I should have learned by now. I really should be able to see the signs. As soon as I return from a brief vacation, I should know that the next week promises to be INSANE! Last week held up to that standard. I felt as though I was running from the second I got back to Texas and never got caught up. I’m the proverbial dog chasing my own tail at the moment.
No surprise then that my reading pace slowed once I got back to reality. It’s during this time of year that I find myself too tired at the end of the day to think about doing much reading. If I’m reading at the start of the day, it’s a sure sign that I woke earlier than planned and I’m hoping that the meditative action will help me grab a few more fleeting minutes of rest. Despite the hectic pace, I did manage to finish a book this week and (barely) started another one.
What I Finished This Week
Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty. My latest novel told the story of a flight where everyone on board received disturbing predictions of their death — both the manner of their death and their age — from the strange Death Lady who may or may not be psychic. Dark premise, huh? I found that I enjoyed the exploration of the difference between fate and coincidence and man’s ability to determine his own destiny. While it is not my favorite book that I have read this year — that honor is still held by Kristin Hannah’s The Women — I did enjoy this read very much.
What I’m Currently Reading
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes (p. 24 of 369). I am participating in the Booklist Queen’s 2024 Reading Challenge (even though I will not complete all 52 prompts this year) and needed to read a book published in 2014. While perusing the selections made by other members of the group, I stumbled across this read by Moyes and thought this would be a good escape read for this final week before the Presidential election. I have enjoyed Moyes’ other novels and it sounds like a good way to escape reality for a little while.
As you can see, I am not very far into the novel at all. Here’s what I know at this point. Jess is a single mother who works for a cleaning service to make ends meet. Her daughter, Tanzie, has recently been recognized as extremely gifted in math. As a result, Tanzie has been offered a scholarship to attend a prestigious private school that has an exceptional math department. However, the scholarship only covers 90% of the tuition; if Tanzie’s dream is to become a reality, Jess will have to figure out how to cover the remaining tuition as well as registration fees, costs for uniforms and transportation and all of the other “incidental” expenses that might arise. Just two chapters into the book and I am already invested in the challenges of this family. Hopefully, I’ll have much more to tell you about this one next week.
Until next Monday evening….
Happy reading, y’all!
~Kennith
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