TELL ME TUESDAY
LAST. NOW. NEXT.
NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED AND TWO
JULY READING WRAP-UP
*tidbits*
TELL ME TUESDAY is a floating feature, depending on your reading style, where you tell us what you read last, what you are reading now, what you will be reading next from your TBR pile, and why.
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I am curious why people read what they read, so tell me!
ONE BOOK A WEEK
I'm still trying to keep my reading down to one book a week, but I'm ten books ahead at this point.
AUGUST'S READING THEME
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
(books with a dog in the story, or on the cover)
★★★★★
(4.5)
MEMOIR
PATTI SMITH
NEW YORK
MUSIC AND ART SCENE
1960s - 1970s
THE CHELSEA HOTEL
Published 2010 - Own Ebook
This book is brilliant! It shows musicians and artists "paying their dues"; the struggles that give music its heart and soul, and why a lot of new music is missing this element today. Someone rated this story one star because there is "too much about Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe". Good grief... the book is about Patti and Robert! They're the Just Kids! What is wrong with people? There were a lot of other dumb reasons for one star ratings of this book, too. Do people have brains anymore? This was my second book for Summer in the City.
★★★
(2.5)
ADULT FICTION
STANDALONE
SCIENCE FICTION
POST-UTOPIAN
ENVIRONMENTALISM
Publishes August 15th 2023 - Edelweiss ARC
The premise of this story was fresh and intriguing and the setting descriptions were wonderful, but all other aspects of the story were wobbly and bland. This was my third Summer in the City book.
★★★★★
(4.5)
ADULT FICTION
STANDALONE
CONTEMPORARY
DEATH AND DYING
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
Published May 2023 - Libby Borrow
My fourth and last Summer in the City read. One would think a story about a death doula would be depressing, but because of the way this was written, I found it uplifting and gently inspirational. It even had some subtle romance in it that didn't make me gag! Ha ha. Also... there were NO OBSCENITIES! This is one of those books I consider borderline Chick Lit, with a story I think every type of reader can enjoy and grow in wisdom from reading. It's not a difficult read, yet there is some wonderful vocabulary used in the narrative. If anyone has read this book, or reads it in the future, let me know if there are any authors you consider having a similar writing style.
ADULT FICTION
STANDALONE
REALISTIC CONTEMPORARY
CULTS
FEMINISM
BOOKS
Publishes August 15th 2023 - Edelweiss ARC
Maybe I'll luck out and there will be a dog in this for Dog Days of Summer. Otherwise, I'm reading this first because I've been on track with my current review books and I'd like to keep it that way!
PLAYAWAY
ADULT FICTION
STANDALONE
MULTI-GENERATIONAL
POVERTY
Published October 2022 - Hoopla Borrow
I asked on Twitter and Instagram if there was a dog in this story and people who said they read it said no. I thought it was odd that a story set in an Appalachian Mountains trailer park didn't have at least one dog in it, so when I saw that one of my IRL friends read it I asked her. She said yes... at least two. Then a couple of weeks later someone commented on my tweet that there were at least two dogs in the story. Do people even read the books they say they read? Therefore, this will be my first Dog Days of Summer title.
ADULT FICTION
STANDALONE
HISTORICAL FICTION
FEMINISM
Published March 2022 - Libby Borrow
This one definitely has a dog in it.
JULY READING WRAP-UP
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BOOKS READ
SIX
ARCS
TWO
PHYSICAL BOOKS
NONE
EBOOKS
THREE
AUDIOBOOKS
THREE
MANGA - GRAPHIC NOVELS - COMICS
ONE
MIDDLE GRADE
ONE
YOUNG ADULT
NONE
ADULT FICTION
FOUR
NONFICTION
ONE
RE-READ
NONE
FAVORITE JULY READ
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2023
YEAR TO DATE TOTALS
BOOKS READ
41
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NONFICTION 7/6
NATIVE AMERICAN/FIRST NATIONS AUTHORS 0/6
BACKLIST ARCS 2/6
CLASSICS 1/3
RE-READS 2/3
FREEBIES/99¢ KINDLE BOOKS 1/12
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MIDDLE GRADE - 12
YOUNG ADULT - 1
ADULT FICTION - 21
NONFICTION - 7
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GRAPHIC NOVELS/MANGA - 8
AUDIOBOOKS - 16
EBOOKS - 25
PHYSICAL COPIES - 0
BORROWED - 25
ARCS - 11
•tidbits•
Have any of you seen this all-in-one single title audiobook player? I had never seen one, nor heard about them until one of my friends borrowed one from our local library. All you need is a AAA battery and headphones. They are about the size of the palm of your hand. Has anyone seen these in a bookstore, or are they just a library item?
What are you reading? Tell me!
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