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1 hour ago, Lawyer&Mom said:
Come back anytime you need recommendations. I’ve got lots. (It’s Okay Not to Be Okay is amazing and also on Netflix.)
46 minutes ago, Murphy101 said:I loved Crash Landing on You
I just finished Crash Course in Romance and The Glory loved both of them.
It’s Okay to not be Okay was not the norm for me but I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would.
I love suggestions so please revive this thread anytime!
I will definitely come back…thank you both!
One thing I noticed when I was looking around was that some of the shows had subtitles and some were dubbed in English. Do y’all have a preference? The ones that were dubbed seemed a bit weird, but maybe it just takes some getting used to? 🤷♀️
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I know this thread is kind of old, but...
I've been a little bit stressed over the last few weeks, so this past week I decided to watch my first K-drama (to distract me from the impending doom of the layoffs happening at DH's work).
I remembered this thread and after browsing through all of your lists I decided to start with Crash Landing on You. I'm only about 5 episodes in, but I'm really liking it so far!! I'm honestly shocked that it's as long as it is. I'm excited to watch more and thankfully Netflix has quite a few choices, so I'll have to refer back here for more inspiration. So, thank you!! ☺️
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Hugs @Spryte
I’m so sorry 😞
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Thank you everyone for all of your good thoughts and prayers! I can't tell you how much I appreciated them. ☺️
DH is on his way home now, so I don't have a ton of details, but I do know that he still has a job! I'm so relieved! I can't really say that I'm happy because I know that others lost their jobs today and it's a horrible situation and I'm so sorry for them. 😔 DH works for a financial company, which is heavily affected by the stock market, so while I hope this is it, I know we could be going through this again if things don't improve on that front. It just seems kind of unstable right now, especially with these bank collapses.
Anyways...thank you all again. You helped me get through a very long day!
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Hey everyone…
If you have an extra prayer or good thought to spare, I’d sure appreciate it. DH’s company is doing layoffs the next few days and he’ll most likely find out tomorrow if he still has a job or not. He’s worked for this company for almost 20 years and was planning on staying until retirement. He works in the IT area, which I’m sure you’ve seen in the news isn’t the best place to be right now. I’m so scared I can’t sleep! 😕 The waiting is awful.
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I’m so sorry. 😔 I hope that you’re able to find something that will work for you. I’ll keep you in my thoughts. Hugs.
It’s not quite the same, but I’m sitting here awake, can’t sleep right now because tomorrow DH will find out if he’ll lose his job. His company is doing layoffs. He’s worked for them for almost 20 years. I’m scared out of my mind!
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I recently finished two books…
- The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah - This had an Aladdin-ish theme to it, except the roles were reversed…Loulie al-Nazari is the thief who steals and sells magical items and she runs into Prince Mazen who is the son of the powerful sultan. Loulie catches the attention of the sultan and she’s forced to go on an excursion to find a missing relic in the middle of the desert. I’ll let you guess what the item is. 😉 I enjoyed the magic in the book and some of the characters, but it was too long. There were some things that happened that didn’t seem necessary. The last 50-75 pages were the best, but of course this ended on a cliffhanger and it’s only book 1 of a series. 😒 I’m not sure if I’ll continue, but the next book isn’t even out yet, so I have time to decide. (3.5 stars)
- Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn - This was a fun contemporary romance. Small town girl Georgie moved away to LA, but has lost her job and is headed back home. She’s not sure what she’s going to do with her life, but in the meantime her best friend is about to have a baby and she’s going home to help her out. She ends up meeting the town troublemaker, who just so happens to be her high school crush’s older brother. There was a weird “friend fic” diary story line, but all-in-all this was a cute story. (4 stars)
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Yesterday, DDs and I finished reading The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani. This book takes place in 1947 during the partition of India. The story is told as a diary written by Nisha to her deceased mother. Nisha's mother was Muslim and her father Hindu, which makes things a bit complicated for them during this time. In the beginning of the book, the family lives in what eventually becomes Pakistan, but because they are Hindu (or are at least more Hindu than Muslim), they must make the difficult journey to the new India. We enjoyed this heartwarming book and got to learn about a time in history we've never read about. (4 stars)
Funny enough a few months back, for one of my Book of the Month picks, I chose the book Independence by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, which is also set in India 1947. I may pick it up soon since I'll have the information from The Night Diary fresh in my mind!
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8 hours ago, Pawz4me said:
I also finished The Book of Longings ("In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything.") -- I was a bit hesitant about reading this because I'm generally not fond of retellings, and was particularly leery of how this one would be handled. And although it was well told I had a little bit of an icky feeling while reading it. But the author's note at the end made me feel much better about it. Perhaps she was just spinning things well, but I got the feeling that she wrote it truly because the "what ifs" of it interested her, not just because she saw the potential to make money.
I read this book a couple of years ago. The premise intrigued me, but I ended up finding the story just okay. My main issue was not really liking the main character, Ana. To me, she felt a little too modern. I had a hard time imagining she'd be the woman Jesus would marry. The author also said many times how much they loved each other, but I didn't think it was shown all that often. They each just seemed to be doing their own thing, on their own paths. In the end, while the idea of this story was interesting, this version from the author wasn't for me.
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5 hours ago, WTM said:
I’d love to peek at your list!
FYI...there's no real theme. In year's past if we were doing something for history, I would do that, but it was too difficult this year. My DDs have separate books they read for English/History, so this year I just tried to pick a variety of genres/authors and things I thought we'd enjoy.
