Cynda’s Comments (group member since Sep 29, 2018)

Cynda’s comments from the Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon group.

Three more books!
The Stories of John Cheever Nov 21 ⭐⭐⭐
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke Nov 22 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy Nov 23 ⭐⭐⭐

Possibilities List.
This list will change over time, sometimes expanding and sometimes reducing. . . .

Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald

Hansel and Gretel by Stephen King

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling

The Crayon Man: the True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

12 Bytes: How We Got Here. Where We Might Go Next by Jeanette Winterson

Yeah Avid!

@ Vickie. Maybe I should do the same thing with my tbr!

@ Cathy. You'll catch up :) It's good book, so maybe you read a large section of the book this weekend!
Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell (also a good movie)

📚 This weekend I finished reading:

Jailbird by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. ⭐⭐⭐ Satire about corporations with some about government and military.
Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell ⭐⭐⭐ Julie finds the goal fulfillment and emotional frustration that can point to personal growth.

See you soon Vickie!

@ Cathy I know you will read when you find time from all the lovely times spent with family and friends :)

@ Good Avid! Keep up the good work!

📚How is everyone else coming along with their last reading goals of 2025?💃🕴🏃?

My weekly report
I have read
Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott. After reading this short novel, I see how we are latter day New Women. . . .New Women rule! Nov 05 ⭐⭐⭐
Neverhome by Laird Hunt During the American civil war, many women served as soldiers. In this novel this woman's journey is reminiscent of Odysseus' journey. Nov 08 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future Nov 09 ⭐⭐⭐⭐




I have started Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

I am finishing soon The Stories of John Cheever

This week I read
Come Fly The World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am by Julia Cooke Good to read about the experiencds of some of the stewardesses--the word of choice at that time--during the rescue lifts as Saigon fell. One of tje trips described here was of orphans--small infants and almost grown children. Oct 02 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle Oct01 ⭐⭐⭐
Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSSThe stories threaded and braided were good--particularly about Marlene Dietrich who sang for USO and did more too--but I was disappointed by the lack of then description of white, gray, and black propaganda. Oct 28 ⭐⭐



Tonight I continue reading a few more stories from The Stories of John Cheever

Vanessa, so agree that some books and genres are better for us than others. You do you. Keep us updated :)

Glad you are participating too Avid!

😄 I have passed for years too. Now my classics group is reading, so I have some reading support to help balance my gait through the book.

This weekend I have finished
🍁 Transformation by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Eerie. Good reads for those who like Frankenstein and Jekyll and Hyde ⭐⭐⭐
🍁 Another Country by James Baldwin Elements of romance, heartbreak, NYC night scene, NYC art scene ⭐⭐⭐

Reading
Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS by Lisa Rogak
Cousin Bette by Honoré de Balzac

Starting
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Continuing
The Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever

Vanessa, glad you are catching up. We have Cool Down Week thread open to be used for as long as it is needed. Also we have another thread in the general section: End of 2025 Reading Game. I will post again there tomorrow after I finish another book.

Good analogy Vanessa!

You've had a good Terry Prachett read. You'll get there.

Next year I will read The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson along with maybe another scary story by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. (I have just read Transformation. Eerie.)

Sonya it took me until late in my 50s to read Dracula. When the reader is ready, the book will still be there!