Currently Reading
The Archive of the Forgotten (Penguin, 2020) A. J. Hackwith
Reading The Archive of the Forgotten by A. J. Hackwith on my breaks at work. It’s #2 in the Hell’s Library trilogy. The third book is out in hardcover now.
Crossroads (Farrar, Strauss, Giroux, 2021) by Jonathan Franzen
Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen was my First Book of 2022, and I wrote about it last week. I’m still reading it! Mostly in the morning, but occasionally I sneak in afternoon reading time with it on days off.
Crossroads is almost 600 pages long, and I kind of don’t want to finish it. Please leave any suggestions for my next chunkster in the comments. (Extra points for multigenerational family sagas!)
But You Seemed So Happy: A Marriage, in Pieces and Bits by Kimberly Harrington
I’m also still reading But You Seemed So Happy, a memoir in essays about marriage and divorce by Kimberly Harrington.
Recently Read
Finding a New Normal: Living Your Best Life with Chronic Illness by Suzan L. Jackson
Recommended for anyone struggling with a chronic illness or knows someone who is! Book Bloggers will recognize Sue Jackson from Book by Book as the author.
Currently Listening To
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
I saw Taste – a foodie memoir by Stanley Tucci who wrote and acted in the film Big Night – recommended on so many blogs, I had to get it. Started listening to it in the car with my husband yesterday, but may not be able to wait for him to finish it with me because my library loan on it is already running out!
This post is linked to “It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” hosted by Kathryn at The Book Date. Check out the link-up party there for more book lists!
I love Stanley Tucci, so I am curious about this one.
I enjoyed parts of Crossroads, but this hefty chunkster was not a favorite.
Here are my WEEKLY UPDATES
I’m enjoying Taste, reading it every day at lunchtime. I also have it on audio for a future reread. I need to re-watch Big Night!
I have TASTE waiting in my Libro account. I love Stanley Tucci and can’t wait to start this one!
Haven’t read any of these, I hope they are all enjoyable. Not sure I want to read a series with hell connected with library, lol!
The Archive of the Forgotten sure has a creepy cover. I just looked at the synopsis. I find it funny that one of my reading challenges this year calls for reading an unfinished classic. I guess I know where that book is residing!
Multigenerational family chunksters? Hmmm… Lesley’s Book Nook (Coastal Horizons) posted about Rosamunde Pilcher recently so I can only think of The Shell Seekers at the moment. You’ve probably read that oldie but goodie. I just took a look at my GR shelves because I was curious. All my suggestions are older books! The Far Pavilions by M. M. Kaye, Hawaii by James Michener, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherfurd, The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, lots of Maeve Binchy…
Oh, here’s a more recent one: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese.
Enjoy your week!
Thanks! I’ve only read The Shell Seekers and The Far Pavilions out of those suggestions! I’ve been planning to listen to The Pillars of the Earth, but since I’m going through the Jeffrey Archer sagas on audio, maybe I’ll read it in print instead. I also think I never finished The Cazalet Chronicles.
I’m going to chime in and say that I read the first in the Pillars of the Earth series, but listened to the second book and gave it a 5-star rating. I don’t think I ever got around to reading/listening to the third, so I’m tempted to listen to all three… one of these days. Here’s a link to my review of the second book. Click here
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