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There has been so much going on over here and so much changing soon. I wish I could say I was reading a lot, but it's feeling like a luxury at the moment. 

Family visitLast week, we had my husband's brother and his wife drive down from Boston and stay with us for the week. It had been months since we enjoyed anyone's close companionship for that long so we all enjoyed the time together. We were very sad to say our goodbyes. I hope we can all return to the pre-March era soon. 
While they were here, we celebrated the girl's birthday. (I feel like I have been talking about birthdays on this blog for the past many weeks but we are done for the year! Next birthday is in March.) My daughter had wanted a unicorn cake, and that's exactly what we got, so that made her day. For her birthday present, we wanted to take her to a store and get her a bike but stock is incredibly low. Last week, she had just mastered riding a bike (no training wheels, she went straight from balance …
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It's Monday! What are you reading? -- May 24, 2010

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It's Monday! What are you reading this week?
This is a weekly event initially hosted by J. Kaye at J. Kaye's Book Blog, now by Sheila @ One Persons Journey through a world of Books, to celebrate what you are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week.

Books completed last week
I didn't exactly have my best week, so I managed to complete just one book.
- The Motorcycle Diaries by Che Guevara

Books reviewed
- Chicken with Plums by Marjane Satrapi
- The Lumby Lines by Gail Fraser
- The Arrival by Shaun Tan

I am currently reading

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See: No progress on this, I need to take my rusty old iPod out and get back to listening!
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling: I am halfway through this book now and I'm hoping this will get me out of my reading funk!
The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille: So far, I didn't find this book as good as Plum Island, but John Corey is still amazingly sarcastic and that's making for some good laughs.
One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: This is Chitra's first book that I am reading, and I'm finding her writing style quite engaging. So far, this book is going well, not amazing, but definitely interesting.





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Emidy @ Une Parole said…
Yay, Goblet of Fire! I think that was one of my favourite HP books. I've got to re-read the series.
May 24, 2010 at 12:11 AM
Zia said…
Love Goblet of Fire. The Motorcycle Diaries sounds interesting.
May 24, 2010 at 12:24 AM
Jennifer said…
Great list of this week. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is brilliant. I hope you enjoy it. My Monday: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/05/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-24-may.html
May 24, 2010 at 1:23 AM
The1stdaughter said…
Nothing like a little Harry Potter to get you back into enjoying books again. It's hard when you hit a block, but sometimes a book that got you going in the past can help. It has for me I know!
Have a fantastic reading week and if you get a chance, stop by: Monday Reading's at There's A Book
May 24, 2010 at 3:14 AM
Anonymous said…
Snow Flower is a good book: keep going, soon you'll be into it. Happy reading/listening!

My Monday post can be found here: http://leeswammes.wordpress.com
May 24, 2010 at 4:52 AM
gautami tripathy said…
I loved The Goblet of Fire. Best out of the lot!

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May 24, 2010 at 5:46 AM
Unknown said…
One Amazing Thing looks interesting. My Goodreads wishlist just keeps getting longer and longer! Have a good week!
May 24, 2010 at 7:44 AM
Sheila (Bookjourney) said…
Harry Potter is like taking a muscle relaxer Aths - puts you in the right mood again for books! I hope you are enjoying it, you know I am a fan :D

Have a super week!
May 24, 2010 at 8:29 AM
Tea said…
I would love to read One Amazing Thing. You have read good books.
May 24, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Tea said…
By the way I loved "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. I think the story is so uniquely different.
May 24, 2010 at 8:32 AM
NancyO said…
I have Motorcycle Diaries sitting on my shelf. You inspired me to read Columbine (did you see the note from Dave Cullen on my blog about your comment, by the way?), so maybe I'll move Motorcycle Diaries up closer to the top of the TBR pile.

Have a lovely reading week!
May 24, 2010 at 9:23 AM
Tales of Whimsy said…
One Amazing Thing has been on my list forever. I can't wait to see what you make of it.
May 24, 2010 at 10:27 AM
Stephanie said…
I am intrigued by Motorcycle Diaries. I've had my eye on One Amazing Thing for a while -- it looks wonderful. And I love The Goblet of Fire -- it's probably my favorite Harry Potter.

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May 24, 2010 at 10:41 AM
E.J. Stevens said…
Great list this week. :)

It's Monday! What I am reading is here and my 300 Follower Giveaway is here.

Happy reading!

xx,
E.J.
May 24, 2010 at 12:59 PM
Helen's Book Blog said…
Can't wait to hear what you think of Snow Flower. And, of course, Harry Potter is always awesome!
May 24, 2010 at 1:22 PM
Laurel-Rain Snow said…
Snow Flower sounds tempting...hope you enjoy your books.

Here's my Monday:

http://laurel-rain-snow.blogspot.com/2010/05/its-monday-what-are-you-reading_23.html
May 24, 2010 at 6:17 PM
Violet said…
Hooray for HP & the Goblet of Fire! Loved that one! Happy reading! :)

My Monday post is here. :)
May 24, 2010 at 8:40 PM
The Mistress of the Dark said…
Snowflower and the Secret Fan is one of the best books I've read.

My reads are up

http://achickwhoreads.blogspot.com/2010/05/what-are-you-reading.html
May 24, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Beverly said…
Great books! Hope you find time to read and enjoy them! Have a great week! Stop by and check out what I got at The Wormhole
May 25, 2010 at 1:57 AM
Unknown said…
I've been wanting to read The Motorcycle Diaries for years, very interested to hear what you thought of it :) Have a great week!
May 25, 2010 at 10:51 PM
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