Laurel County Public Library discussion

QOTD: If you could change the fate of one character, who would it be? (No spoilers)

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: If you could change the fate of one character, who would it be? (No spoilers)"

Some of my favorite side characters that I wanted a different scenario for:
Kit from The Priory of the Orange Tree
Liam from Fourth Wing

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: If you could change the fate of one character, who would it be? (No spoilers)"

mr. holmes from the indian lake trilogy by stephen graham jones. i get why what happened had to happen but i dont like it lol

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: If you could change the fate of one character, who would it be? (No spoilers)"

Tom Booker from The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans. It seemed like the author could not decide what to do with him at the end.

Note: This is just for the book, I have not seen the movie.

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: If you could change the fate of one character, who would it be? (No spoilers)"

Liam from Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.

Emery from Underneath the Sycamore Tree by B. Celeste.

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: If you could change the fate of one character, who would it be? (No spoilers)"

Like all the characters in Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett. Everyone was just dealing with so much internally.

QOTD: What’s a book cover that perfectly captures the story inside?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s a book cover that perfectly captures the story inside?"

The Priory of the Orange Tree - the cover is stunning and so is the story. It is beautiful, intricately detailed, has amazing dragons, the colors are representative of the story too. It is the perfect cover with gorgeous artwork to accompany a phenomenal story.

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s a book cover that perfectly captures the story inside?"

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir


Space, isolation, panic.

Starter Villain

QOTD: What’s your ultimate comfort read and why?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s your ultimate comfort read and why?"

I would say The Hobbit, or There and Back Again. It's such a cozy book full of descriptions, enjoying the simple things, going on adventures, friendship, etc. It's such a feel-good story that is definitely a comfort read for me.

I don’t have just one.

QOTD: What book feels like summer to you?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What book feels like summer to you?"

Basically anything Emily Henry writes. If I'm going to read a summery, beachy book it will probably be one of hers. Beach Read was great. I need to read more of her books, hopefully before summer is over. Also, a book on my TBR that I think would be a great summer read is Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. It's not a typical summer book but I feel like the story would totally engross me and would be a great one to pick up by the pool or at the beach.

QOTD: What’s your ultimate comfort read and why? (This could be revisiting an old favorite or what types of books you find to be comforting reads.)

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s your ultimate comfort read and why? (This could be revisiting an old favorite or what types of books you find to be comforting reads.)"

I would say The Hobbit is my ultimate comfort read. It's a favorite of mine and I love the cozy descriptions, the adventure, the friendship, the world, and the writing. For a book to be an ultimate comfort read it usually ends up being a favorite but I look for great writing that transports me into that world, cozy descriptions, vivid world, and characters that feel real, and bonus point if it has a found family type of trope.

Ultimate Comfort Read is probably “The Great Gatsby.” It’s my favorite book and I read it every summer! I just love the descriptions and Gatsby’s hopefulness.

QOTD: What’s a bookish habit you’ve picked up recently and love?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s a bookish habit you’ve picked up recently and love?"

Not very recent, but it is the only bookish habit I can think of.

Reading more than one book at a time. I was worried that keeping the books straight would be a problem. But it is not at all. And I love picking up whatever book I am in the mood for.

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s a bookish habit you’ve picked up recently and love?"

A good friend of mine recently gifted me a reading journal, and I'm enjoying it much more than I thought I would.

A bookish habit that I’ve recently picked up is that I will review what I’ve read so far. Whether that’s giving a brief summary, doing a re-telling for myself, or going back over the pages, I like to review and feel like it really helps me remember everything that has happened!

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s a bookish habit you’ve picked up recently and love?"

I've been more intentional with books and reading. I have unhauled books from my shelves that I'm no longer interested in or that I read and didn't absolutely love. I am DNF'ing more than I ever have. But, the best habit I've been implementing recently is that I have slowed down on book buying and borrowing. I want to focus on reading my shelves and if it's a book that I want to read and I don't own then I will borrow it from Kindle Unlimited or the library and if I end up loving the book and want to own a copy then I'll buy it. I'm trying to step away from the over-consumerism because I used to buy a lot of books. Now, I try to stick with only getting my highly anticipated releases or books from favorite authors.

QOTD: What's on your August TBR?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What's on your August TBR?"

I'm not sure that I will get to many books in August, so I'm keeping my list of hopefuls short.

