It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

1/25/2016

This weekly chance to add to your reading list is hosted by Kathryn at Book Date.

Happy Monday, everyone! I had a quiet Sunday, which was necessary to recover from my Saturday. I went down to Detroit to the Auto Show, which is several hours of pushing your way through crowds to see very shiny new cars. It's a lot of fun, but also rather crazy. And then we visited John K. King Used Books for the very first time. Oh, my goodness, what an amazing store! Four floors of used books. Incredibly, I walked out with only one book, but that was mostly because I was so overwhelmed that I just didn't know where to start. I will definitely be returning, and I highly recommend it as a stop for anyone heading through Detroit!

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What I Read Last Week

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (A beautifully haunting book. Check back tomorrow for some of my favorite lines from this book.)
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (I enjoyed this one just as much as I did when I was a kid!)
Maud: The Life of L.M. Montgomery by Harry Bruce (This was a good short biography of one of my favorite authors.)

What I'm Reading Now

Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans by L.M. Montgomery (Did I mention before that she's one of my favorite authors?)
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (Another successful week! 315 out of 1,361 pages read!)

What's Coming Up Next

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall (Spur of the moment snatch at the library. I read the first book in the series a couple of years ago, and I'm looking forward to continuing the story!)

12 Comments

Erin @ Quixotic Magpie link

1/25/2016 08:51:38 am

John King is the bomb. Next time you go, there are some really amazing restaurants near there, if you are not from this area.Check out some of the ones in Corktown, especially Green Dot Stables or St. Cece's. :)

I am embarrassed to admit I have never read a single L.M Montgomery book. I really should read at least Anne of Green Gables!

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

1/25/2016 08:26:10 pm

Thanks for the restaurant recommendations. I'm sure I'll be back in that area at some point!

You must read some Montgomery, and Anne of Green Gables is a great place to start! I love reading them during these cold, snowy months because they have such a homey atmosphere. :)

Sara link

1/25/2016 10:42:44 am

The Detroit Auto Show is a lot of fun, but definitely a bit chaotic! Have a great reading week :)

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

1/25/2016 08:23:10 pm

Chaotic for sure, but worth the craziness! :)

Tea Time with Marce link

1/25/2016 12:59:32 pm

The Light We Cannot See did have some stunning passages.

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

1/25/2016 08:22:43 pm

I most certainly did!

Joann Downie link

1/25/2016 10:35:20 pm

I have heard good things about All the Light We Cannot See. Good luck with War and Peace!!
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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

1/27/2016 08:57:55 pm

All the Light We Cannot See is a beautiful book. And thanks. I'm going to need all the luck I can get! :)

Lindsey link

1/26/2016 09:27:20 pm

My son LOVES the Penderwick series. I got the first one for us to read together and he just went ahead and finished it by himself! I hope you enjoy reading that one.