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[halfshellvenus]

during an online work meeting from higher-ups. Rah-rah-rah, blah-blah-blah. \o?

The kids came and went for Thanksgiving, much too quickly but it was great having them home. Our son spent too much time having to work on an 8-page essay paper due Monday (Finals start next week), and our daughter tends to flit even though she is unemployed as of last

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[adoptedwriter]

I loved EDUCATED. Wow!
Thanksgiving Break went way, way too fast here too.

[halfshellvenus]

It was an incredible book, though it made me so angry with her parents and her brother. The mother almost as much as the father, really, because while much of what was wrong was his doing (and highly related to his mental health issues)... her decision to support him and turn a blind eye to how all of that affected her children was utterly inexcusable. And it's still happening!

Thanksgiving break always seems so wonderfully long on Wednesday night. And by Saturday, it's "Wait, where did the time GO?"

[ryl]

Irish Storyteller's little sister lives in rural Nevada close to the Idaho border. After hearing all her stories, nothing that happens out there would surprise me.

If you like Devil in the White City, give Erik Larson's Thunderstruck a try. The murder in that one is truly spine-chilling.

[halfshellvenus]

rural Nevada close to the Idaho border.
I know! I'm wondering, has that Goodreads commenter only ever lived in a big city somewhere? Or is she ignorant of the many loopholes "homeschooling" allows in the U.S. (including UNschooling, unless the parents are caught at it), and how often people from all parts of the political spectrum use it as a means to indoctrinate their children into their own weird, highly personal doctrines?

I'll keep "Thunderstruck" in mind. I rarely read non-fiction, but if it's a compelling read, nothing can stop me. ;)

[murielle]

I'm pretty sure you turned me on to Lisa Jewell, and I love her. Once you start one of her books, you better not have to get up for anything, because you're locked into it until the end.

Oh, I remember Mrs. Pollifax. How could I not love a crime solver who knits and is as cute as a button and sharp as a razor? I need to read more of her.

You have been busy!

[halfshellvenus]

I wish our library had more Lisa Jewell books on Kindle. I've read about 6-7 of them now, but she has at least twice that many!

And yes, that was me. "And Then She Was Gone" was just riveting.

My mother adores Mrs. Pollifax, and HSH and I get a kick out of her. She's unconventional, she's inventive, and so easily underestimated. :D

[beeker121]

I was recently thinking I should re-read "The Devil in the White City" but out copy is out on loan. It's my favorite by that author though all of his stuff is interesting.

You've been busy - I'm trying to get back into going to the library and reading whole books instead of the internet but it's been slow going at the moment.

[halfshellvenus]

I've really enjoyed it thus far. It's SO nice to be able to use a readable font for it.

I love to read, and I'm using the Kindle far more than I ever thought I would. The paperwhite's backlit screen is great for reading in bed while my husband is asleep, and having several books waiting (or on my library Wish List, ready to check out) means I have very little waiting between books. :D

I used to love to prowl our library, because I found such unexpected material that way. And I used to be there every 2-3 weeks, just to keep our son in reading material. But they've transitioned away from being a library to being more of a computer-access community center, which I really hate. I think they currently have about half the books they once used to. They're using the space for more computer tables and a more 'open' atmosphere (i.e., fewer shelves and fewer books

[beeker121]

I need to embrace my kindle more than I have.

Our library is going a bit the same way. It's county wide so they have a lot of books, just not always at your location. The intra-library loan is quick, but I miss having more books to simply browse through. Our local library still has a massive kids section though, which I particularly appreciate.

[halfshellvenus]

Yes-- that's what ours is like. You can put a book anywhere in the county on hold (and they'll transfer in books from outside the county, too), BUT... so many of the unusual books I've found over the years have been via browsing the shelves, and this system really reduces what's there TO browse. :(

[bleodswean]

Busy girl! So glad you two got the kids for the holiday!

I loathed Devil in the White City but I know it's much admired and liked by many.

I'm reading, cleaning, decorating and trying to find my center (as opposed to my true north lol).

[halfshellvenus]

Wait, why didn't you like "The Devil In The White City?" Subject matter, or the writing itself?

I'm finding it really compelling, partly because I enjoy geeking out over the architectural planning and just the logistics of mounting a World's Fair in too little time.

I should be decorating (and I'll try to get some lights up this weekend), but the rain is going to make that a challenge. \o?