Dare to Dream discussion

This new Stephen King looks like a short story collection. I'll definitely read it and if it fits into a group read, count me on board. I recently finished The Institute and plan to read The Outsider soon.

BTW, Rachel and anyone else interested, I finally watched Little Women at the theater last Friday and was pleasantly entertained. I was worried it'd be boring but it's quite a nice little film. Little Women is nominated for Academy Awards, but not as many nominations as 1917 (10) and Joker (11).

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "This new Stephen King looks like a short story collection. I'll definitely read it and if it fits into a group read, count me on board. I recently finished The Institute and plan to read The Outsid..."

and are both available in May so we can do group reads of either or both depending on interest and when everyone can get the books. I think King does novellas exceptionally well so looking forward to it. I also really enjoyed the Hunger Games trilogy so l’m interested in seeing which direction she’s going to take the story in next.

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "BTW, Rachel and anyone else interested, I finally watched Little Women at the theater last Friday and was pleasantly entertained. I was worried it'd be boring but it's quite a nice little film. Lit..."

Glad you enjoyed it. :D

I listened to Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, which works for IHOP. Great book!

Danell wrote: "I listened to Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, which works for IHOP. Great book!"

Thanks for the update, Danell! :)
I’ve really got to read that.

Danell wrote: "I listened to Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, which works for IHOP. Great book!"

Thanks for the recommendation :-)

Finally finished Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King for the library day task! Enjoyed the 1st half (interviews and such), the 2nd half was monotonous (reviews)

Janet wrote: "Finally finished Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King for the library day task! Enjoyed the 1st half (interviews and such), the 2nd half was monotonous (reviews)"

Thanks for the update, Janet! Hope you had a great birthday! :)

Rachel wrote: "Janet wrote: "Finally finished Lilja's Library: The World of Stephen King for the library day task! Enjoyed the 1st half (interviews and such), the 2nd half was monotonous (reviews)"..."

Thank you Rachel, I did!

Just finished reading for my Oprah pick. Loved it. It was a special read because it was from my Grannie and had her recommendation written in it from 1999 :)

Janet wrote: "Just finished reading for my Oprah pick. Loved it. It was a special read because it was from my Grannie and had her recommendation written in it from 1999 :)"

Thanks for the update, Janet! That’s so sweet about your grandma! :)

Just checking in - How is everyone doing? Hope all is well. :)

Doing well. I've completed the Winter Reading Challenge and looking forward to Spring.
Movie Recommendation: Portrait of a Lady on Fire. This is a strong feminist period piece. Rich and multilayered.

Rachel wrote: "Janet wrote: "Just finished reading for my Oprah pick. Loved it. It was a special read because it was from my Grannie and had her recommendation written in it fr..."

Winter blues here. I've been reading a lot, escaping into my reading. I have quite a few to post that I've already finished. Hopefully I will get to it this week. Sun has come back to the PNW so hopefully I will get rid of this winter funk.

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Doing well. I've completed the Winter Winter and looking forward to Spring.
Movie Recommendation: Portrait of a Lady on Fire. This is a strong feminist period piece. Rich and multilayered."

Thanks for recommendation. I love movies and books with these kind of themes.

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Doing well. I've completed the Winter Winter and looking forward to Spring.
Movie Recommendation: Portrait of a Lady on Fire. This is a strong feminist period piece. Rich and multilayered."

Thanks for the recommendation, Dustin! :)
Have you seen Knives Out? It looks like a fun film-hope to rent it soon.

Christine wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Janet wrote: "Just finished reading for my Oprah pick. Loved it. It was a special read because it was from my Grannie and had her recommendation w..."

I find the sunshine always helps me. Hope you feel better soon, Christine. xoxo

Winter is on its way out (good riddance) and spring is around the corner. The Spring Challenge will be posted soon-hope you will join me! :D

What’s everybody think about the group read? I know we talked about the new King book and the hunger games prequel but they don’t come out until May. Do you want to include them in the spring or summer challenge? Are there any other books you think would be fun to read with the group? Let me know. :)

I saw Knives Out. It was a fun and entertaining movie.

