What are you reading?

I just finished “Dinners with Ruth,” by Nina Totenberg. Wonderful book about the friendship between Nina and Ruth Bader Ginsberg and all the ‘doings’ in Washington.

Discussions and comments 😆 I learn so much. I last read about Gaslighting interesting book on audible I think.

Here’s what it/they missed, in my opinion. Technically this also applies to beyond all of both of rest of Mayo Clinic and/or it’s press as well.

I mean besides beyond all of both of feminist/s/ism, COVID, political wokeness. I mean it’s never ending part of it.

At the same time this also includes beyond all of ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), ma/en, family/ies, child/ren jn my eyes.

By the way this is also coming someone whom has beyond all of both of speech/learning impairment with depression/anxiety as well.

Beyond all of both of thank you, yet again, in advance, Dr. Mary I. O’Connor, M. D., Kanwal L. Haq, M.S., Taking Care of You: The Empowered Woman’s Guide to Better Health, Mayo Clinic, and/or it’s press.

When Winter Came: A Country Doctor’s Journey To Fight The Flu Pandemic of 1918, Mary Beth Sartor Obermeyer, Mayo Clinic Press, 2023.

WOW what a book this was. Even though it was kinda of harder one then I thought it was going to be.

Hi Jessica, I see you are reading some recent publications from Mayo Clinic Press, namely:
- " Taking Care of You" by Mary I. O’Connor, M.D., Kanwal L. Haq, M.S. https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/product/taking-care-of-you/
and
- "When Winter Came: A Country Doctor’s Journey to Fight the Flu Pandemic of 1918" by Mary Beth Sartor Obermeyer https://mcpress.mayoclinic.org/product/when-winter-came/

I moved your 2 reviews to this discussion in Just Want To Talk so fellow book-o-philes likes @alive @gingerw @mpeters @imallears @linh @roch @hopeful33250 @sparklegram @dorisjeanne @hifromstefanie @joyces @sstillwell @nancy82415 @IndianaScott @loribmt @johnbishop @66andcounting @dianeg616 @sunny617 @mikeynorth @sheebacat @carolee888 @rely1ngonhelp @ann16 @femalepersuasion @oldhen @lu91 @whereforart @adr @wisfamily @sueinmn @ellamster @callalloo @jjwest @willows @amarnadeem @pml @siackma @dermnurse68 @artist01 @deb1972 @lizbetor22 @contentandwell @lesliemcgillivrayrivas @tpl will update us with their reads for 2023.

I'm devouring a delightful book called "Mothering Sundays" by Graham Swift right now.

I purchased "When Winter Came", but I haven't brought myself to read it yet. Reading of a pandemic hits too close to current reality, so I hesitate to start it. Your endorsement of "WOW what a book this was." might encourage me to pick it up. Jessica, did you find it hard to read because of our recent and current experiences of Covid? What did you like about it?

What's next on your list?

@colleenyoung @anonymous137247

Both of those books sound intriguing and are quite different from the genre that I have been reading primarily. There are so many books with WW2 as a backdrop that I have read quite a few of them. Recently I haven't read as many that I would recommend though, I have veered away from what I had been reading. I was an insatiable reader but over the years of raising my son and daughter that fell by the wayside. The pandemic gave me the opportunity to resume reading and now I read about two books a week or more.

I never remember titles so I would have to go back to see what books I have read. I read almost exclusively on Kindle. I love being able to search back for a character if I want to recall background info on them. I had been reading them on my IPad but my husband got me a snazzy new Kindle and I love it. It's such a nice size that I can easily tuck it into almost all of my pocketbooks.
JK

I picked up a book while I was away, just to have something to read in the hotel room. Not a fan of tv.

I have to admit I choose this book because of the cover. It pulled me in. Something I never do. It is called Winterland, by Rae Meadows. It's about a young gymnasts, who's mother goes missing. It takes place in the Soviet Union in 1973. It is beautifully written. Tough to read at times, but also wonderful.

My next read will be The It Girl, by Ruth Ware. A murder mystery a la Agatha Christe.

Perfect day to read as the temps plummet in my area

@colleenyoung, @contentandwell , @adr I've read some good books lately, namely The Weather Student by Elizabeth Hay (a favorite author of mine..I've read all of her books), and
Three Day Road by Joseph Boyden. The latter book inspired me so much I felt compelled to put a sticky note on the cover when I turned it in, with the words "Wow! An awesome book!" I've never done that before. Right now, I'm trying to get in to A Map of Glass by Jane Urquhart but I'm on page 84 and still waiting for the meat of the story to start. Sigh. 😌I've read more books lately by Michael Ondaatje and Elizabeth Hay too. Ondaatje is another of my favorite authors.
Happy reading, book-a-philes! Warmest regards Laurie

Let us know if A Map of Glass is worth the read. There are times when it seems to take awhile for the story to take off.

I'm a big fan of Louise Penny. Read all her books,
The last on titled A World of Curiosity, took me up to chapter 17, before I was completely committed. Glad I gave it time.

You will know when a book is going nowhere.

@adr I know,
I know, adr. I'm an experienced reader and I know that some books leave a person wondering when or if they'll ever take off. However, I never give up on a book. I always finish them, just in case I miss something! lol. I generally read books by authors who've won awards so am seldom disappointed. The author of "A Map of Glass" hasn't yet earned that distinction from all that I have learned about her, although she's well known and highly regarded. I'll be sure to get back to you as to whether this book finally captured my attention. I'm also going to check on line to read up on this author, which I should have done before sounding off on her lack of award winning!
Later.....! Warm regards, Laurie