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GTKY Friday 3/1

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What are you currently reading?  Is there a book you always recommend to people to read?

*started selfishly because I have the worst time picking what to read.
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  • kimmer1412kimmer1412 member
    I listen to audio books and I'm currently listening to the Cincinnati series by Karen Rose.

    If you like murder mysteries I really enjoyed the books by Gillian Flynn. 
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  • rachelredheadrachelredhead member
    Just finished The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, which was amazing. It’s a heartbreaker but so well done and beautiful.

    I also love all the Erik Larson books for those that like reading non-fiction that’s paced like a novel. Devil in the White City is excellent.

    I was an English major so I tend to have 2 audiobooks and 4-5 bedside books going at a time. I need more reading time!!!
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  • ruby696ruby696 member
    I just finished The Secret Place by Tania French, who I love. Now I'm between books and excited to see everyone's recommendations!
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  • kels0091kels0091 member
    I just received The Pet Sematary in the mail so I’m going to start that one soon. 

    I always recommend the author Chevy Stevens to
    anyone who likes thriller novels. She is phenomenal. I’d recommend starting with (you can read in any order) ‘Never Knowing’ or ‘Never Let You Go’ 
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  • b_1029b_1029 member
    I just finished The Room on Rue Amelie and it was really good! Historical fiction, set in WWII.
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  • mercury94mercury94 member
    I did so much reading between the English major and law school, that I basically only read easy, silly books now. Nothing that requires too much brain power. So, I’m a big fan of romance type novels, particularly Kristan Higgins, and the Stephanie Plum books from Janet Evanovich. Just finished the most recent one of those. 

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  • rachelredheadrachelredhead member
    @mercury94 fist bump, fellow English major/lawyer. I definitely go through my brain candy phases. Audiobooks have made a huge difference. But I still go through periods where the bulk of my recreational reading is the caption under pictures in trashy celebrity magazines. 🤷‍♀️ 
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  • kagesstarshroomkagesstarshroom member
    edited March 2019
    @mercury94 @rachelredhead hiiii i'm getting my phd in english & creative writing right now! i am having a lot of trouble reading because of that, actually. i'm almost done writing my dissertation, but i've taken too much time off from it so everytime i try to read i'm like "if this isn't relevant to my dissertation, i shouldn't be reading it!" So I have started a bunch of books but not finished them, which I hate doing. (See below lol) so I FEEL you. When I finished my MA, I read the TWILIGHT series as a "Reward" for all the hard labor in reading I had done previously lol. I've always wanted to read DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY and even own a copy.

    I am ALWAYS DOWN to provide a book recommendation? I worked at a bunch of bookstores, so I am good for that. It's best if you tell me the three books you read and loved the most recently, or like what type of book you're looking for. But yeah. HIT ME UP ANYTIME on the dms for that yall it will make my day.

    AFM:
    I am currently reading a book called NOT BROKEN: AN APPROACHABLE GUIDE TO MISCARRIAGE & RPL by Lora Shahine, which I can't recommend enough to my AL sisters who like to read and like...information. I am also reading a recent print issue (not a book but still) of BITCH MAGAZINE and have been reading excerpts from a book called BEARING LIFE: WOMEN & WRITINGS IN CHILDLESSNESS, ed. Rochelle Ratner (there's a section on trying and a section on loss).

    Okay and there are some books I've started recently but haven't really been able to get into--but not bc I don't want to, but bc I've been having trouble realllly reading like I love to read since starting my dissertation. I am into them like in spirit but not like in practice. Two poetry books:  THE CHARACTER by Jena Osman and SON OF ACHILLES by Nabila Lovelace.

    OKAY AND finally, the last novel I read and loved was LILLIAN BOXFISH TAKES A WALK by Kathleen Rooney, since none of the above are novels, and I realize that this thread will LIKELY be dominated by talk about novels. ^_~*

    ETA SPELLLING
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  • kimmer1412kimmer1412 member
    @ruby696 I really like all of Tania Frenchs books
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  • ruby696ruby696 member
    @kimmer1412 They're addicting. I started with In the Woods and just kept going. 
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  • jennifer_louisejennifer_louise member
    The last two books I read were for book club (Homegoing and Beartown, both of which were good). 

