Welcome to all the new people stopping by to see where reading is taking us, but don't just stop by, drop a line, and let us know where reading is taking you. It's more fun when everyone plays. So much fun stuff going on the the book blogging world, or Bblofia as Aaron's friend has labelled it. Dewey's Weekly Geeks is pushing people out of their comfort zone of just reading books and writing reviews, and new challenges are popping up all over the place - some new ones and some old favorites. After one year, I am already calling these challenges old favorites - Southern Reading and Nonfiction Five in particular.
Reading is taking me mostly to Africa this week. I am in Libya and I'm not sure what is going on in this country of men, but it won't be good for the women I'm guessing. And there are 28 stories of AIDS in Africa which is depressing but uplifting at the same time. This African Reading Challenge is taking my attention right now.
Where is reading taking you today?
I'm in the 'future' were firemen start fires- to burn books. Scary how much Ray Bradbury's vision of the future became true. (Fahrenheit 451)
ReplyDeleteI'm also in Regency England fighting vampires and going to balls. (The Rest Falls Away)
I'm still in Haiti (All Souls' Rising) but I'm also in 1950s England, following Mr. Stevens the butler as he takes his journey and tries to avoid facing the reality of the nature of his former boss, Lord Darlington (The Remains of the Day).
ReplyDeleteStill in 13th century Spain, but Francisco is almost finished telling his gruesome story (The Crusader by Michael Alexander Eisner). When I'm driving, I'm in Tudor England watching Lady Jane Grey grow up and listening to her scheming parents (Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir), and at work I'm listing to the memoirs of Allan Quartermain and his search for the treasure of King Solomon (King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard).
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Lezlie
Today I'm in the Mississippi fields, following Zach Killebrew as he sprays herbicide on his young cotton plants. We ride around a lot in his white F-150 afterwards, just enjoying the occasional breeze off the Horseshoe Lake. ~High Cotton by Gerard Helferich
ReplyDeleteI'm in Baltimore. On another case with Jane Rizzoli and Dr. Maura Isles in The Mephisto Club by Tess Gerritsen.
ReplyDeleteI'm also in turn of the century England in the countryside for the summer with a group of five children who have found a sand fairy. (Five Children and It by E. Nesbit)
I'm a surgical resident at Boston's Bayside Hospital. I've just had a potentially fabulous opportunity offered to me. I may get to work with the Transplant team.
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chris - I was surprised how accurate Bradbury's vision of the future, now, was. And ooh, vampires.
ReplyDeleteamy - Oh, poor Mr Stevens. I was so impressed with how much Ishiguro said by what he didn't say.
lezlie - I can't think of Alan Quartermain without thinking of General HOspital.
maggie - the sense of place in those Southern books impresses me so much.
nicola - I've never read a Gerritson book; another one for the list of books!
suziq - another Gerritson today? that's a sign for me for sure. Is Bayside Hospital anything like St Elsewhere in Boston?
ReplyDeleteToday, I'm trying to over throw a place called The Final Empire, led by a nasty and apparently immortal being called The Lord Ruler. I don't plan on making it through the experience alive, even though I do have some pretty cool magical abilities. (Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson)
ReplyDeleteI forgot: I gave you an award on my blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm going back and forth between Canada and England in the late 60s/early 70s. It's What's Remembered by Arthur Motyer and he's crossed the Atlantic so many times now, I've lost track of where I am currently.
ReplyDeleteI think I'm going to have to cave into doing the Southern Fiction Challenge even though I think I'm a little overextended right now. eeks! I'm in Louisiana where it is hot and the politics are even hotter (or dirtier...)? [All the King's Men - Robert Penn Warren]
ReplyDeleteHi, I'm new to your blog and thought I'd play along. I'm currently in Brooklyn with Francie Nolan and the rest of her family, including her lovable but hopelessly drunk and unemployed father. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is for a book club next week.
ReplyDeleteRaidergirl - hee hee - nope - it's far more sinister than St. Elsewhere :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm at a zoo in Poland during WWII with The Zookeeper's Wife.
ReplyDeleteI posted my response to this on my blog (I can e-mail posts to my blog, but I can't respond to posts directly, so this was my solution!).
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suey - the only immortal I've ever heard of was The Highlander, my husband's favorite movie
ReplyDeletechris - thanks!
john - another new book. Is it fiction or NF?
trish - looks like you are reading your first book for the Southern Reading challenge. I was sure I wouldn't join last year, but maggie wore me down with her great ideas and posts
lisa - welcome! I just finished A Tree Grows in Brooklyn on the weekend. Coincidence.
wendy - another new book to me. I don't want another ww2 for a while; The Book Thief was pretty emotional
ReplyDeletesomer - I liked American Gods, and just finished a much, much lighter version in Gods Behaving Badly. Thanks for coming by, and for posting at your blog too.
I'm still in 14th Century England (Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery and Murder in Medieval England Alison Weir) with a brief detour into 19th Century England (Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, both by Deanna Raybourn).
ReplyDeleteI've just left 12th century England behind (A Place Beyond Courage by Elizabeth Chadwick). Now I am in the New York of the future investigating a couple of gruesome murders, whilst lusting over the detective's husband (Seduction in Death by JD Robb) and in the Secondary Realms outside of The House (Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix).
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I missed this 2 weeks in a row. Last week my brother was in town and this week my daughter - they've thrown me off.
ReplyDeleteI'm still going to participate, even if I'm late. Tuesday I was in PEI as I was making Tomato Asparagus Stir Fry from your recipe. It was delicious!
I'm also in a small town in Utah. In reality I am, but also in my reading. And I'm visiting the wacky Ankh-Morpork with the wizard Rincewind and the tourist. So funny.
I'm in New Mexico of the 1940s with Antonio Marez as he comes of age (Bless Me, Ultima).
ReplyDeletecarrie - Ilove reading old England books. Have you read the Cadfael mysteries set in the 12th century? Great reads.
ReplyDeletemarg - I havent' read any JD Robb, but I see the name all the time. I should look into them, since I dolike mysteries.
booklogged - I love how small the world is on the internet, that you can be in Utah making my recipe from PEI, and we have that connection. I missed you last week, but I know how crazy life can be. I visited your Food Journal and can see you've been busy cooking for your family.
Happy reading!
terri b - welcome. I'd love to read a book set in New Mexico. My mom has visited there and loved it. I must write down that title.
ReplyDeleteI am in the middle of a pasture in Glennkill as the sheep continue to try to solve the mystery of who killed their beloved shepherd, George. (Three Bags Full) The mysterious ram, Melmoth has returned and is stirring up a bit of trouble!
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Kim
I have never responded to this before and I realize it is actually Wednesday, but thought I would give it a go anyway!
*smiles*
Kim
http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/
kim - you are more than welcome to answer on Wednesday or Thursday or...
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a very strange book, but the title sounds familiar. Thanks for playing.
Raidergirl, the In Death series is huge, but J D Robb does a great job of maintaining the quality and consistency of the series. Well worth checking out.
ReplyDeleteDo you do this every Tuesday? I love this one. So interesting to think of it as "where are you" since we do indeed get transported!
ReplyDeleteterri b - come on back tomorrow, I do ask the question every week.
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