Hooked on Books discussion

DESERT ISLAND BOOKS (completed)
45/45



Richard's
22/22

🐚 A : After Oz (2024) - Gordon McAlpine 240pp 17/7/24 5🪼
🌍 N Read by Richard! Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India (2009) - William Dalrymple 284pp 30/9/24 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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🐚 U : Unaccustomed Earth (2008) - Jhumpa Lahiri 354pp 5🪼
🐚 L : The Last Women of the Durham Coalfield: Hannah's Granddaughter (2024) - Margaret Hedley 160pp 18/7/24 5🪼
🐚 T : The Transit of Venus (1980) - Shirley Hazzard 384pp 18/7/24 5🪼
🐚 I : The Naked Sun (1958) - Isaac Asimov 288pp 19/7/24 5🪼
🐚 M : Moon Dust in My Hairnet (2024) - J.R. Creaden 358pp 21/7/24 5🪼
🌍 A : Find Me (2019) - André Aciman 272pp 21/8/24 5🏅
🐚 T : The Samurai of the Red Carnation (2024) - Denis Thériault 21/7/24288pp 5🪼
🌍 E : Every Moment Since (2024) - Marybeth Mayhew Whalen 284pp 5🏅
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🐚 S : Save Me the Waltz (1932) - Zelda Fitzgerald 254pp 19/7/24 5🪼
🕺💃 U : Baba Yaga Laid an Egg (2007) - Dubravka Ugrešić 337pp 5🎵
🐚 R : The Russia House (1989) - John le Carré 374pp 26/7/24 5🪼
🐚 V : A Village in the Third Reich (2022) - Julia Boyd 26/7/24 5🪼
🌍 I : Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1955) - Jack Finney 219pp 8/8/24 5🏅
🕺💃 V : Stalingrad (1952) - Vasily Grossman 11/9/24 1250pp 5🎵
🐚 A : The Frostbound Queen (2024) - Amy Pennza 360pp 21/7/24 5🪼
🐚 L : Life After Kafka (2024) - Magdaléna Platzová 256pp 5🪼
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🌍 B : You Don't Know Nana (2022) - Alyssa Belfiglio 480pp 4🏅
🌍 O : 1984 (1949) - George Orwell 368pp 25/8/24 5🏅
🌍 O : The Other Valley (2024) - Scott Alexander Howard 304pp 27/8/24 4🏅
🌍 K : Antkind (2020) - Charlie Kaufman 720pp 21/8/24 5🏅
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Jazzy's
22/23

🐚 L : JACK PIERCE: Hollywood's Makeup Master (2022) - Christopher Lock 336pp 27/7/24 5🪼
🌍 E : Eyrie (2013) - Tim Winton 424pp 26/8/24 5🏅
🐚 S : Lon Chaney, Jr.: Horror Film Star, 1906-1973 (1995) - Don G. Smith 248pp 27/7/24 5🪼
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🐚 M : Death and the Conjuror (2022) - Tom Mead 288pp 21/7/24 5🪼
🌍 I : The Bride Wore Black (1940) Cornell Woolrich as William Irish 288pp 30/9/24 5🏅
🐚 S : The Second Mrs. Strom (2024) - Kaira Rouda 289pp 23/7/24 5🪼
🌍 É : The Cruelty Men (2018) - Emer Martin 457pp 29/8/24 5🏅
🌍 R : The Fortunate Fall (1996) - Cameron Reed 304pp 10/8/24 5🏅
🐚 A : The Polish Girl (2022) - Malka Adler 24/7/24 337pp 5🪼
🐚 B : Pineville Trace (2024) - Wes Blake 140pp 26/7/24 5🪼
🌍 L : The Lions of Fifth Avenue (2020) - Fiona Davis 368pp 20/8/24 5🏅
🌍 E : Eating for England (2007) - Nigel Slater 320pp 28/8/24 5🏅
🐚 S : The Heir of Venus (2024) - Laura Shepperson 400pp 24/7/24 4🪼
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🕺💃 V : A Suitable Boy (1993) - Vikram Seth 1553 8-9-24 5🎵
🌍 I : Into Thin Eire (2019) - Sheri Cobb South 253pp 30/9/24 5🏅
🐚 C : The Family Chao (2022) - Lan Samantha Chang 320pp 24/7/243.5🪼
🌍 T : Timbuktu (1999) - Paul Auster 185pp 5🏅
🌍 O : Offstage in Nuala (2017) - Harriet Steel 294pp 30/8/24 5🏅
🐚 R : Stories from the Twilight Zone (1960) - Rod Serling 151pp 31/7/24 5🪼
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🌍 H : Solo2Darwin: In the Footsteps of Amy Johnson (2024) - Amanda Harrison 240pp 1/8/24 5🏅
🕺💃 U : Ulysses (1922) - James Joyce
925pp 13/9/24 5🎵
🌍 G : Searching for Robert Johnson (1989) - Peter Guralnick 104pp PDF version. 31/8/24 5🏅
🌍 O : Offstage in Nuala (2017) - Harriet Steel 294pp 30/9/24 5🏅
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✅ Task 4: Island Books - 45/45