August hopefuls:
• One by One by Freida McFadden
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
• Any Person Is the Only Self by Elisa Gabbert
• The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

No way I will get to all of them, but I can't seem to narrow it down.

TBR August


Continuing from July
- I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb
- Murder in Matera: A True Story of Passion, Family, and Forgiveness in Southern Italy by Helene Stapinski
- My Little Brother by Diane Saxon

Planned
- The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros
- The Silver Dark Sea by Susan Fletcher
- Twister: The Original Screenplay by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin
- Moloka'i by Alan Brennert
- The Road to Woodbury by Robert Kirkman
- Fifty Fifty by Candice Fox and James Patterson
- Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano
- Watery Grave by Bruce Alexander
- Small Boat by Vincent Delecroix
- Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
- I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourne
- What Happened to the Bennetts by Lisa Scottoline

Maybe
- The Testament by John Grisham
- Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
- One by One by Freida McFadden
- The Bookseller by Mark Pryor
- Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions by Amy Stewart

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What's on your August TBR?"

I don't really have a monthly TBR but I'd like to possibly finish the Anne of Green Gables series, i'm on book 3 now, and possibly the new book in the Grandest Game series from Jennifer Lynn Barnes

QOTD: Are there any August releases you're excited for?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: Are there any August releases you're excited for?"

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Hemlock & Silver — T. Kingfisher
The Damned King — Justin Lee Anderson

QOTD: How many books did you read in July? What were your favorite and least favorite reads of the month?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: How many books did you read in July? What were your favorite and least favorite reads of the month?"

I didn't finish any books in July.

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: How many books did you read in July? What were your favorite and least favorite reads of the month?"


Read: 14

Favorite: Rise of the Governor by Robert Kirkman (Read this on a whim. Was surprised how much I loved it.)

Least favorite: The Ice Star by Christoffer Petersen (If it weren't for the horrible violence, this would have been very good.)

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: How many books did you read in July? What were your favorite and least favorite reads of the month?"

I finished 3 books in July.

Favorite: The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers

Least favorite: Battle of the Bookstores by Ali Brady

QOTD: What’s a piece of bookish advice you live by?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s a piece of bookish advice you live by?"

"You must be the best judge of your own happiness."
–Jane Austen, Emma

QOTD: What’s a book cover you’d frame as wall art?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s a book cover you’d frame as wall art?"

When the Moon Hatched

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s a book cover you’d frame as wall art?"

Meet Me at the Lake

QOTD: What’s the weirdest book you’ve ever read and enjoyed/loved?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s the weirdest book you’ve ever read and enjoyed/loved?"

I would say that the weirdest book I've read has been Bunny by Mona Awad. It didn't end up being a favorite book, but I did enjoy it.

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s the weirdest book you’ve ever read and enjoyed/loved?"

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke was weird. I don't remember all the details, but I enjoyed it... gave it 5 stars.

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s the weirdest book you’ve ever read and enjoyed/loved?"

probably After Oz by Gordon McAlpine It was a random borrow for me on Hoopla which I don't do a lot, definitely trippy and not one I'd read again but I enjoyed it.

QOTD: What’s a setting from a book that you’d like to visit in fall/autumn?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s a setting from a book that you’d like to visit in fall/autumn?"

I'd like to visit The Shire from The Hobbit, or There and Back Again in the fall. I feel like it would be beautiful in the fall with the landscape of trees in varying colors and it being such a cozy community during a cozy season.

QOTD: What’s the most atmospheric book you’ve read lately?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s the most atmospheric book you’ve read lately?"

I would say the most recent atmospheric book I've read would be Home for Christmas. It has a historical fiction aspect that takes the reader back to a slower pace of life in Alaska during the Christmas season and it was such a nice, warm hug of a story.

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s the most atmospheric book you’ve read lately?"

The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
I was right there.

QOTD: What’s a book you love that very few people you know have read?

Laurel County wrote: "QOTD: What’s a book you love that very few people you know have read?"

I have a few I could list for this.
Beyond the Clouds, Vol. 1 - manga
Long Live the Pumpkin Queen - audiobook is excellent
Garlic and the Vampire - graphic novel
A Psalm for the Wild-Built - novella
84, Charing Cross Road - nonfiction
The Ten Thousand Doors of January - novel