July 2021 Wrap-up
July TBR Pile (17/19):
Book of the Month Club: ???
Formerly Girly Book Club now Bookworms: Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid ✓
Friend Book Club: Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue ✓
Friend Book Club: Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy ✓
Nonfiction: Wintering by Katherine May ✓
Fantasy: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo ✓
Fantasy: Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo ✓
Science Fiction: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
Romance: Friends without Benefits by Penny Reid ✓
Kid Read Aloud: Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis ✓
Kid Read Aloud: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis ✓
Added: Love Hacked by Penny Reid ✓
Added: Happily Ever Ninja by Penny Reid ✓
Added: The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley ✓
Added: Folklords ✓
1,000,000 Page Goal:
Monthly Total: 5836 pages
Pages Remaining: 463,161 pages
Current Read - Dating-ish by Penny Reid
Books I Gave Up On (0)
Books Bought/Received (0)
UnRead Shelf Progress
Starting Number: 283
Books Read: 0
Books Acquired: 0
Books Unshelved: 0
Finishing Number: 283
August TBR Pile: Again, I’m changing up my TBR for this month. The new television series based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation world is dropping at the end of September. I’ve been reading the main 15 book series for awhile, but I still have 9 books to go. I’m committing to reading those 9 books this month in preparation. I fully expect that one or two books will bleed into September, but I really want to knock out most of them. Beyond those books, I have some library books lying around and a few ebooks that should be coming up off hold soon.
Book of the Month Club: TBD
Bookworms: Already read August’s selection
Friend Book Club: TBD
MMD RC: TBD
Kid Read Aloud: The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Foundation: The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov
Foundation: Pebble in the Sky by Isaac Asimov
Foundation: Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Foundation: Forward the Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Foundation: Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Foundation: Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
Foundation: Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Foundation: Foundation’s Edge by Isaac Asimov
Foundation: Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov
Movies watched
America: The Motion Picture - Wow, that was wild…
School’s Out Forever - We were expecting a comedy filled apocalypse movie. Instead we got a very serious apocalypse move.
The Tomorrow War - Oooff… that was not good at all. So many logical inconsistencies.
Black Widow - Good movie, however, I think it was about 5 years too late. Felt like an afterthought and that’s disappointing.
Inside - Bo Burnham’s passion project during quarantine. Fascinating.
Werewolves Within - Fun horror comedy. We do so love our horror comedies.
Gunpowder Milkshake - Fun action film, even if it will ultimately be pretty forgettable.
Faith-Based - Quirky little comedy
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard - Silly, but good fun. We definitely watch for the banter between Ryan Reynolds and Sam Jackson.
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love and Rage - Even though I very much remember the event, the documentary gave me so much information I didn’t know. Depressing but good. Also, the film makers really needed to press the two organizers more about their lack of planning.
TV Shows watched
Loki S1 - I am gutted. So good.
Schmigadoon S1 - Delightful little show full of Broadway stars!
Making It S3 - Our current reality competition full-good show.
Holey Moley S3 - Rob and Joe are delightful. Plus, Double Dutch en Fuego is my favorite!
Star Trek: Voyager S4 - Slowly making our way through.
Hustle S5 - We’re flying through this series.
Comments - July was a rough month. The temperatures have been very high here which has caused all kinds of lethargy. My reading was robust, but I feel strangely detached from my reading right now. August will be bringing up back to a normal routine and I’m hoping everything settles.
Next up on the TBR pile: