It’s Monday, what are you reading?—a weekly blog meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.
What a great weekend! My husband and I celebrated his birthday by going to a couple of our favorite restaurants in Kansas City (Local Pig Westport, Bella Napoli, Waldo Pizza), having a party with friends, and seeing Jurassic World. We liked it! Much better than expected. I liked that the redheaded auntie is a badass main character 🙂 And who doesn’t love Chris Pratt?? It has a perfect amount of nostalgia for all of us who were enraptured by the original movie 22 years ago, too. It makes me want to go back and read the book all over again. I’ll have to dig for it next time I’m up at my parents’ house!
After finishing Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller and Misery by Stephen King last week (reviews coming soon!), I started The Shore by Sara Taylor over the weekend. It’s off to a slow start for me… I’m only 20% in though. I should stick with it, right? Everyone is raving that this is one of the best this year. It could be me, starting it on a super busy weekend (in addition to the birthday funsies, I also had two orchestra concerts!), I haven’t had a chance to sit and focus on it for a decent chunk of time yet.
Also for Nick’s birthday, we bought some books at Half Price Books—I scored a hardcover of Marc Maron’s Attempting Normal which I listened to on audio last month (my review) and I loved so much I wanted to get a copy for my collection, and I also picked up A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, which I’m dying to read soon!
What are you reading this week?
my little heart melodies 
We watched the original Jurassic Park on TV the other night with the kids and were marvelling that it was made so long ago, it still holds up well!
Have a great week
We watched the original (along with Lost World and JP III) to get pumped up for World and I totally agree—the first one is still spectacular!!! Every time I see it I am transported right back to being my wide-eyed 10-year-old self again.
I wouldn’t force yourself through The Shore (or any book!) if you’re not enjoying it, but it is one that takes a little bit more focus. Very excited that you have a copy of A Little Life – that one is a total heartbreaker, but so great.
I’m not sure I’m not enjoying it exactly, just hasn’t hooked me in like it seems to have done for so many. I still have 10 more days before it’s due back at the library—I’ll see how I feel about DNF’ing closer to then.