Karen’s Book Nook

I just finished The Ghost Orchid by Carol Goodman and this one, The Seduction of Water is coming due as well so I bumped it to the top of my pile.  The first book that I read of hers was The Lake of Dead Languages and it blew me away. I read it a couple of years ago and thought about it for weeks. Having just finished Ghost Orchid yesterday, I can say that I enjoyed it but since it wasn’t my first experience reading her, I was more used to her style and sort of knew where it was going. I’m curious to see if I enjoy this one as much or if it will be too predictable to me since the newness is gone.

Didn’t get much reading in this month at all.  I  wrapped-up the  school year and I’ve been so busy catching up around the house and yard since I got out on June 18th.  I’m hoping that July will be more productive; it usually is, until training camp starts,  that is. Then… there will be zero time left for reading until my one week vacation in which I do little EXCEPT read!

Here’s my pathetic list for June:

The Guy Not Taken: Stories by Jennifer Weiner

Visual Supports for People with Autism: A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Marlene J Cohen

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne

I just finished The Guy Not Taken and this one  came in from the library hold. I’m planning on reading it while reading Carol Goodman’s,  The Ghost Orchid because it’s a totally different type of book. Weiner is very light and funny and Goodman is much more deep and dark. Besides.. I always read Weiner super-fast and I’ve got tons of books to read!

’nuff said!

I don’t know anything about this one and haven’t heard a thing but I do know that I LOVED Carol Goodman’s  Lake of the Dead Languages so I’m betting that this will be a good one as well. I’m bumping it to the top of the list because it’s a library book.

As a fan of Jennifer Weiner, I immediately put this one  the guy not taken on hold as soon as I saw it. I can always read her books quickly and I believe that this one will be no different. Rather than a typical novel, it’s a series of short stories. I plan to hit this one up while the boys are off in the boat fishing for the day.

Just started this audio book to read while I’m doing things around the house. With the heatwave going on, I’ve been staying upstairs so I just play it while I’m soaking up the AC and getting things done in the kitchen.  It’s This Side of Married by Rachel Pastan.

This week’s Weekly Geek assignment is to post photos. Inspired by this badge, I’m posting my ever growing TBR pile(s). These are just the books that I have in my possession right now, not the audio books that I’ve downloaded that are in the queue, the books on order at the library, magazines yet to be read, or the books that I just want to read but don’t physically have. Never enough hours, never enough!

In the first picture, my books are separated out (L-R) non-fiction (mine), fiction (mine), fiction (borrowed from friends), and library books. These are all the books that I haven’t read yet. I always have a few current books going as well (home fiction and non-fiction, bag, car, work) The second picture is just a random pile. Judging by the looks of it, I’d best get reading! Finally, my favorite spot at home to read (and where I am right now.

Check out some fellow Weekly Geekers… Here’s Terri’s solution to a tempting TBR pile! Allesandra posts some nice photos of beautiful bookshelves, and Katherine has a huge alphabetically arranged bookshelf! The more I look, the more I know that I need to find some bookshelf space in my life. (These piles are just my TBR… I’ve got tons of books that I’ve already read which are piled under my bed and where ever I can find space, not to mention the fact that I’m a prolific library user!)

And Now.. I’m unplugging so I can open a book!

I actually read quite a bit this month, thanks to NOT having to spend every waking hour on the assessment for work and also because I listened to some audio books (instead of just podcasts) while getting things done around the house.

This post is also is part of the Weekly Geek assignment, Catching Up, for Week 6. Since I don’t post reviews on my site, rather just give a few anecdotal notes with each entry in my Now Reading Library, I’m wrapping up my reading list for the month here and catching up. This is what I read in May: (Best part is… school’s almost out so there will be even more time for reading coming up!!)

• The Messenger by Lois Lowry
• Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
  
• The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
• Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron
• A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel
• Making Autism A Gift by Robert Evert Cimera
• The Elements of Organic Gardening by HRH Prince Charles of Wales
• Mac OS X Leopard for Dummies
• A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
• Teacher Man by Frank McCourt
• Wicked by Gregory Maguire
• Riding Lessons by Sara Gruen
• The 6th Target by James Patterson
• Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
• The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Shreve

I’m not sure where I heard about this book or if the cover just caught my eye in the new section of the library, but I’m reading The Secret by Rhonda Byrne. It’s all about thinking positively and living the life of your dreams.