What. A. Long. Week.
There has been all of the craziness of a regular week plus a grouchy little boy who is adjusting to a new schedule and a grumpy little girl who is getting some molars/suffering from a nasty cold. I'm just going to slink off to a corner somewhere and take a nap.
Read This Week:
Becoming Josephine
By Heather Webb
Bedtime Reading This Week:
The Velveteen Rabbit for D (We are splitting time between him a short book out loud and then listening to me read Ramona the Brave)
How Does Baby Feel? for BG
Posts from this Past Week:
It's Monday
Top Ten Tuesday: I've read one book and now I need to read more!
RIP Recommendations
Review of The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014
Reading Now:
Emma
By Jane Austen
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy
By Karen Abbott
Up Next:
The Empathy Exams
By Leslie Jamison
What are you reading this week?
I like the sound of The Empathy Exams.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I think it is going to be a very interesting read.
DeleteOh... love Jane Austen! A nice variety there!
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Which one is your favorite??
DeleteI think I'm going to do RIP too so the recommendations were good to see. Between that and the Frightfall readathon I need to come up with some good scary reads... The Bones of Paris looks interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lot of fun! I'm glad you are going to join in. :)
DeleteLiar Temptress Soldier Spy sounds intriguing! I like the cover. Enjoy your reads.
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It's been great so far. Abbott has a gift for making history really compelling.
DeleteNice assortment of books. I hope the grouchies and the grumpies go away soon. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy. I hope so too!
DeleteHope your kids settle down., feel better, soon!
ReplyDeleteI like the looks of Liar, Temptress.. might have to look for that one
Enjoy your week and hope it slows down for you,
Thanks Rita! The little one seems much better today. I hope this is the only tooth for a while. :)
DeleteLiar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy is really good. I've also read her book about Gypsy Rose Lee.
I'm with you! Isn't it bedtime yet?
ReplyDeleteWe love The Velveteen Rabbit here - wonderful story.
I just read Emma this summer - my first-ever Jane Austen novel. i struggled with it at first but it picked up a bit in the second half.
Enjoy your books this week - and get some rest!
Sue
Book By Book
We do too. It's interesting because I'm pulling the picture books back out of the closet to read with Becca Grace for the first time and re-reading with David so he can practice reading out loud.
DeleteI found Emma a slow start as well. I don't think it's the Austen book I would recommend starting with!
I'll be reading Becoming Josephine this week. What cute bedtime stories!! I always loved The Velveteen Rabbit when I was growing up. I need to read that with my littlest one.
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I try very hard to read with each kid every night and I think it's really fun to share what we are reading and see what other parents and kids are reading together.
DeleteI hope you enjoy reading Becoming Josephine!
Becoming Josephine looks really interesting. And any of Jane Austen's books are always a treat. Hope things settle down soon at home!
ReplyDeleteThanks Julie. Becoming Josephine was o.k. but I had a few qualms.
DeleteI often feel like running and hiding, or giving myself a time-out when the kids are even moodier than usual. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy is getting a lot of notice lately. I initially passed on reading it, but I am now regretting it. I'll have to see about listening to it via audiobook.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a better week, and that the kids perk up for you!
It's a little exhausting, isn't it??
DeleteI'm really enjoying Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy. If you end up listening to the audiobook, I would love to hear what you think of it!
Liar,Temptress, Soldier, Spy is on my tbr. Also, I think Emma would be a good book to read--I have never read Austen.
ReplyDeleteMy week: http://www.alwaysreiding.com/manic-monday-09222014/
Hooray! I don't know that I would pick Emma as an entry point for Austen. I would probably go with Pride and Prejudice to start.
DeleteI love The Velveteen Rabbit, it's so sweet! Curious about The Empathy Exams, I looked it up on Goodreads, sounds quite interesting. Have a great week and happy reading :)
ReplyDeleteI'm excited to start it. I think the essay format will be great to read alongside another book. Happy reading to you too!
DeleteMy kids loved Karen Katz books when they were smaller. Lots of great memories! :-)
ReplyDeleteI have Liar, Temptress ... it's one of those on my really wanna read list ... LOL
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The Karen Katz books are lots of fun. Toddler just can't resist opening those flaps, can they??
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