I am a voracious reader. We are a family of avid readers. I always have one audio book, one physical book, and one Kindle book going.
I read a variety of books. I love memoir, biography, historical fiction and non- fiction and mystery / thriller (no gore please), and literary fiction. I'm not a big fan of fantasy (but loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January) or Science Fiction (but loved Project Hail Mary).
A few of my recent (the last 5 or 6 years) favorites off the top of my head are Cold Sassy Tree, Ordinary Grace, Whistling Past the Graveyard, Half Broke Horses, The Nightingale, The Lake House, and The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery.
A few years ago, I read The Dry, by Jane Harper and loved it. I love Harper's writing and that along with a good story that transported me to Australia made for a great reading experience.
So I popped into the library the other day and checked out The Lost Man - also by Jane Harper - and read it in two days - another great read for me.
Yesterday I started The Survivors...another promising page turner. I probably ought to listen to these via Audible just for the Australian accent, but if I can get them from the library then I save an Audible credit for something else. If the writing's really good I often prefer a hard copy of the book so that I can savor the carefully crafted words. Other times, like with Project Hail Mary, the audio version brings the story to life for me. I don't think I would have enjoyed that one in book form.
Okay, DH is off helping friends brand today and I've got a deck and a good book calling my name. 😉
Have a pleasant day, maybe some stitching will happen also.
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't already - Kate Quinn has great historical fiction - I just finish The Alice Network and really liked it - love all her books that I have listened to so far.
ReplyDeleteDoes your library have digital services like Hoopla. Ours has several different ones, and I use them all. Thanks for the recommendations. These are all new to me and I will definitely check them out.
ReplyDeleteCold Sassy Tree! Great book! You are the first person I have known who has read this book. I read it many, many years ago and liked it so well that I bought a copy to keep.
ReplyDeleteI must say the view from your porch is just lovely!!! What a great place to sit and read in the spring, summer, and fall - winter is probably not so great. :D Enjoy all the reading. Kara
ReplyDeletei like whodunits and yes jane harper is an excellent writer
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