TammyNC
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I am counting audiobooks like I do a hand held book or e-book.Do audiobooks count?
I am counting audiobooks like I do a hand held book or e-book.Do audiobooks count?
The Stand is one of my all time favorite Stephen King books. The Green Mile & The Dark Tower series are also really good.I haven't read a King book in such a long time and not sure I ever read this one...will be adding to my list.
Do audiobooks count?
If audiobooks count, though I'm late to game, I could set a goal of around 30. I've already read the following books this year:
#14/60 We Are Called To Rise by Laura McBride
Avis thought her marriage had hit a temporary rut. But with a single confession in the middle of the night, her carefully constructed life comes undone. After escaping a tumultuous childhood and raising a son, she now faces a future without the security of the home and family she has spent decades building.
Luis only wants to make the grandmother who raised him proud. As a soldier, he was on his way to being the man she taught him to be until he woke up in Walter Reed Hospital with vague and troubling memories of how he got there. Now he must find a new way to live a life of honor.
Every day, young Bashkim looks forward to the quiet order of school and the kind instruction of his third grade teacher. His family relocated to Las Vegas after fleeing political persecution in their homeland. Now their ice cream truck provides just enough extra income to keep them afloat. With his family under constant stress, Bashkim opens his heart to his pen pal, a US soldier.
When these lives come together in a single, shocking moment, each character is called upon to rise.
I really liked this one. One of my favorites so far this year.
Thank You!Welcome!
Adding you to list of readers on first page & yes audiobooks count.
The main character's name is Avis? That is my daughter's name! She was named for her maternal great-grandmother!!#14/60 We Are Called To Rise by Laura McBride
Avis thought her marriage had hit a temporary rut. But with a single confession in the middle of the night, her carefully constructed life comes undone. After escaping a tumultuous childhood and raising a son, she now faces a future without the security of the home and family she has spent decades building.
Luis only wants to make the grandmother who raised him proud. As a soldier, he was on his way to being the man she taught him to be until he woke up in Walter Reed Hospital with vague and troubling memories of how he got there. Now he must find a new way to live a life of honor.
Every day, young Bashkim looks forward to the quiet order of school and the kind instruction of his third grade teacher. His family relocated to Las Vegas after fleeing political persecution in their homeland. Now their ice cream truck provides just enough extra income to keep them afloat. With his family under constant stress, Bashkim opens his heart to his pen pal, a US soldier.
When these lives come together in a single, shocking moment, each character is called upon to rise.
I really liked this one. One of my favorites so far this year.
Every year I challenge myself to read one more book than I read last year. This year I'm aiming for 25 books, although I'm falling behind--I've only read 2 books so far in 2020.
Welcome. Added you to the list.
I hope everyone is using this COVID chaos to catch up on their reading!!
I get all my 'reads' from the library & yesterday they sent out a notice they were closing Monday due to the virus. I am about halfway thru the only book I have so going to have to stretch that one out, lol.
Yes it does & the email did say all those would be available. If they are closed for any length of time I may do that. I just love to stop by there, the county headquarters library is huge & only a couple miles from my home (halfway between work & home) so it is so convenient.Does you library do ebooks? My library card allows me to check out a couple dozen ebooks at a time and I can read them on various devices.
Yes it does & the email did say all those would be available. If they are closed for any length of time I may do that. I just love to stop by there, the county headquarters library is huge & only a couple miles from my home (halfway between work & home) so it is so convenient.
The libraries here closed at the end of the day on Friday. I live across the street from the main library and it was strange to see their parking lot completely empty at opening time on Saturday and stay empty. Except for the occasional car that would park, get out and be back in less than a minute because it wasn't open or they just used the book drop to return stuff.
I, however, have one booked checked out, one I was given for Christmas and 19 loaded onto my Kindle. Plus the library would give me 19 more online. I have no excuses for not reading.
2/40 - Chatham School Affair by Thomas Cook -Attorney Henry Griswald has a secret: the truth behind the tragic events the world knew as the Chatham School Affair, the controversial tragedy that destroyed five lives, shattered a quiet community, and forever scarred the young boy. Layer by layer, in The Chatham School Affair, Cook paints a stunning portrait of a woman, a school, and a town in which passionate violence seems impossible...and inevitable.
3/40 - The Midwife of Hope River by Patricia Harman - A remarkable new voice in American fiction enchants readers with a moving and uplifting novel that celebrates the miracle of life. In The Midwife of Hope River, first-time novelist Patricia Harmon transports us to poverty stricken Appalachia during the Great Depression years of the 1930s and introduces us to a truly unforgettable heroine. Patience Murphy, a midwife struggling against disease, poverty, and prejudice—and her own haunting past—is a strong and endearing character that fans of the books of Ami McKay and Diane Chamberlain will take into their hearts, as she courageously attempts to bring new light, and life, into an otherwise cruel world.
4/40 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore - In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters find themselves at odds. One, Kacey, lives on the streets in the vise of addiction. The other, Mickey, walks those same blocks on her police beat. They don't speak anymore, but Mickey never stops worrying about her sibling. Then Kacey disappears, suddenly, at the same time that a mysterious string of murders begins in Mickey's district, and Mickey becomes dangerously obsessed with finding the culprit--and her sister--before it's too late. Alternating its present-day mystery with the story of the sisters' childhood and adolescence, Long Bright River is at once heart-pounding and heart-wrenching: a gripping suspense novel that is also a moving story of sisters, addiction, and the formidable ties that persist between place, family, and fate.
I enjoyed all these books.
MJ