Friday Reads
Aug 19
Looking at my Goodreads, I have found something that is really interesting to me. I started using the website to keep track of my reading in 2013. Now 9 years later, I have marked a total of 499 books completed. Any day now, I will finish reading my 500th book! What do I do to celebrate?!
I guess I will take a break. For Friday, I will relax and go see a movie.
I will also think about the next books I will read.
The end of summer is proving to be a busy time, but I do want to make time for them.
Two books I have in mind are:
Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
The gods Hermes and Apollo make a wager. What would happen if dogs are given the same intelligence as humans? The story follows a group of dogs as they navigate the world with new awareness.
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
One day a mother opens the door and finds the wrapped body of her son. This leads the family on a struggle to better understand a person they thought they knew.
Friday Reads
August 12
It is morning. A breeze is blowing the blinds and a radio is playing in the background. Friday is here so it is time for a Friday Reads.
With it being late summer, I have decided to take it easy with reading. I should be able to reach my goal of 52 books if I read one book a week from now until the end of the year.
The two titles I have chosen this week are speculative books on climate change and environment.
Watershed by Doreen Vanderstoop is by a small press called Freehand Books. It is set 30 or 40 years from now when the glaciers have melted and there is a devastating drought on the prairies. Willa Van Bruggen runs a goat farm with her family. Vanderstoop is an author based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The book is her debut novel. Doreen Vanderstoop is part of an in-person author reading night at Shelf Life Books in Calgary on August 16 at 7 pm.
On Such A Full Sea by Chang-Rae Lee imagines a future planet where environmental disaster has meant workers such as Fan will have to travel the world and she will end up in the self-contained labour settlements in America where many neighbourhoods have been abandoned. It is a look at a possible near future if environmental and social issues are not addressed in the tradition of Octavia E. Butler and Cormac MacCarthy.
That is it from me this week. Happy reading!
Friday Reads
August 5
Today, I am excited to tell you about the books I plan to read this Friday and into the next week.
First is The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. It takes place in Pakistan. A man introduces himself to an American stranger about his love affair with an American woman. I have had the book for a while and have a couple more by the author. Now that there is a new book called The Last White Man, I have decided to go back to read older works by the author.
The next book I have on my list this week is This Is How We Love by Lisa Moore. I have meant to read books by Lisa Moore. Now that she has this new book out, I had decided to take the plunge and get into her writing. For the longest time I held onto an ARC of her earlier book Caught that I found at a Little Free Library. I was glad to be able to obtain her new release this year and am finally getting around to it a few months later.
The third book on my list is the YA title This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura. I started reading the book this week. While I might be busy during the weekend, I think I will be getting back to the book during the week. It is a perfect commute book I can read while on the bus. I am already 100 pages in. So far I find it will be quick read about CJ who is helping out at her aunt’s flower shop and connecting to the past experiences of the Japanese American community.
Next, I have a non-fiction book I would like to read. I know I should have read it ages ago. I have an interest in urban studies and am in the process of publishing a poetry book about my experiences of city life where I live. The book is The City in History by Lewis Mumford, which also has a 6-part documentary series on the National Film Board of Canada website.
Finally, I have one more book I would like to try to finish in August. That book is Golden Son by Pierce Brown. It is the second book in a sci-fi series, where there are clear references to Ancient Rome and Greece, as well as a society divided into classes. It is about one man who is in the Red class of labourers, and how he fights to become part of the ruling class of Golds.
Well. That is it for me this week. Hope you have a good day and happy reading!
Books Mentioned in Post:
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
The Last White Man by Mohsin Hamid
This Is How We Love by Lisa Moore
Caught by Lisa Moore
This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura
The City in History by Lewis Mumford
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
August Summer TBR 2022
Welcome to my website JKStar88 Reader. I am here to tell you about the books I would like to read for August.
This will be long list for me, so let’s get started.
Golden Son by Pierce Brown
The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi
Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
Writers & Lovers by Lily King
Carry Overs
French Concession by Xiao Bai
The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nigh Vo
Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud
Extras
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini