26:57.865-04:002015-08-12T08:26:57.865-04:00I tried to give my mom my copy of GSAW when I went...I tried to give my mom my copy of GSAW when I went to visit recently. She wouldn't read it! Her stance is that the publisher is taking advantage of Harper Lee in her old age and released the book to make an insane profit off of the hype. She gave me a speech how they wheeled her out of who knows where and wheeled her back in after the release. Ha ha. My mom gets really passionate about things (I read HL is of sound mind but who knows!) and it was just so funny that she acted like the book was a bomb or something. I've heard so many good things about The Invention of Wings, need to add that to my list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789644730776935426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-9822499950566588642015-08-12T07:25:34.268-04:002015-08-12T07:25:34.268-04:00Take Me With You, The Invention of Wings, and Amer...Take Me With You, The Invention of Wings, and American Elsewhere have been added to my "To Read" list. I probably won't start American Elsewhere until I've gotten pretty far along with my reading goals for the year, though. I don't mind a long book, but I'll be pissed at myself if I fall behind on my 50 book goal because I've picked up a book I can't get through in a week or less. (Side note: Speaking of long, weird books … It took me a solid 6 months to get through House of Leaves years ago. I don't know if you've read it, but that was quite the beast.)<br /><br />This is shocking and embarrassing, but I've never read To Kill a Mockingbird. I know, I know … I need to get on that. I have no idea how I managed to get through high school and college without finding this on a required reading list (or why I never bothered to pick it up on my own once I graduated and realized I wouldn't be required to read anything for a literature class ever again).Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757174923718324262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-49431957304366957452015-08-11T22:15:58.888-04:002015-08-11T22:15:58.888-04:00Really glad to read your review of Go Set A Watchm...Really glad to read your review of Go Set A Watchman. I'll definitely read it at some point because I think Lee is a genius and TKAM is easily one of the most brilliant books of the century. But yeah, people definitely need to realize Harper Lee didn't just wake up 50 years after her one and only publication and say "hmm, let's do that again." This was always known to be, essentially, a draft of TKAM, wasn't it? The publisher definitely pushed for its release and that should be taken into account. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-76879629525623218782015-08-11T21:40:08.129-04:002015-08-11T21:40:08.129-04:00You've succeeded in making me more curious abo...You've succeeded in making me more curious about Luckiest Girl Alive...we'll see...<br /><br />Maybe I'll try Dreamland...sometimes you need just a story.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075708535155080258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-12679767937619363712015-08-11T21:17:14.856-04:002015-08-11T21:17:14.856-04:00Definitely checking out the first two, Dreamland i...Definitely checking out the first two, Dreamland is already on my TBR, and I really don't know what to do about Go Set a Watchman. <br /><br />I'm reading a behemoth of my own right now, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. It's a little tedious by quite good. I feel I'll need light and fluffy when it's done. Literal and figurative.Jana @ Jana Sayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15501814243709445827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-1945665656182157412015-08-11T20:41:34.247-04:002015-08-11T20:41:34.247-04:00I really want to read Luckiest Girl Alive, but am ...I really want to read Luckiest Girl Alive, but am starting The Knockoff tonight!Ashley Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01267658682780736896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-22956490190601487842015-08-11T19:08:37.505-04:002015-08-11T19:08:37.505-04:00Ahhhh do I take Luckiest Girl Alive off my audible...Ahhhh do I take Luckiest Girl Alive off my audible list?!? Hmmm...Checking out your engrossing reads to add to my list :)Tiffany https://www.blogger.com/profile/05659888815010707213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-23776701617869458772015-08-11T18:34:11.465-04:002015-08-11T18:34:11.465-04:00I feel so far behind already because 1) just found...I feel so far behind already because 1) just found your cute blog and 2) I haven't read any of these! I'm glad I saw these reviews, though! They are super helpful for what book I will read next :)<br />xo, Candace | <a title="Lovely Little Rants" href="http://lovelylittlerants.com/" rel="nofollow">Lovely Little Rants</a>Candace Shiflethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12247825893132423868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-80172333696681736062015-08-11T18:26:45.115-04:002015-08-11T18:26:45.115-04:00I added your first two, plus The Invention of Wing...I added your first two, plus The Invention of Wings, which I've been meaning to read since my sister recommended it. I'm still on the hold list for Watchman, but I'm not in a hurry for it.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987539776935412156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-71966011351640872962015-08-11T17:29:04.371-04:002015-08-11T17:29:04.371-04:00how you managed to read a 662 page book in a month...how you managed to read a 662 page book in a month along with several others is beyond me. I'm impressed! <br /><br />I have yet to read "To Kill a Mockingbird", it's on the list but I haven't gotten around to it yet. <br /><br />I'm a little bummed "Luckiest Girl Alive" didn't rank well. I've been on my library's waiting list for this book for a month now and I hoped that that was a sign that it was good. Nicole Maricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046684805650309836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-20078344839719705972015-08-11T17:07:19.331-04:002015-08-11T17:07:19.331-04:00Happy birthday to your stepmom! And thanks for all...Happy birthday to your stepmom! And thanks for all the good book suggestions. Always fun to know where a resource is for future book picking.Caitlin @ Candyfloss & Persiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643817536737845811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-30762890180634744192015-08-11T16:49:01.893-04:002015-08-11T16:49:01.893-04:00I am not sure that I care to try Watchman. There h...I am not sure that I care to try Watchman. There has sure been a shit storm over it though, hasn't there? I liked your honest thoughts on Luckiest Girl Alive. I really try to not buy in to book hype as well because I hate being let down.Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920454010509077779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-64115126230511023282015-08-11T15:49:13.781-04:002015-08-11T15:49:13.781-04:00Thanks for hosting! I gotta hope that Reese Wither...Thanks for hosting! I gotta hope that Reese Witherspoon is gonna do a good job, have you seen Wild? I loved that book and I think Reese did an awesome job w it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-72614518981377104632015-08-11T14:49:31.536-04:002015-08-11T14:49:31.536-04:00I love that you gave an objective review of Go Set...I love that you gave an objective review of Go Set a Watchman. I don't really have any interest in reading it. I mean, I did, but once I learned it was basically the rough, rough draft of TKAM, I passed. I want Scout, Jem and Atticus just as I remember them... in final form. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-69234806091315078922015-08-11T14:37:41.352-04:002015-08-11T14:37:41.352-04:00Hey! I did. That was the first Williams novel I re...Hey! I did. That was the first Williams novel I read and my favorite out of the four of them. I tried to email you but your email is not attached to your comment!SMD @ lifeaccordingtostephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884611147965544589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-70434555242981808642015-08-11T14:35:58.899-04:002015-08-11T14:35:58.899-04:00I love your honest review of Luckiest Girl in the ...I love your honest review of Luckiest Girl in the World, I was so close to picking that one up next so I'm so glad to have read your thoughts on it. And happy birthday to your step-mama!Kate at Green Fashionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11104665064880942943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-85910224043573700122015-08-11T14:25:08.854-04:002015-08-11T14:25:08.854-04:00I have A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams on my...I have A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams on my to-read list! Have you read it yet???Its All Geek To Me 27https://www.blogger.com/profile/13518552644884819312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-47215434970276580262015-08-11T13:45:05.092-04:002015-08-11T13:45:05.092-04:00I'm definitely adding Tiny Little Thing to my ...I'm definitely adding Tiny Little Thing to my list of books to read now.<br /><br />I'm a fan of Dessen because she writes light distracting books. I don't expect literary genius but I'm always happy with the story. Kate @ Another Clean Slatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646464393586461119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4071987159907366396.post-55900688147375458262015-08-11T11:57:17.639-04:002015-08-11T11:57:17.639-04:00SHOOT! so sad i missed this. the whole move has th...SHOOT! so sad i missed this. the whole move has thrown me off. I have tiny little thing on what i'm reading next!!Helene in Betweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734694540206484285noreply@blogger.com