Mine:

A: Adventures With the Wife in Space: Living With Doctor Who, Neil Perryman - 2013 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude, Amy Bloom - 2002 - ⭐️⭐️

U: Up to Speed: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes, Christine Yu - 2023 - ⭐️⭐️
L: The Loop: How Technology Is Creating a World Without Choices and How to Fight Back, Jacob Ward - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️
T: The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography, Margaret Lane - 1946 - ⭐️⭐️
I: Manifest Now, Idil Ahmed - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: Magnify: Make Your Life Matter, Ron Malhotra - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: Yes Please, Amy Poehler - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind, Tinker Dabble Doodle Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain, Annie Murphy Paul - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

S: The Sky Is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids, and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism, Peter Biskind - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️
U: The Ultimate Legacy: A Novel, Jim Stovall - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: Wired to Eat: How to Rewire Your Appetite and Lose Weight for Good, Robb Wolf - ⭐️⭐️
V: We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships, Kat Vellos - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️
I: The Irresistible Introvert: Harness the Power of Quiet Charisma in a Loud World, Michaela Chung - 2016 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
V: Balinese Food: The Traditional Cuisine & Food Culture of Bali, Vivienne Kruger - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️
A: The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou, Maya Angelou - 1995 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
L: Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, Anna Lembke - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

B: Fitness for Geeks: Real Science, Great Nutrition, and Good Health, Bruce W. Perry - 2012 - ⭐️
O: The 12-Hour Walk: Invest One Day, Conquer Your Mind, and Unlock Your Best Life, Colin O'Brady - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: Trust: Living Spontaneously and Embracing Life, Trust - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️
K: Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman - 2011 - ⭐️⭐️

Jazzy's

L: Who Is Alex Trebek?: A Biography, Lisa Rogak - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️
E: Tiny Business, Big Money: Strategies for Creating a High-Revenue Microbusiness, Elaine Pofeldt - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️
S: The Song of Significance: A New Manifesto for Teams, Seth Godin - 2023 - ⭐️⭐️

M: Whole: How I Learned to Fill the Fragments of My Life with Forgiveness, Hope, Strength, and Creativity, Melissa G. Moore - 2016 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness, Meghan O'Rourke - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: The Pattern Seekers: How Autism Drives Human Invention, Simon Baron-Cohen - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time, Brian Tracy - 2001 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: Radical Honesty : How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth, Brad Blanton - 1994 - ⭐️⭐️
A: Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Your Ultimate Guide To Healing Inflammation, Alleviating Pain and Restoring Physical Health With 50 Delicious Anti-Inflammatory Recipes, Kasia Roberts - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: Beyond Banned Books: Defending Intellectual Freedom throughout Your Library, Kristin Pekoll - 2019 - ⭐️⭐️
L: Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach Us About the Business of Life, James Kerr - 2013 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: The Exponential Age: How Accelerating Technology is Transforming Business, Politics and Society, Azeem Azhar - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain, Peter Shankman - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️

V: Empowered: Live Your Life with Passion and Purpose, Vee Kativhu - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: An Illustrated Guide to Samurai History and Culture: From the Age of Musashi to Contemporary Pop Culture, Gavin Blair - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: Fast Minds: How to Thrive If You Have ADHD, Craig Surman - 2013 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again, Tom Jackson - 2015 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: Overthinking About You: Navigating Romantic Relationships When You Have Anxiety, OCD, and/or Depression, Allison Raskin - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️
R: Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison, James Riordan - 1991 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

H: Hacking the Code of Life: How gene editing will rewrite our futures, Nessa Carey - 2019 - ⭐️⭐️
U: Unbuilt: Radical Visions Of A Future That Never Arrived, Christopher Beanland - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
G: Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides, Geoffrey L. Cohen - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
O: The Lone Assassin: The Epic True Story of the Man Who Almost Killed Hitler, Helmut Ortner - 1993 - ⭐️⭐️

A book that fits your reading interests, Jazzy!

