Laurel County Public Library discussion

I don't know if I have a weird reading habit.

I used to read the last page before I read the beginning. I don't do that anymore because everybody thought I was crazy!

429. My goal was 100 books, and for a while I was ahead of the game, but then I started college. I've barely read anything since I started! So I lowered my goal to 80, which is how many I've already read.

431. Fall is here and many people are getting their Fall TBRs together. What book do you recommend that someone should read during the Fall season? Why?

The Anne of Green Gables run always puts me in a fall mood, I love those cozy fall nights with warm apple cider and the original movies and books. They're old classics but I always love to recommend them.

Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell.

It takes place at a pumpkin patch!

432. Today is the first day of Fall, officially. What book, off of your Fall TBR, are you starting with first?

Krystyna wrote: "432. Today is the first day of Fall, officially. What book, off of your Fall TBR, are you starting with first?"

What exactly is a Fall read? A book set in autumn or just what you plan to read during autumn?

I really want to start with Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune.

I looked over my list and cannot decide which one. But it will be another week before I start.

Elizabeth wrote: "Krystyna wrote: "432. Today is the first day of Fall, officially. What book, off of your Fall TBR, are you starting with first?"

What exactly is a Fall read? A book set in autumn or just what you ..."

Books off of your fall to-read list, so this could be any book you plan on reading during the fall. Typically, people gravitate towards spooky reads like horror or thrillers. It can also be books set in Autumn or any book that you think will give you all the fall vibes.

Vivian wrote: "I really want to start with Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune."

Me too! I love the cover and someone told me they sobbed at the end.

Debra Digs wrote: "I looked over my list and cannot decide which one. But it will be another week before I start."

Yeah, I am indecisive on my list too. I'm currently reading a book that is classified as like gothic horror. But I'm so excited for October! I want to read a bunch of spooky books.

433. Have you ever had a conversation with a stranger that was initiated because of a book?

That happens a lot at work, obviously. I can't think of any outside of work.

One single time, at work, on break. The new Harry Potter book came out and I wanted to read it. A coworker, who never spoke to me before or after, told me all about a series she was reading. My gosh, she would not stop! It was not a pleasant experience. She spoke through the entire break. I think she did it on purpose. Strange.

You would think a conversation with a stranger about a book would be a good thing.

Krystyna wrote: "433. Have you ever had a conversation with a stranger that was initiated because of a book?"

At work yes. Once that I can think of in a waiting room, a nurse came in and tried to talk to me about the book I was reading, I got so flustered I didn't know what to tell her lol

434. Is there a book you like to read every Fall?

Krystyna wrote: "434. Is there a book you like to read every Fall?"

I've mentioned it like a dozen times already but Anne of Green Gables for me, and maybe Little Women or an Austen.

No, there isn't a book I like to read every Fall. I don't really reread books anyway.

435. Is there a book or series that you wish could have a companion novel or prequel?

I almost wish there was a follow up novel for The House in the Cerulean Sea. I want to know how Linus and Arthur are doing! Even if it was a novella I'd be okay with that.

Yes! Most definitely, The House in the Cerulean Sea.

Vivian wrote: "I almost wish there was a follow up novel for The House in the Cerulean Sea. I want to know how Linus and Arthur are doing! Even if it was a novella I'd be okay with that."

I definitely agree with this! I know it's a totally different story but I'm excited to start his new book.

436. What was the last book you added to your Goodreads to-read shelf?

A World Between by Emily Hashimoto.

Krystyna wrote: "436. What was the last book you added to your Goodreads to-read shelf?"

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl

Krystyna wrote: "436. What was the last book you added to your Goodreads to-read shelf?"

A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina Henry

437. What was the last series you completed? (This can be a series that is finished and/or a series that you've read all of the published books that are in the series so far.)

The only series I can think of is Giant Days by John Allison.

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Last series completed: Jake Brigance Series by John Grisham
... A Time to Kill
... Sycamore Row
... A Time for Mercy

All published books in a series so far: Pendergast Series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
... Bloodless Book 20

The Glass and Steele series by C.J. Archer.

438. How many books have you read this month? Are you trying to finish up anything by the end of the day?

I have read 10 books this month. I wanted to finish up 2 more, but I can see that is not to happen.

Krystyna wrote: "438. How many books have you read this month? Are you trying to finish up anything by the end of the day?"

I think I only finished 3

I have read 5 books this month.

QOTD (Question of the Day): Happy October everyone! What books are on your October TBR?
(Note: I switched from using numbers to just labeling these QOTD, which is what I will use now and going forward.)

October TBR:
1. Writers & Lovers by Lily King - for Bookmarked book club
2. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth - since I didn't finish it last month
3. A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee - a friend's book club pick
4. Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune - possible buddy read this month
5. In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead - another possible buddy read this
6. Dead Space by Kali Wallace
7. Goblin by Josh Malerman
8. The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor
9. My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
10. The Last Final Girl by Stephen Graham Jones
11. The Chill by Scott Carson
12. The Mary Shelley Club by Goldy Moldavsky
13. The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab
14. The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
15. Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

Note: I'm a mood reader so these give me options. This is more of a list of potentials. I don't think I will get to all of these but these are some that I'd like to choose from in October. Some are books that I need to prioritize, like for book clubs.

Krystyna wrote: "October TBR:
1. Writers & Lovers by Lily King - for Bookmarked book club
2. Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth - since I d..."

I don't typically plan a TBR list, I kinda just pick whatever I feel in the moment. I'm hoping to get some books in by Simon Block that I ordered, they're WW2 dramas. I'd like to finish Hanging Mary by Susan Higginbotham, and the Anne Perry book I have out.

October TBR

Continuing from September
- Andromeda Nebula by Ivan Efremov
- If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen

Planned
- The Passage by Justin Cronin
- One Rainy Day in May by Mark Z. Danielewski
- The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
- The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup
- Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
- Travel Light, Move Fast by Alexandra Fuller
- Knock by Fredric Brown

Long Read (Sept., Oct., Nov.)
- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding

Maybe
- A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
- The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

QOTD: What's your first read this month?

Anne of Green Gables

A very good, very short story, Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler.

I'm not in the mood to read, so I haven't picked anything up yet.

Started The Moonsteel Crown by Stephen Deas.

QOTD: What drink(s) do you have in hand, during the fall, when you read a book?

Odds are it's a macchiato of sorts.

I have water and Gatorade Zero. What I really, really want to have is a nice, hot cappuccino.

QOTD: What is your most anticipated fall release?