Jenni V. > Recent Status Updates

Showing 1-17 of 17
Jenni V.
Jenni V. added a status update
Wow. 2021’s book total may be the lowest number I've read in a long time. I'm going to be gentler with myself in 2022. Even though I generally read at random, I'm going to seek out more books that fit in my current wheelhouse (which currently appears to be short stories, poetry, and biographies). Even though I always finish the books I start, I may set ones aside to revisit at a later point. Happy Reading!
Dec 31, 2021 05:29AM Add a comment

Jenni V.
Jenni V. added a status update
This feels weird to type out since I'm not usually personal on here but...my dad passed away earlier this month after spending November and December in the hospital/hospice. I haven't felt like reading much at all so I quit the books I'd only made it partway through and am not starting any others until 2020. I still have a few reviews to finish but will be phoning those in as well just to get through 2019.
Dec 26, 2019 08:05PM Add a comment

Jenni V.
Jenni V. added a status update
Thanks for bearing with me clogging the timeline as I wrote review after review to try and finish up 2018. Ugh, I got so far behind but I'm finally done!!!

I hope to keep up better in 2019. So far I've already written reviews for both books I've read so I'm off to a great start.

Happy Reading!
Jan 04, 2019 02:10PM Add a comment

Jenni V.
Jenni V. is on page 84 of 280 of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
Checked it out from the library again so the pause is over and I'm starting it up again.
Jun 14, 2017 08:46PM Add a comment
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts

Jenni V.
Jenni V. is on page 84 of 280 of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts
hubby returned it to the library so I'm on pause with this one until I check it out again.
May 01, 2017 07:31AM Add a comment
The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu and Their Race to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts

Jenni V.
Jenni V. is on page 125 of 384 of The Vineyard
And now the priest has romantic feelings for a woman and while she doesn't return them, she does allow "deep kisses" and he "gently cupped her breasts with his hands and began to pray for the soul of the child who nursed at this bosom" (she's meeting with him because she's struggling with the death of her child which makes this situation even more disgusting). Still reading because I finish every book I start.
Jan 09, 2017 03:34PM Add a comment
The Vineyard

Jenni V.
Jenni V. is on page 100 of 384 of The Vineyard
The mysterious fisherman (ugh, Jesus?) just diagnosed a woman's breast cancer by pulling down her sundress on the side of the road so she was nude in front of him and placing his hands on her breasts which caused her to go into shock and end up in the hospital.
So besides the boob obsession this is also a religious book that gave no indication it would be a religious book. The worst.
Jan 07, 2017 09:27AM Add a comment
The Vineyard

Jenni V.
Jenni V. is on page 32 of 384 of The Vineyard
Dear Male Author,
Women don't really think about their own boobs that much (3 references by page 32). And I guarantee that the last thought a woman who is committing suicide by drowning has is not going to be about how buoyant her boobs are in the water and wondering if angels have perfect boobs in heaven.
Can't wait to fully review this one once I've finished it.
Jan 05, 2017 05:44PM Add a comment
The Vineyard

Jenni V.
Jenni V. is starting Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
2/1 This has never happened before...I have to suspend my reading of this book. "Helpful" husband returned it to the library when I had 70 pages to go...will have to get it again as soon as I can.

3/23 Kevin got it from the library for me again so I can finally finish it!
Mar 23, 2016 06:33PM Add a comment
Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Jenni V.
Jenni V. is starting Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
This has never happened before...I have to suspend my reading of this book. "Helpful" husband returned it to the library when I had 70 pages to go...will have to get it again as soon as I can.

3/23 Kevin got it from the library for me again so I can finally finish it!
Mar 23, 2016 06:33PM Add a comment
Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Jenni V.
Jenni V. is starting Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
This has never happened before...I have to suspend my reading of this book. "Helpful" husband returned it to the library when I had 70 pages to go...will have to get it again as soon as I can.
Mar 23, 2016 06:32PM Add a comment
Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Jenni V.
Jenni V. added a status update
Hey, remember how 2016 was going to be the year I DIDN'T get behind on reviews?
Yeah, about that...
Reviews soon!!!
Mar 02, 2016 09:38AM Add a comment

Jenni V.
Jenni V. is starting Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth
This has never happened before...I have to suspend my reading of this book. "Helpful" husband returned it to the library when I had 70 pages to go...will have to get it again as soon as I can.
Feb 01, 2016 08:50PM Add a comment
Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth

Jenni V.
Jenni V. added a status update
I didn't read 100 books in 2015 but 94 is pretty good.
I also completed an A-Z challenge, reading at least one book with a title beginning with each letter of the alphabet (thanks for publishing X this year, Sue Grafton!)
Jan 01, 2016 02:51PM Add a comment

Jenni V.
Jenni V. added a status update
Getting caught up on my 2015 reviews...sorry for the newsfeed flood this month!
High hopes to review 2016 reads in a more timely manner.
Dec 12, 2015 08:27PM 1 comment

Jenni V.
Jenni V. added a status update
Wrapping up 2014 and catching up on reviews! Sorry in advance for flooding your feeds over the next few days.
Dec 29, 2014 09:32PM 2 comments

Jenni V.
Jenni V. added a status update
My Mandatory Reporter certification was up for renewal and the training manual I read before taking the test (100% correct, Boom!) was 129 pages. If I end up not meeting my 2014 challenge, I'm going to remember this and count it as a book! :)
Jul 02, 2014 10:05AM Add a comment

Follow Jenni's updates via RSS