My Weekly Books and Films Update
Linking up with:
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)
HAPPY THINGS:
1. Learning about scorpions of California from scientist, Lauren Esposito (here)
2. Awesome finds at the local thrift shop
3. Googly eyes
Bought:
by Murasaki Shikibu
translated by Royall Tyler
illustrated by Minora Sugai
Classics, Historical, Japan | Published: 2003 (first 1001) | Goodreads
for Zusetsu Japan in January book club (details)
Library: audiobook
by Sayaka Murata
translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori
Horror, Japan | Published: 2020 (first 2018) | Goodreads
Library:
by Clemency Burton-Hill
History, Classical Music | Published: 2017 | Goodreads
Freebies: gift from friend -thanks!
by Ernest Cline
SciFi | Published: 2020 | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by The Poisoned Pen
See archive of this (here)
by Lisa Lutz
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2022 | Goodreads
Virtual Author event: hosted by Murder By The Book
See archive of this (here)
by Stacy Willingham
Thriller, Mystery | Published: 2022 | Goodreads
AND currently listening: podcast
hosted by Rebecca Jarvis
produced by ABC News, Taylor Dunn, Victoria Thompson, and Rebecca Jarvis
Investigative journalism, true crime | website
This follows the story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos.
* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently
Thanks for stopping by :-)
The Tale of Genji is a challenging read (though the translation can make it easier). I think it's worth reading, though, to see how incredibly different that time & place were to our current reality.
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Year of Wonder sounds amazing. I have been meaning to read Earthlings. I enjoy the quirky characters created by some Japanese writers.
ReplyDeleteAwesome thrift store finds always make a week better!
Happy reading!
I've heard good things about The Dropout!
ReplyDeleteSome interesting books on your list. I hope you enjoy them and have a great week!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I used to love to thrift shop. Especially when our clothes sizes were changing. We don't go out like that these days, but our neighborhood has a buy nothing group where you can find all kinds of things and ask for things. That's where I got the small microwave we used during our kitchen renovation.
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They eyes on the door made me laugh out loud - so cute! Hope you enjoy your reading this week.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's cute.
ReplyDelete"Earthlings" lol
I read one of Lisa Lutz' books and quite liked it.
I bought Year of Wonder last year and was hit-or-miss about remembering to read/listen to it every day. I did love it so I'm giving it another try this year. Do you know there's a Spotify playlist? I just find the songs on YouTube because I don't pay for Spotify but if you have it, that's a great resource.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your week!
Year of Wonder looks interesting. I like looking up different composers and listening to their music on YouTube.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a favorite classical music composer?
I like anything by Tchaikovsky and Chopin's Nocturnes is nice.
I love that door with the googly eyes. Haha! I am really curious about Earthlings. Your mention of Lisa Lutz reminded me I have been wanting to read more by her. I hope you have a great week and enjoy your reading.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you are also enjoying some awesome Japanese books!
ReplyDeleteReady Player Two is just as awesome as Ready Player One, though I think they are even better as audiobooks!
I would have loved to have joined in with the group read of Genji. It's too bad I didn't hear about it sooner.
ReplyDeleteI made my way through Year of Wonder a while back, reading a little and listening to the playlist on Spotify. Now I'm doing the same with Another Year of Wonder. It's wonderful, too.
I have my eye on the googly eyes and The Accomplice!
ReplyDeleteSome interesting books included this week. I’ve been a bit hit and miss with translated books. I hope you enjoy yours.
ReplyDeleteI am a fan of the thrift shops although I rarely shop anymore. I like the googly eyes!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you got some interesting books this week. Enjoy!