These are the ones we've finished...
- The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Bradley Brubaker (we read the first one last year, so they wanted to finish the series even though it's not high school level)
- Scythe by Neal Shusterman
- The Running Dream by Wendell Van Draanen
- The Outsiders by SE Hinton
- The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (my favorite so far)
- Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
We're reading The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani now. These are the ones I have planned for the rest of the year...
- Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
- I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
- Nation by Terry Pratchett
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My DDs are 7th and 9th grade…I still read aloud to them, but no morning basket. The books are all fiction, a variety of different genres. I’m not sure if that’s what you’re looking for, but I’m happy to share my list if you’d like.
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This plan is not all set, but as of right now...
Math - Algebra II (not sure what we're doing yet...need to discuss with DD)
English - American Literature/Composition (homemade list DD and I have put together with novels, poetry, short stories, plays, etc - thinking about also adding in some Lantern English composition classes)
Science - Physics at local co-op
History - US History (Funda Funda Academy online class)
Foreign Language - Spanish II thru CLRC
Elective 1 - French I thru AIM Academy (DD has enjoyed learning a foreign language, so she wants to expand to two!)
Elective 2 - Creative Writing (Fantasy to Farce thru Blue Tent Online...this is one semester, so if the schedule permits, DD may take another semester for the full credit)
Extra curriculars: MMA class, also looking for some volunteer stuff. Oh, and she'll be able to do Driver's Ed over the summer! 😝 (DH will be taking the lead on that one!)
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Hugs @itsheresomewhere 😔
I'm so sorry this happened to you!
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So sweet 💖
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Link to the March thread...
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Hey Everyone!
I'm so sorry I'm late with creating the new reading thread for the month! 😫 My oldest DD is going into 10th grade next year and several online classes opened up yesterday, so I was apparently so focused on getting that done that I forgot all other things! 🤦♀️
February seemed to go by so fast, it's hard to believe it's March already! I hope y'all are all doing well and having an enjoyable time with your reading. February was a pretty good month for me, so I'm excited to keep that trend going.
Happy reading!
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Since we were just talking about this one…
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1 hour ago, math teacher said:
You might enjoy Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan. It's the story of the woman who became C.S. Lewis's wife. I listened to it on audible, and I thought it was well done.
I read this book a few years ago for book club…it was an interesting story.
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2 hours ago, KrissiK said:
I am also reading Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress” with a study gude. i just wanted to get more out of it than just reading. So, i bought a companion study guide which is good. I also picked up and will start this evening “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles. A friend recommended it.
2 hours ago, marbel said:A Gentleman in Moscow is one of my favorite books! I had a slow start with it, and rejected it once, but went back to it and loved it so much!
1 hour ago, Kareni said:I quite enjoyed this book. I hope that you will, too!
Regards,
Kareni
I also really enjoyed A Gentleman in Moscow! It was a slow burn, but a good read. I have The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles on my TBR shelf and I’m determined to get to it this year! ☺️
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27 minutes ago, Grace Hopper said:
I really enjoyed that book last year! I have tried to read another work by Pooley (can’t remember which one), but just couldn’t get into it. Probably just bad timing, think I’ll try again. I would like to see a well-done movie version of Rules for Commuting!
Yes…a movie would be fun!!
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Last night I finished Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley. I think @Storygirl previously read this book and it sounded like something I'd like, so I put a hold on it at the library. I did really like it!! I enjoyed all of the eclectic characters in the book, especially Iona and her dog Lulu. I also liked the whole setting of them getting to know each other during their train rides. I was able to guess the big plot twist from the get-go, but it didn't really matter, because this was still a fun book. (4.5 stars)
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I recently finished two books...
- For this month's book club we read The Songbook of Benny Lament by Amy Harmon. This is my third book by this author (I've also read What the Wind Knows and Where the Lost Wander). Her books are all very different, tackling very different themes. This one is set in the 1960's and we follow Benny Lament who is a musician. His father is also part of the mob in New York, and Benny has tried to distance himself from that life as much as possible. One night his father brings him to a club to see Esther Mine sing and after they meet, she wants him to be her manager. The two of them definitely have chemistry, which is a problem because during the '60s Benny being white and Esther being black was controversial. I enjoyed the story and the topics covered, but at some point it just felt too long. (4 stars)
- For school, I read aloud to DDs The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon. While the book never comes out and says it, I believe the protagonist of this story is autistic, or is meant to be portrayed as on the spectrum. After I started reading this book, I read a few reviews and some people weren't happy with the portrayal. I talked about it a little with DDs...they wanted to continue, which in the end led to some good discussions. This book was definitely not what I thought it was going to be. It was a lot heavier...there's quite a bit of abuse throughout the story, but again, this led to some good discussion. I definitely wouldn't recommend this as a typical read aloud because of the heavy topics and bad language, but it worked out okay for us. In the end, we enjoyed the story and the discussions. (4 stars)
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26 minutes ago, Robin M said:
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He’s such a cutie! Thanks for sharing him with us! Hope you’re doing well. ☺️
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I'm now a K-drama addict...
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Just in my brief looking around, I did not like the dubbing...it seemed annoying. I’m doing fine with the subtitles. Sometimes they go a little fast, but for the most part I don’t have any issues.
That’s awesome you’re learning Korean! It sounds like a hard language to learn.