    Before that, I read the two Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them screenplay books, which I got for Christmas. 

    And, guys, for Audiobooks I seriously can't get enough of Jim Dale's reading of Harry Potter. Half of the time I'm in the car, I'm listening to those, because I love every minute of it. 
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  • inthewoods23inthewoods23 member
    Like @rikiteacup I've been "reading" You Are A Badass for like 2 years... I'll be on a bus for a few hours next week. Maybe I'll actually get through it!
    *TW* History
    TTC #1 since 7.2017
    Dx: low morph (1%), ANA positive, low decidualization score, high TSH and testosterone, histone antibodies

    IUI #1-3 | all BFN
    IVF #1 | 6.11.19 | 24R, 17M, 15F, 6B, PGT-A tested - 5 normal, 3 girls & 2 boys
    FET #1 | 9.10.19 | BFN "I know you, but we've never met. I'm with you, but I don't know your name"
    RPL, Receptiva, & ERA testing | all normal/negative, recommended going on gluten and dairy free diet for next FET
    FET #2 | 3.31.20 | Opted to cancelled due to pandemic, continued diet and tried naturally over the summer
    2nd Opinion with another RE | 8.20.20 | Not immune to measles (received 1 dose); SA results similar to 2 years ago; decided to move forward with FET #2 redo at start of next cycle
    Surprise natural BFP! | 9.22.20 | MC 10.23.20 at 8 weeks
    TTCAL naturally | starting 11.22.20

    Initial consultation with Reproductive Immunologist | 9.14.21
    Decidualization score biopsy | 10.1.21 | abnormal - low score of 1; endometrial scratch recommended and progesterone supplementation
    Saline sono | 10.15.21 | normal
    Bloodwork | 10.21.21 | high TSH, high testosterone, positive for anti-nuclear antibodies and histone antibodies, high protein S, multiple genetic mutations
    BFP! | 11.3.21 | EDD 7.14.22 B) | biopsy provided same effect as endometrial scratch; added supplemental progesterone and estrogen, prednisone, levothyroxine, and MTX Support to maintain pregnancy
    DS born 7.19.22 after induction


    TTC #2 begins 6.2023
    Consultation with RI | 6.6.23
    Saline sono, endometritis biopsy, skin & eye check | all normal
    Labs | high TSH, Factor XIII mutation, high %CD56
    Follow up | 8.8.23 | prescribed metformin, prednisone, plaquenil, and levothyroxine
    Repeat labs after 3 weeks on meds
    Follow up | 11.9.23 | Green light!, increase in prednisone, added lovenox
    Repeat labs in 8 weeks
    Follow up | 1.16.24 | Green light continues
    TTC ended due to filing divorce

    **New relationship starting May 2024**

    Surprise BFP!! | 9.7.25 | EDD 5.11.26
    Its Gonna Be May GIFs Tenor
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  • spacemountaineerspacemountaineer member
    I'm a brain candy reader too. I just finished The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey and really liked it. I'm currently reading Girls on the Line by Aimie K. Runyan and I'm enjoying it so far. Both are historical war fiction which is different for me. 
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  • misshelen86misshelen86 member
    I’m currently reading Never let me go by Kazuo Ishiguro. Only a few chapters in so far but I’ve heard it’s really good. 
    Me: 35 DH: 35
    TTC since 9/2018
    Dx: MFI
    10/19- First RE visit
    2/20- DH had surgery for bilateral varicoceles 
    7/20- IUI with 5 mg letrozole- BFN
    9/20- IVF. 9 eggs retrieved, 9 mature, 8 fertilized with ICSI, 7 blasts, 4 PGT-A normal
    11/20- Mock transfer/ERA
    12/20- FET #1- transferred one 4AB- BFN
    3/21- FET #2- transferred one 3AB- BFP! Due Dec 2021
    12/21- Baby girl born!

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  • holly321holly321 member
    I often read several books at once.  I am reading 1776 by David McCullough, Fire and blood by George RR Martin, and I started an audio book last night called the Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, which it isn’t that it is a bad book so far, but it is not about what I remember reading in the description. (Muscle relaxers can do that apparently).  And I also rereading the lord of the rings trilogy again.  

    i generally recommend The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss, which was recommended to me 2 years ago on here and the person who recommended it to me warned me the 3rd book was taking forever to come out, and it is still not out!


