What are You Reading This Month?
@Ruby3881 (1963)
Canada
April 2, 2016 8:42pm CST
When I was young I used to always have several books on the go. And often there was a whole stack of books waiting to be started too. Of course, that was before both children and the web!
These days I tend to do a lot more reading online than anything. I still love to hold an actual book - hard cover or paperback - in my hands. But too often I put them down unread. And reading fiction just for pleasure? Not so much anymore...
So I decided to commit to reading a bit more this spring and summer. I started by borrowing Nino Ricci's biography, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, from the library. And I followed that up by finding an audiobook version of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables at LibriVox. I decided it would be fun to listen while I work or crochet, so I can multitask while "reading."
The focus on Canadiana wasn't really intentional. The Trudeau biography was prompted by the fact that I've been eager to see if Justin Trudeau will follow in his father's footsteps. And the Anne book? Well, it came up in conversion here at MyLot. And there is a new movie in production right now. So I just felt like revisiting an old favourite.
What about you? What are you reading in April 2016?
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
I have a couple of audio books by Mary Higgins Clark loaded onto my iPad. Plus a couple of other books on the table.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
@Ruby3881 I listen to audiobooks while working on my quilts. This way I can 'read' a book and quilt at the same time.
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@gaureshashank (83)
• India
3 Apr 16
Well, This april i'm reading "Think and grow rich" by Napolean Hill and "Having it all" by John assaraf.
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
So self-help books are your thing. I read a lot of books on things like creative visualization and liberation theology when I was young, but I haven't really had a taste for those subjects in years.
@gaureshashank (83)
• India
3 Apr 16
@Ruby3881 Yes, Because when you master yourself, everything in life is at ease. Be it Life management, relationships e.t.c
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
@gaureshashank It's definitely the right reason to read books of that nature. Being more comfortable in our own skin is a very worthy goal.
@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
4 Apr 16
It's good to make commitments. But when it comes to reading a book that's a challenge. For two reasons. One is my eye sight and two is my online work consumes a lot of time. Most of my reading tends to be articles and blogs. However, if I need to read a book for a specific article or blog post, I commit and follow through. No reading for rest and relaxation. But if I can have a little R&R and earn extra income, it's a win-win.
@cmoneyspinner (9219)
• Austin, Texas
6 Apr 16
@Ruby3881 - Sounds like a good change. Go for it! Enjoy yourself! 
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@LadyDuck (472251)
• Switzerland
4 Apr 16
@Ruby3881 Stephen King is a talented writer, even if some of his novels are pretty weird. Dan Brown is a great writer, he describes so well the places that you feel like you were there. This is especially true for the book "Inferno" because he describes Florence and Venice, places that I know very well.
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
I am "reading" an audio book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks . I saw it sitting on a teacher's desk when subbing and read a paragraph and was hooked. I rarely read any more.
I had decided to do this book challenge to see if it would get me reading.
So I found this book challenge and decided I would complete it as one of my new year's resolutions in 2016: 1. a book published this year 2. a book you can...
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@paigea (36315)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
@Ruby3881 I guess this book I chose doesn't fit any of the categories! I know I have books in the house that do fit some of those categories, that is why the challenge appealed to me in the first place. I might count the new book I brought to my great nephew and read with him yesterday as the one for a book I can read in a day. 
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
3 Apr 16
I've been too busy to read but I do try to get writing in when I can, which isn't often. I need to get back to work on a manuscript that's been calling my name!
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
4 Apr 16
I haven't written on my fiction in forever. I need to find a good time to get back to it.
@TypicalRussian (747)
• Budennovsk, Russian Federation
6 Apr 16
I am reading War and Peace by Tolstoy. I am on the 3rd Volume now
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@euphie (573)
• Ballymena, Northern Ireland
10 Apr 16
I am currently reading a book about 9/11 although I can't quite remember the name of it. It's quite good but not quite as good as the reviews had promised. It's a morbid subject to read about but is something that really interests me.
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
10 Apr 16
It must be difficult to read about all the loss of life. But I think I'd find the subject matter interesting too.
@JESSY3236 (20076)
• United States
5 Apr 16
I am still reading a martial arts series. I'm on the second book called Red Phoenix. They are written by Kylie Chan. Also I'm waiting on four books from the NC Digital Library.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Apr 16
I just pick out whatever looks interesting at the library. A just started a short story collection of mysteries.
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
4 Apr 16
I do that a lot too, when I actually get to the library by myself. Usually I'm herding children or some such, and I don't get to just wander any more. I've taken to browsing the catalogue online, and just asking the Katydid to bring a book for me when she goes. But it's not the same...
@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
3 Apr 16
I recently purchased a book titled, What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew. It discusses some of the cultural and historical details from classical authors like Austen and Dickens. I love these types of authors, so I'm looking forward to reading this book.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
3 Apr 16
@Ruby3881 I also like to get the context of the books I read. It makes it more enjoyable for me.
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@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
Oh, that sounds like a really great read! Whenever I can, I love to look into the author's biography and the world she lived in when I read a book. I guess it's a habit I got into in college, and I still enjoy doing that extra bit of digging in order to get the most out of a novel. The only thing better is finding that someone else has done the research, and can offer me a more detailed understanding of both the author and the story.
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@dodo19 (47342)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
10 Apr 16
It's cool that you're reading those books. I haven't read Anne of Green Gables in ages. Right now I'm reading an Agatha Christie novel. Evil under the Sun. I'm also reading a Jane Austen. Like you, I want to try and read more this year. It seems as though I haven't done a lot of it over the last few years. Or least I haven't done as much as I may have liked.
@Ruby3881 (1963)
• Canada
3 Apr 16
I've never read it (Steinbeck really isn't my cup of tea.) But I hear it's a challenging read.
@marky7 (563)
• Independence, Louisiana
5 Apr 16
I am reading Homer's Illiad again for this is the backdrop to a study book I am writing for the teaching site I work on. I am also reading Wuthering Heights.
