Ok. When I say "reading", listening to an audiobook also counts. :) Audiobooks are great since I can multitask... Gardening and audiobooks are a perfect combination!
I accumulated 5 credits on my audible account as I couldn't decide on books to buy, and since 5 (or 6?) was the limit, I figured I better use some of those credits up.
I had been seeing social media posts about the Poldark tv series. Now, I hadn't seen any of the episodes, but it looked like something I would enjoy. (Can't get the show in Canada, sadly). I checked to see if it is based on a book series, and indeed it is! A saga, actually. There are about 15 books to the series, authored by Winston Graham.
Off I went and downloaded the first book, "Ross Poldark: A Novel of Cornwall". I really liked the narrator, he was pleasing to listen to. The novel itself is just what I like. Lots of character building throughout as the plot unfolds, and the main characters themselves are very interesting and likable. It took me around a week and a half to listen to the whole book.
You know, I really miss the days when I would find a series and just devour it book by book. I've looked around for current series but they're just not what I'm into these days. Young adult series about revolutions and such were for 16 year old me. ;) (Think: The Hunger Games)
I'm happy to have found this saga... I will be working through reading (or listening) to each book.
I've already started listening to the second: "Demelza". She is an interesting character to be sure. Wife to Ross Poldark, she is still considered by many to be of inferior class, as she was born to a farming family and she worked as a servant until her marriage to Ross. Feisty and full of heart, her story is sure to be full of joys and heartaches.
A book that I finished (also listening to) today is "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" by Douglas Adams. That one's a bit of a classic, I think. I see references to it all the time. Now, who would have thought that I'd enjoy a comedic science fiction novel? Not normally something I would go for, but I just felt that I would like this. And I really did enjoy it. I loved the humour intertwined with the plot and all the little details and explanations for unrealistic events that made everything seem so plausible. Haha. Just an interesting and amusing book that is lighthearted at its core.
I'm definitely going to read the next book... as it is also a series! Yay! Just checked, and it looks like there are 6 novels. The next in line is "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe". Such a cool title. And I'm glad it looks like it will pick up right from where the first book left off... It was a bit of a cliff hanger.
I also just bought a non-fiction book to read, titled "Made for More" by Hannah Anderson. It talks about how each of us is made in God's image for purposes beyond what we can see. Lately I've been slipping into negative self-talk and I just want to step away from that and clear my mind and saturate myself with truth. I decided on getting this book, and I'm also looking for books that talk about anxiety, since I'm struggling with that too.
I think books like these can be useful. It forces you to put positive thoughts about yourself into your head--that's what I need right now.
I'm going to start reading the book tonight and I'll be sure to write a review of it soon.
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