Kelly's Reads

Went to the laundromat this afternoon and as usual, brought a couple books to pass the time.  Unfortunately, one of the washers didn't spin the water out and I had to rewash that load (the laundromat paid for it, so that was nice.)   The books I brought were Love Wins  by Rob Bell and Felicia's Journey  by William Trevor.  I'm liking both a lot.  I saw parts of the movie version of the latter a few years ago, but don't remember much about it.  If this is typical of William Trevor's writing, I look forward to reading The Story of Lucy Gault , which is also among my "Get 2007 Read" books.  :)

Bad lighting, awkward pauses (awkward thumbnail too - I'm so not fancy lol), but I finally did it: uploaded my first Booktube video.  "Booktube" simply refers to channels on YouTube that focus on books and reading.  I have other videos on my channel as well (mostly of my cats).  I've only started uploading videos over the last year, but I've actually had my channel since 2011 and didn't want to create a brand new one.  So glad I did it and I look forward to making more...hopefully of better quality. ;)

I came home last Wednesday to visit my parents.  They live 75 miles from me, which isn't far, but I always stay for at least a couple days.  I haven't gotten much reading done, even though that was my plan.  Instead, I've been binge watching reruns of The Brady Bunch and Project Runway on Hulu.  :D I did finally finish Heaven by V.C. Andrews, will finish the Hobbit , and am currently reading (and plan to finish) one of my picks for Non-Fiction November, which is pictured below: Found in Translation by Nataly Kelly and Jost Zetzsche... One of my two cats, Azalea, joined me.  The other one, Melodie, was nearby wandering around.

These are books I own from my 2007 'to-read' shelf on Good Reads.  They're ordered alphabetically by author's last name... Jane Eyre  - Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights  - Emily Bronte My Antonia  - Willa Cather (Kindle) The House of the Seven Gables  - Nathaniel Hawthorne Gods in Alabama  - Joshilyn Jackson The Poisonwood Bible  - Barbara Kingsolver Suite Francaise  - Irene Nemirovsky The Milagro Beanfield War  - John Nichols The Shipping News  - Annie Proulx The Kitchen God's Wife  - Amy Tan The Glass Castle  - Jeannette Walls The Devil Wears Prada  - Lauren Weisberger (Kindle) **One of my favorite movies, but will the book be better?  We'll see...