Monday, July 27, 2015

It's Monday and the reading is not going too quickly!

I spent this past weekend with my best friend, who was a stinker and got a fabulous new job across the country. Since she will be moving in the next month or so, we spent the weekend with our husband and boyfriend respectively, doing important things like having a wine and cheese party and visiting a secondhand bookstore.

I finished reading The Last Bookaneer and then apparently started a slow but serious non-fiction binge. I am almost finished with Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking and feel like I am learning so much. 

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking  The Last Bookaneer  

I was searching for a new audiobook and decided to get I Am Malala from the library. A note to anyone who saw a crazy crying girl on the commute home on Thursday - I'm fine; it's just that listening to Malala talk about her plan in case the Taliban attacked her made my momma heart cry just a little bit. Next I will be reading Saint Mazie and I'm looking forward to picking up Welcome to My Breakdown when I finish that.

I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban   Welcome to My Breakdown: A Memoir


What are you reading this week? 

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  1. Shannon @ River City ReadingJuly 27, 2015 at 8:04 AM

    Oh, I loved Quiet and agree that it felt like such an affirming learning experience!

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    1. LindseyJuly 27, 2015 at 8:27 PM

      I finally know it's just fine for me to want to stay home and read my book! :)

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  2. CiskaJuly 27, 2015 at 12:46 PM

    Quiet is on my tbr. It sounds so interesting. Good to see you are enjoying it. Have a great week!

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    1. LindseyJuly 27, 2015 at 8:27 PM

      Thanks Ciska! I hope you have a great week as well.

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  3. Julie @ Smiling ShelvesJuly 27, 2015 at 1:13 PM

    Quiet is wonderful! I hope to read I Am Malala at some point. It sounds like I just need to be in a place where I can cry without judgment! :)

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    1. LindseyJuly 27, 2015 at 8:41 PM

      The introduction is read by Malala herself, as opposed to the rest of the book being read by someone else. There is just something about her methodically relaying what happened on the day when she was shot that really got me in the heart.

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  4. DoingDeweyJuly 27, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    Yay for nonfiction! I'm another person who loved Quiet and I've been wanting to get to I Am Malala, so I'll be excited to hear more of your thoughts on both :)

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    1. LindseyJuly 27, 2015 at 8:41 PM

      I try to read at least one or two a month, but I've somehow managed to put together a bunch of nonfiction reads!

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  5. GregJuly 28, 2015 at 7:39 AM

    Wine and cheese, and books... sounds like a greta get together! Have a fantastic week. :)

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  6. AnonymousJuly 28, 2015 at 8:07 AM

    My roommate loved Quiet, but I haven't read it yet. I really need to soon!!

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    1. LindseyAugust 10, 2015 at 8:30 PM

      Yes, read it! It will definitely make you feel like being an introvert is awesome. :)

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  7. HillaryJuly 30, 2015 at 12:34 PM

    I loved QUITE! I felt that it helped me understand myself better.

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    1. LindseyAugust 10, 2015 at 8:39 PM

      Me too! I love that she breaks down the stigma that being introverted is strange or less desirable than being an extrovert.

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