Showing posts with label The Hunger Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Hunger Games. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

WWW Wednesdays


Things have been a little crazy this week with medical issues for the littlest and the almost-loss of his insurance, so I skipped Travel Tuesdays. However, things have seemingly calmed down. With the exception of a string of events this morning at the hospital that—in retrospect—are humorous but were not at the time. See Zane’s blog if you’re interested in the story and his goings on.

Anyway, today is WWW Wednesdays, a weekly meme hosted by the wonderful MizB at Should Be Reading.

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?


I LOVED (yes, the shouting is intentional) her book Refuge. Terry Tempest Williams is such an eloquent and evocative writer. Plus, she often weaves nature into her writing, which I absolutely adore. This has been on my shelf for quite some time; I am not sure why I haven’t picked it up sooner.

What did you recently finish reading?


I could not put this down! It was really that good! I bought Catching Fire, too. But I need to process The Hunger Games a little while longer before delving into book #2.


Okay, this is so not my type of book. But it was on sale at Waldenbooks due to their going-out-of-business liquidation. So I gave it a try. It showed the world inside reality TV (it is fiction, though), but there was little depth of character and oh-so-much telling and not showing. I wanted to like this book, but I really didn’t feel connected to it in any way.

What do you think you’ll read next?

Hmmmm…I really need to get around to Truth & Beauty by Ann Patchett. It has been on my to-read list before.


Wednesday, August 3, 2011

WWW Wednesdays


A weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. I simply cannot resist participating. I love to read as much as I love to write.

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?
My answers:

What are you currently reading?



The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. A few of you urged me to read this over Ann Patchett’s Truth and Beauty. What a concept! I am anxious to see what happens to Katniss and Peeta.

What did you recently finish reading?



Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen. What a fun read! I liked this one a lot.

What do you think you’ll read next?


I may try Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes. I attempted to read it years ago, but was unimpressed with the opening pages. However, I left it on my bookshelf in case the aversion was attributable to my mood at the time rather than the writing.