    I recently found a scratch off poster of 100 books you should read and I think I am going to buy it and force myself to read them.
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  • begging4abumpbegging4abump member
    I just finished (like a couple hours ago) Career of Evil, #3 in the Cormoran Strike series under a pseudonym of jk Rowling. Next up is The Woman in Cabin Ten...a rec from @kbrown2385 I believe.
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  • kbrown2385kbrown2385 member
    @begging4abump yes! I hope you enjoy! 
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  • emeraldcity1214emeraldcity1214 member
    I'm reading You. I don't know the author off the top of my head but it's a good book. Netflix also has it as a series. I flew through season 1. It's about a guy who becomes obsessed with this girl and he cyber stalks her and then stalks her in real life. He eventually commits murder over her. 
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  • rachelredheadrachelredhead member
    @misshelen86 great book! Makes me want to reread it. 

    @holly321 love The Name of the Wind, such a great escapist read.

    I’ve also loved Neil Gaiman stuff like Good Omens and American Gods. I also finished Lincoln in the Bardo recently on audio, which was bizarre but fantastic.
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  • emeraldduchessemeraldduchess member
    I am going to have to add some of these to my summer reading list!  I don't get to read much for fun during the school year.  For any historical fiction fans, I  highly recommend anything by Michelle Moran.  Some of my favorites are "Cleopatra's Daughter", "Rebel Queen" and "Madame Tussaud".  
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  • holly321holly321 member
    @emeraldduchess, I had just downloaded “The second Duchess” a few days ago.
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  • kagesstarshroomkagesstarshroom member
    @holly321 I read 1776 recently! I was so fascinated! (Sidenote/Early Amer. related... Have you listened to the Hamilton soundtrack?)
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  • keikilovekeikilove member
    edited March 2019
    I’m gonna sound like a broken record maybe, but the 4 books in the Neapolitan Novels series by Elena Ferrante were AMAZING. The first book, “My Brilliant Friend”, was recently a mini-series on HBO. Can’t wait till they make the other books into shows. I know there’s all this mystery around her secret identity, but I swear that author has to be straight outta Naples because she absolutely nails every detail of life in Napoli pre-tourism. Not to mention her narration of the girls’ friendship/competition their entire lives is captured impeccably. 

    I’m also on the bandwagon of “The Alchemist” for an easy read that is also a mind-shift and a life-changer for many readers. I re-read it every couple of years for a self-pat on the back with an “It’s ok, you’re doing this life thing right even if it feels impossible. It’s all gonna work out.”

    *All you English majors here, I know I’m supposed to underline names of books instead of use quotations but this site is so wonky...  :D
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  • madcouplewithaboxmadcouplewithabox member
    I’m another Romance reader here. Anything with “Lady” “Rake” “Duke” “Lord” in the title  :D But I also love fantasy/mystery 

    currently reading Rogue’s Honor by Brenda Hiatt. 
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  • kagesstarshroomkagesstarshroom member
    @keikilove lol to your italicized note. I put books titles in all caps bc it's easier than underlining or italicizing--and you CAN'T do either of those on social media, so it's become common practice, if that is any easier for ya than quotation marks!
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  • keikilovekeikilove member
    @kagesstarshroom  Ah, good to know about using caps. Thanks!! 
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  • holly321holly321 member
    @keikilove, I just listened to The Alchemist.  About a third of the way through it, I realized I had read it before.  It was my first audiobook, and it was read by Jeremy irons, and I kept seeing Scar from the lion king when I started it, haha.

    @kagesstarshroom, I haven’t listened to it, but I am fastenated by Alexander Hamilton, so I probably should!

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  • keikilovekeikilove member
    edited March 2019
    @holly321 I just laughed SO HARD at your “Scar from the Lion King” comment. That’s amazing!  :D I haven’t tried audiobooks yet but I can imagine that must happen sometimes with familiar voices. 
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  • mercury94mercury94 member
    @rachelredhead @ruby696 Hi, Legal ladies. 

    @kagesstarshroom I got an M.A. in publishing/writing between college and law school. I did some great reading then, but pretty sure it contributed to my current brain candy only style of reading. 

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    DS1 born September 2017
    Baby number 2 due 4/11/20
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