I will definitely participate in the spring challenge.

I'm game for a group read. How about something on the lighter side?

Christine wrote: "I saw Knives Out. It was a fun and entertaining movie.

I will definitely participate in the spring challenge.

I'm game for a group read. How about something on the lighter side?"

So glad to hear good things about the movie-I can’t wait to see it.

I think it would be fun to read something lighter for spring. We can read king and/or the hunger games in the summer if you guys are up for it. Do you have any suggestions for the spring group read?

Glad you’re joining me for the spring challenge. :)

I'll be happy to join in reading The Hunger Games Prequel, new Stephen King or probably anything other title y'all decide on :-) I'm going to read the two aforementioned books either way.

I'm right there with you with Winter feelings - It's common for a lot of people. Winter is always tough for me. I prefer the other 3 seasons immensely. Here in Colorado, we've had a lot of snow during the month of February after a very mild January that had no snow at all.

Hunger Games Prequel: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Will be released May 19th

New Stephen King: If It Bleeds
Will be released May 5th

Does the Spring Reading Challenge usually end Memorial Day Weekend at the end of May?

If so, we could feature the Stephen King book during May at the end of the Spring Challenge and the Hunger Games Prequel at the beginning of Summer Challenge.

Dustin Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Hunger Games Prequel: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Will be released May 19th

New Stephen King: If It Bleeds
Will be released May 5th

Does the Spring Reading ..."

We were thinking something lighter for spring- I was going to feature both the hunger games prequel and king’s new book in the summer. I’m reading both books too.

Any suggestions for lighter, fun books? I was thinking maybe Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened which is supposed to be funny -it’s on a lot of those lists regarding funny books and I think it won the goodreads award for humor a few years ago. However, I’ve heard it also deals with difficult subjects like suicide and depression as well. There’s also which I believe comes out in April- I think it’s a blend of horror and humor. I would love to read something similar in tone to -that was quirky and fun but I’m having a hard time coming up with titles.

The Spring Challenge ends the last day of May and as always I’m very happy you guys are still interested in doing them with me. :)

The Southern Book Club's Guide looks interesting. My library has the book on order, but I really need an audiobook - they don't currently have an audiobook for either in the library system.

If I can get an audiobook from the library, I'll read any book that is chosen. If there's not an audiobook available, I still might attempt it might attempt something like the Southern Book Club :-)

The Southern Book Club's Guide looks good to me too!

I finished my challenge. I'm not sure if I posted on here what I read for what:

Birthdays: The Body by Bill Bryson and Their Eyes were Watching God. Both great reads and I highly recommend them both.

Goodreads Award winner: Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. I listened to this and if you are of a certain age (older), its great fun.

WWI: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld. A steampunk reimagining of the beginnings of WWI. Lots of action and imagination.

Library: The Library of the Unwritten by AJ Hackwith. A stinker, don't recommend this one.

IHOP: Riding the Elephant by Craig Ferguson. A fun memoir that will make you laugh out loud. I listened to it.

Oprah: The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates. A powerful book. Loved Coates use of language.

The book I did not finish but will, just ran out of time is The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. It was for the Groundhog Day book.

I got a lot of reading time in this winter.

Thanks Christine :-)
Looks like this is the end of our Winter Reading Challenge.
Looking forward to Spring!

Christine wrote: "The Southern Book Club's Guide looks good to me too!

I finished my challenge. I'm not sure if I posted on here what I read for what:

Birthdays: The Body by Bill Bryson and Their Eyes were Watchin..."

Great job, Christine! I'm looking forward to Spring as well. This is my first year participating...so much fun!!

Hope you'll continue reading with us Janet :-)

Christine wrote: "The Southern Book Club's Guide looks good to me too!

I finished my challenge. I'm not sure if I posted on here what I read for what:

Birthdays: The Body by Bill Bryson and Their Eyes were Watchin..."

Thanks for the update, Christine & Congrats on completing the challenge! :D