daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
A few weeks ago I won a book giveaway on Goodreads, and this morning it finally showed up at the door. The timing couldn’t have been better because I was flying to California this afternoon. I ended up spending the whole flight reading The Typing Lady by Ruth Ozeki and got through about half of it before we landed. 📚 I love it so far. I can’t wait to finish it!
I’ve started listening to the second book in the Vera Wong series, Vera Wong’s Guide to Snooping (on a Dead Man), and I’m already hooked. The narrator, Eunice Wong, is a delight. Her delivery brings so much personality and warmth to the story, making the characters feel alive. I’m only a short way in, but so far it’s been great, and the continuation from the first book is seamless, even though it happens maybe a year since the first book ended. I’m very happy to be back in Vera Wong’s world!
Here are a few of the bookmarks I use. My favorites right now are the Hong Kong MTR card that I got around 1989 and the train ticket I got last year. Good memories!
I picked up The Lotus Shoes by Jane Yang from the library today. I’ve been reading a lot this year, especially books by Asian-American authors, and I’ve loved every one so far! At this rate, I’m well on my way to crushing my goal of 30 books for 2025.
I just grabbed book four of Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers series from the library. These books are amazing – I highly recommend them!
Today, I picked up A Closed and Common Orbit from the library. It’s the second book in Becky Chambers’ Wayfarers series. I absolutely loved the first book, so I’m excited to dive back into this universe. Plus, it’ll be a nice change of pace to read from a physical book instead of a screen!
I went to the library today with Kiki to pick up a book. Honestly, I have too many books in my “To Read” list and Kindle library. I blame BookBub! They have so many interesting books for only a couple of bucks each. I’m set for months, if not years.