The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography, Margaret Lane - 1946

Richard wrote: "A book that fits your reading interests, Jazzy!

The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography, Margaret Lane - 1946"

ooh thank you Richard! I think i've read it so i'll have a cheeky deeks!

Oh, I've discovered that some autists have 'hyperlexia'.

It's like the opposite of dyslexia. They learned to read when they were very young (for me I was 2 or 3 y/o), & can affect how they read as an adult.

So this would explain how I read so much.

I could read when I was 2 also!

Jazzy wrote: "I could read when I was 2 also!"

Twins! Hi-five!

Also, I saw what you said at the Water Arena...I'm sorry you're not feeling well. I'm also struggling these days as well... :(

All the best. Hugs.

Oh plus it's my birthday today. 43 years young. Of course, since I'm struggling with depression & autistic burnout, I haven't really had a good day. Another day of escaping into books.

Happy birthday little one! Depression is awful, I'm sorry you have to go through that. Spoil yourself! Go to the cinema, or watch a film at home. Have some treats! xxxxxx

Thanks. Bought some alcoholic ginger beer for myself.

My eldest son, Josiah, would love that!

Still slowly plugging away!

That's fine!

Still have 13 to go!

Jazzy wrote: "Still have 13 to go!"

Have fun & no rush on my account.

9 to go!
Still need
N, I, I, U, U, V, V, O, G

We can split those up if you want. I can do the vowels if that helps.

ooh I've done one of the I's, so 8 left!

N, I, U, U, V, V, O, G

I'm on the last 'I' book now.

N, U, U, V, V, O, G left!

Seriously, no rush. Don't hurt yourself.

oh i forgot another O! so N, U, U, V, V, G left. If i can't do them by tomorrow you can help me tidy them up :D

I'll see what I can do.

Also, I assume that we're going to continue with this challenge...so there's no reason we have to be done by the end of this month.

Richard wrote: "I'll see what I can do.

Also, I assume that we're going to continue with this challenge...so there's no reason we have to be done by the end of this month."

yay!!!

N: Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India, William Dalrymple - 2009 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

I've found a book for G I can read it tomorrow. U, U, V, V to go!

U or V: Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader, Vivian Gornick - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️

ooh we'll save that til we find the other 3!

That's a book that I think you'd like, by the way. Here's the blurb:

Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-reader is Vivian Gornick's celebration of passionate reading, of returning again and again to the books that have shaped her at crucial points in her life. In nine essays that traverse literary criticism, memoir, and biography, one of our most celebrated critics writes about the importance of reading--and re-reading--as life progresses. Gornick finds herself in contradictory characters within D. H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers, assesses womanhood in Colette's The Vagabond and The Shackle, and considers the veracity of memory in Marguerite Duras's The Lover. She revisits Great War novels by J. L. Carr and Pat Barker, uncovers the psychological complexity of Elizabeth Bowen's prose, and soaks in Natalia Ginzburg, "a writer whose work has often made me love life more." After adopting two cats, whose erratic behavior she finds vexing, she discovers Doris Lessing's Particularly Cats.

Guided by Gornick's trademark verve and insight, Unfinished Business is a masterful appreciation of literature's power to illuminate our lives from a peerless writer and thinker who "still read[s] to feel the power of Life with a capital L."

oh that does sound sweet! Thank you Richard x

I have 2 U books.

U: 27/9 - Machiavelli: A Biography, Miles J. Unger - 2011 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

U: 27/9 - Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat, Marion Nestle - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️

Are you still playing this Jazzy?

I have a V book for you.

V: 20/10 - Yes, You Are Trans Enough: My Transition From Self-Loathing To Self-Love, Mia Violet - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

ah yes I didn't see that!

I should be finished as i read a different book a while back too!

I'm done! I read books to fit this challenge last month xx Shall we go again?

Yes please.

I've checked us in.

Thanks so much, Richard!

question 5: what is your favorite holiday?

For me it's the Christmas break, as I get 2 weeks off work.

I'm rather fond of Chanukkah as it lasts 8 days! This year it commences on sundown on the 25th of December.

soo... are we spelling out CHRISTMAS & CHANUKKAH?

Sounds good to me.

