Books read in July
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glacier_kittyA book that centers on video games: Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Jun 26-July 1)
A book about K-pop: I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee (July 1-3). I was dreading this topic since I have no interest in K-pop (though I do like "Gangnam Style" LOL), but this book was actually pretty good! The main character had a lot of fatphobia thrown at her, but she won the singing contest she was in anyway..nice! This is the earliest I've finished the reading challenge too..also nice haha
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (July 4-9). Strike and Robin are a great pair of detectives haha
Deluge by Tate Harley (July 10-11). I read the first one earlier in the year. Disaster survival stories are riveting!
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith (July 12-22). Nooo there are only two left! Please write another one soon! Haha (the TV show is good too, and pretty faithful to the books!)
The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship by Greg King (July 23-26)
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (July 26-28). I'd been wanting to read this for a long time, but the author doesn't use quotation marks in his books, which drives me CRAZY haha. Finally I was like "I'll put them in myself!" It took twice as long to read, but it helped lol. The book wasn't THAT good though..the conversations between the father and boy were annoying (these are the first lines of dialogue: Can I ask you something? Yes. Of course. Are we going to die? Sometime. Not now. And we’re still going south. Yes. So we’ll be warm. Yes. Okay. Okay what? Nothing. Just okay. Go to sleep. Okay." Ugh). I do want to watch the movie though, especially because Viggo Mortensen is in it LOL
System Collapse by Martha Wells (July 29-31)
Last night mom and I went to the state fair, and it was a PERFECT evening for it..not too hot, not too cold, sunny. Of course I had to find something super unhealthy to eat, and I went with a mac and cheese burger and chili cheese fries, then got Dippin Dots and later shared an elephant ear with mom..I was SO full by the time we left haha. I also pet some sheep (they were pretty much melting from me and mom's attention haha), super soft bunnies, blue curtains, a duck, etc. I also got a cool blue rug. All the political stuff was annoying though (Trump 2024 hats and stuff like that..ugh). I was exhausted when we left, but it was a nice evening!
28. Are You a Perfectionist? Hmm..maybe somewhat. It takes too much energy haha
29. Should People Give Money to Panhandlers? Not necessarily, you never know what they're going to use the money for, and I've heard about fake ones too. I tried giving one food once and they said they'd rather have money. It's definitely a hard life :(
30. What Would You Put in Your Emergency ‘Go-Bag’? Spare clothes, a book, meds, water, etc
31. How Much Do You Know About History? Depends on the time of history..I know a lot about Antarctic history, but for other things (Chinese history, for one), I only know a little. History is interesting to learn about though!
August 1. What Do You Gain From Pursuing Something You Want Really, Really Badly? A paying job at the bookstore, satisfaction, etc
A book about K-pop: I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee (July 1-3). I was dreading this topic since I have no interest in K-pop (though I do like "Gangnam Style" LOL), but this book was actually pretty good! The main character had a lot of fatphobia thrown at her, but she won the singing contest she was in anyway..nice! This is the earliest I've finished the reading challenge too..also nice haha
Lethal White by Robert Galbraith (July 4-9). Strike and Robin are a great pair of detectives haha
Deluge by Tate Harley (July 10-11). I read the first one earlier in the year. Disaster survival stories are riveting!
Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith (July 12-22). Nooo there are only two left! Please write another one soon! Haha (the TV show is good too, and pretty faithful to the books!)
The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria: The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship by Greg King (July 23-26)
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (July 26-28). I'd been wanting to read this for a long time, but the author doesn't use quotation marks in his books, which drives me CRAZY haha. Finally I was like "I'll put them in myself!" It took twice as long to read, but it helped lol. The book wasn't THAT good though..the conversations between the father and boy were annoying (these are the first lines of dialogue: Can I ask you something? Yes. Of course. Are we going to die? Sometime. Not now. And we’re still going south. Yes. So we’ll be warm. Yes. Okay. Okay what? Nothing. Just okay. Go to sleep. Okay." Ugh). I do want to watch the movie though, especially because Viggo Mortensen is in it LOL
System Collapse by Martha Wells (July 29-31)
Last night mom and I went to the state fair, and it was a PERFECT evening for it..not too hot, not too cold, sunny. Of course I had to find something super unhealthy to eat, and I went with a mac and cheese burger and chili cheese fries, then got Dippin Dots and later shared an elephant ear with mom..I was SO full by the time we left haha. I also pet some sheep (they were pretty much melting from me and mom's attention haha), super soft bunnies, blue curtains, a duck, etc. I also got a cool blue rug. All the political stuff was annoying though (Trump 2024 hats and stuff like that..ugh). I was exhausted when we left, but it was a nice evening!
28. Are You a Perfectionist? Hmm..maybe somewhat. It takes too much energy haha
29. Should People Give Money to Panhandlers? Not necessarily, you never know what they're going to use the money for, and I've heard about fake ones too. I tried giving one food once and they said they'd rather have money. It's definitely a hard life :(
30. What Would You Put in Your Emergency ‘Go-Bag’? Spare clothes, a book, meds, water, etc
31. How Much Do You Know About History? Depends on the time of history..I know a lot about Antarctic history, but for other things (Chinese history, for one), I only know a little. History is interesting to learn about though!
August 1. What Do You Gain From Pursuing Something You Want Really, Really Badly? A paying job at the bookstore, satisfaction, etc
