Musing Mondays—August 29, 2011

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Musing MondaysThis week’s Musing Mondays asks…

What was the last book you…
• borrowed from the library?
• bought?
• cried over?
• disliked and couldn’t finish?
• read & loved?
• got for review? (or: got in the mail?)
• gave to someone else?
• stayed up too late reading?

Ah, now these are excellent questions. I honestly can’t remember the last book I myself checked out of the library. I haven’t been in over a year. I helped Maggie check out some books on the Salem Witch Trials, I think, but I can’t recall getting anything for myself that time.

The last book I bought was probably [amazon_link id=”0439139600″ target=”_blank” ]Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire[/amazon_link] because we could not find our copy. We are always reading those to death anyway. I think some of the books in that series are on their third copy.

The last book I cried over was [amazon_link id=”1565125606″ target=”_blank” ]Water for Elephants[/amazon_link] (review). I just loved that book, and parts of it were so sad.

The last book I disliked and couldn’t finish…hmmm….I want to say that was [amazon_link id=”0758254083″ target=”_blank” ]Wuthering Bites[/amazon_link], which made me sad because 1) it was a gift, and 2) I love [amazon_link id=”0143105434″ target=”_blank” ]Wuthering Heights[/amazon_link] and would like to believe I have a sense of humor about parodies of works I love, but this one just did not grab me. I don’t think I made it into chapter 2.

The last book I read and loved was [amazon_link id=”0451202503″ target=”_blank” ]The Songcatcher[/amazon_link] (review) by Sharyn McCrumb. I really, really liked [amazon_link id=”0451197399″ target=”_blank” ]The Ballad of Frankie Silver[/amazon_link] (review), perhaps even loved it, but if we’re talking it-went-on-my-list-of-favorites love, then that was The Songcatcher.

The last book I got for review that I actually have reviewed was [amazon_link id=”1401301045″ target=”_blank” ]The Wild Rose[/amazon_link] (review). I have some other review copies in my TBR pile (or on NetGalley, which amounts to the same thing).

Does PaperBackSwap count as giving a book to someone else? I’m going to say it does, in which case I mailed copies of [amazon_link id=”0061579289″ target=”_blank” ]Adam & Eve[/amazon_link] and [amazon_link id=”039592720X” target=”_blank” ]Interpreter of Maladies[/amazon_link] on the same day, which was August 24. Giving a book as a gift, it was probably Christmas. I gave books to the kids and a [amazon_link id=”B002FQJT3Q” target=”_blank” ]Kindle[/amazon_link] to Steve.

The last time I stayed up too late reading was probably…oh, shoot…I do this so much during the summer that it’s hard to keep track. I am going to say it was with Jennifer Donnelly’s “Rose” trilogy: [amazon_link id=”0312378025″ target=”_blank” ]The Tea Rose[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id=”1401307469″ target=”_blank” ]The Winter Rose[/amazon_link], and the aforementioned The Wild Rose. I ate those books up with a spoon.


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4 thoughts on “Musing Mondays—August 29, 2011

  1. Musing with you, and on a Monday, too.

    Last Book Borrowed from Lib- Citizen of the Galaxy by Heinlein, which I am currently reading.

    Purchased- Found a copy of Twilight at the thrift store and figured for one dollar, even if I hate it, I will at least know what all the hype is about.

    Cried over- The Hunger Games, when Rue dies and Katniss decorated her with flowers.

    Disliked and could not finish- Physick Book of Deliverance Dane, the premise of the book was interesting to me, but I just could not get past the author's writing style and gave it to the second hand shop for someone else to enjoy.

    Read and loved- Only Salt Remains by Meryl McQueen a bittersweet tale about two brothers in Sicily (my grandparents are from Sicily).

    Got for Review- Let's Get Digital/Why You Should Self-publish by David Gaughran, written in a pleasant casual style and it was very informative (you can find it free at Smashwords).

    Last book I gave- A cookbook, for a part of my neices wedding present!

    And…I stay up too late reading almost every single night!!

    1. I cried during that same scene in The Hunger Games, too. What a shame you didn't like Physick Book. I love that one. In my opinion, that first book in the Twilight series is the best one. I will admit to liking those books when I read them (except for the last one, which I really didn't like).

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