✅ Task 5 - Holiday

Me

C: 23/10 - Cut to the Monkey: A Hollywood Editor’s Behind-the-Scenes Secrets to Making Hit Comedies, Roger Nygard - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 22/10 - How to Win Friends & Influence People, Dale Carnegie - 1936 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 24/10 - Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema, Jamie Russell - 2005 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 23/10 - I Think I Might Be Autistic: A Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis and Self-Discovery for Adults, Cynthia Kim - 2013 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 23/10 - The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries: Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them, Donald R. Prothero - 2019 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 28/10 - Thanks a Lot, Mr. Kibblewhite: My Story, Roger Daltrey - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️
M: 23/10 - Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime, Val McDermid - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 24/10 - Sorry Not Sorry, Alyssa Milano - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 24/10 - Where Madness Lies: The Double Life of Vivien Leigh, Lyndsy Spence - 2024 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jazzy

C: 28/10 - Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life, Eugene O'Kelly - 2005 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 23/10 - A Better Way to Think: How Positive Thoughts Can Change Your Life, H. Norman Wright - 2011 - ⭐️⭐️
A: 28/10 - AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference, Arvind Narayanan - 2024 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 23/10 - Neurotransmitters, Drugs and Brain Function, Roy Webster - 2001 - ⭐️
U: 22/10 - Underexposed!: The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made, Joshua Hull - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
K: 28/10 - Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Robert T. Kiyosaki - 1997 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
K: 30/10 - A Kind of Magic: Making the Original Highlander, Jonathan Melville - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 30/10 - Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Famous Recording Studio, David Hepworth - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️
H: 24/10 - A Small Door Set in Concrete: One Woman's Story of Challenging Borders in Israel/Palestine, Ilana Hammerman - 2019 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Our Favourite Holidays
18/18

Richard
9/9

🍯 C : The Law of Innocence (1998) - Michael Connelly 432pp 22/10/24 5🍎
🍯 H : Henna House (2014) - Nomi Eve 320pp 29/10/24 5🍎
🍯 R : Dangerous Crossing (2017) - Rachel Rhys 464pp 31/10/24 5🍎
🍯 I : When Nietzsche Wept (1992) - Irvin D. Yalom 310pp 27/10/24 5🍎
🍯 S : The Science of Happiness: Seven Lessons for Living Well (2024) - Bruce Hood 271pp 27/10/24 4🍎
🍯 T : Tessa Newcomb's Paris (2014) - Tessa Newcomb 100pp 24/10/24 5🍎
🍯 M : A Man Called Ove (2012) - Fredrik Backman 337pp 26/10/24 5🍎
🍯 A : Painting Party: Acrylic Painting for Beginners (2016) - Anna Bartlett 128pp 30/10/24 5🍎
🍯 S : Mozipedia: The Encyclopedia of Morrissey and The Smiths (2009) - Simon Goddard 532pp 28/10/24 5🍎


Jazzy
9/9

🍯 C : Resurrection Walk (2023) - Michael Connelly 417pp 23/10/24 5🍎
🍯 H : Lee Hammond's Big Book of Acrylic Painting: Fast, easy techniques for painting your favorite subjects (2011) - Lee Hammond 193pp 29/10/24 5🍎
🍯 A : Agnes Grey (1847) - Anne Brontë 226pp 3/11/24 5🍎
🍯 N : The Riviera House (2021) - Natasha Lester 480pp 1/11/24 5🌺
🍯 U : Unaccustomed Earth (2008) - Jhumpa Lahiri 354pp 27/10/24 4🍎
🍯 K : Whatever It Takes: A Second-Chance Musical Theater Romantic Comedy (2021) - Kathryn R. Biel 288pp 28/10/24 4🍎
🍯 K : Say "I Do" At Bamburgh Castle (2023) - Kalani Madden 114pp 28/10/24 4🍎
🍯 A : The Survivors (2020) - Alex Schulman 240pp 2/11/24 5🍎
🍯 H : How to Draw Steampunk: Discover the secrets to drawing, painting, and illustrating the curious world of science fiction in the Victorian Age (2011) - Joey Marsocci 128pp 31/10/24 5🍎

Richard you are a reading fiend! I'm doing well to keep up with a book a day x

Jazzy wrote: "Richard you are a reading fiend! I'm doing well to keep up with a book a day x"

No rush, I'm going away for the weekend tomorrow. So I'll get back to this challenge on Monday. 😊

oh no you only have two to go! Well done!

Mine are done i'm just adding the last one I read a couple days ago. hope you are well, i was sick for over a week