Hooked on Books discussion

Jazzy, I've heard from Amanda that there's no more check-ins required for this game anymore.

But if you'd like, we can continue our own spell-outs? It's ok if you don't want to.

Sure that sounds great Richard! xx

Perhaps we can take it in turns asking questions & spelling out our answers. I'll go first.

What was the last TV (or streaming) show you watched (or are currently in the middle of)?

Mine is: The Umbrella Academy

✅ Task 6 - TV Show

Me: The Umbrella Academy

T: 6/11 - Tim― The Official Biography of Avicii - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 5/11 - How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence - 1987 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 6/11 - Enough - 2023 - ⭐️⭐️

U: 19/11 - Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power - 2024 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: 14/11 - Magnify: Make Your Life Matter - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: 9/11 - Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 9/11 - Raven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People - 1982 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 9/11 - Encyclopedia of Animal Science (Print) - 2004 - ⭐️
L: 14/11 - Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me - 2011 - ⭐️⭐️
L: 15/11 - The Loneliest Polar Bear - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 7/11 - Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist - 2008 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A: 7/11 - Asimov’s New Guide to Science - 1960 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 8/11 - Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology: Humanity, Culture and Social Life - 1994 - ⭐️⭐️
A: 7/11 - Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Healing the Impact of Loss - 2018 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
D: 10/11 - Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible, Second Edition - 1995 - ⭐️
E: 12/11 - Electrical Diseases of the Heart: Genetics, Mechanisms, Treatment, Prevention - 2007 - ⭐️
M: 16/11 - The Middle Finger Project: Trash Your Imposter Syndrome and Live the Unf*ckwithable Life You Deserve - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️
Y: 6/11 - A Year of Self-Care: Daily Practices and Inspiration for Caring for Yourself - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jazzy: The Flash

T: 9/11 - Tough Shit: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good - 2012 - ⭐️
H: 10/11 - Hollow Earth: The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth's Surface - 2006 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 13/11 - Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World's Cultures Topics - Volume 1; Cultures - Volume 2 - 2003 - ⭐️

F: 16/11 - F*ck Being Humble - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️
L: 16/11 - Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and you too! - 2019 - ⭐️⭐️
A: 8/11 - Against Empathy: The Case for Rational Compassion - 2016 - ⭐️
S: 10/11 - Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️
H: 11/11 - Hannibal Lecter and Philosophy: The Heart of the Matter - 2015 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Since I read a lot, an added challenge I've added for myself is to only spell-out according to the Title of the books.

I had this same idea! Great minds and all that.

Currently Viewing
26/26

Richard

🎆 T : The Complete Book of Drawing: Essential Skills for Every Artist (2004) - Barrington Barber 352pp 9/11/24 5🌺
🎆 H : First Impressions: Paul Gauguin (1990) - Howard Greenfeld 102pp 14/11/24 5🌺
🎆 E : The Executioner's Song (1979) - Norman Mailer 1056pp 7/11/24 5🌺

🎆 U : Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots (2012) - Deborah Feldman 273pp 16/11/24 5🌺
🎆 M : Murder Mindfully (2019) - Karsten Dusse 328pp 15/11/24 5🌺
🎆 B : Bright Star: Love Letters and Poems of John Keats to Fanny Brawne (c.1819) - John Keats 144pp 8/11/24 5🌺
🎆 R : Goyhood (2024) - Reuven Fenton 288pp 5🌺
🎆 E : Until the Day I Die (2019) - Emily Carpenter 249pp 23/11/24 5🌺
🎆 L : The Ipcress File (1962) - Len Deighton 242pp 6/11/24 5🌺
🎆 L : The Yemenite Girl : A Novel (1977) - Curt Leviant 221pp 20/11/24 5🌺
🎆 A : Animation in Croatia: Zagreb School and Beyond (2024) - Midhat Ajanović 181pp 11/11/24 5🌺

🎆 A : The Helsinki Affair (2023) - Anna Pitoniak 355pp 17/11/24 5🌺
🎆 C : The Case of Comrade Tulayev (1948) - Victor Serge 400pp 13/11/24 5🌺
🎆 A : You'll Like it Here (2022) - Ashton Politanoff 219pp 18/11/24 5🌺
🎆 D : Drums of Autumn (2018) - Diana Gabaldon 928pp 5/11/24 5🌺
🎆 E : We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation (2021) - Eric Garcia 309pp 25/11/24 4🌺
🎆 M: 24/11 - Moon Maine - 2008 - ⭐️⭐️ (Richard)
🎆 Y : The Year of Dangerous Days: Riots, Refugees, and Cocaine in Miami 1980 (2020) - Nicholas Griffin 330pp 16/11/24 Nicholas Griffin 5🌺
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Jazzy

🎆 T : Presumed Innocent (1987) - Scott Turow 421pp 11/23/24 5🌺
🎆 H : Where We Belong (2013) - Catherine Ryan Hyde 414pp 24/11/24 5🌺
🎆 E : Trouble in the Churchyard Trouble in the Churchyard (2020) - Emily Organ 296pp 26/11/24 5🌺

🎆 F : Batman The Golden Age Omnibus 1 (1941) - Bill Finger 822pp 10/11/24 5🌺
🎆 L : Writing Dylan: The Songs of a Lonesome Traveler (2005) - Larry David Smith 918pp 21/11/24 5🌺
🎆 A : Austerlitz (2001) - W.G. Sebald
415pp 19/11/24 5🌺
🎆 S : Swan Song (1987) - Robert McCammon 929pp 8/11/24 5🌺
🎆 H: We Were the Lucky Ones (2017) - Georgia Hunter 350pp 22/11/24 5🌺
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I'm also watching Call My Agent, should I add that or whatever I'm watching next time?

When we finish these? Sounds good.

We'd never run out of shows we're watching :D

Jazzy wrote: "We'd never run out of shows we're watching :D"

True! Love it.

And what a great way to get show recommendations.

Sorry Richard, I've had pain in my hands and the doctor says it's carpal tunnel syndrome which makes it hard to type :(

But I finished Call My Agent now!

No need to be sorry. Real life is more important than Goodreads challenges. I've been struggling with autistic burnout, depression, & chronic fatigue. Just do what you can do & be kind to yourself. Hugs.

Hugs to you my dear koala friend! I'm watching Murder Mindfully and have read half the books so far! x

I'm watching Agatha All Along

I saw Wanda Vision but I don't have Disney anymore.

My book Unorthodox is non-fiction if you're looking for a U

No that's okay. I've got it.

5 to go for me - E E E H M

Jazzy wrote: "5 to go for me - E E E H M"

Great! If I can help with what I'm already reading, I will.

E E H M!

You've done very well as usual Richard! x

M: 24/11 - Moon Maine - 2008 - ⭐️⭐️

Thanks! Now i'm sorted - NEXT! I'm watching a show based on the real life of the guy who wrote it.
I'll pick out my books then work on reading them.

Jazzy 5/5

☃️ S : Shadows on the Hudson (1957) - Isaac Bashevis Singer 560pp 1/12/24 5❄️
🎆 U : Under the Light of the Italian Moon (2021) - Jennifer Anton 396pp 5🌺
☃️ I : In Touch: The Letters (1994) - Paul Bowles 636pp 2/12/24 5❄️
🎆 T : This Rebel Heart (2022) - Katherine Locke 433pp 26/11/24 5🌺
☃️ S : The Spider's House (1955) - Paul Bowles 432pp 3/12/24 5❄️



Richard 16/16

☃️ T: The Snowman (2007) - Jo Nesbø 383pp 8/12/24 4❄️
☃️ H: When We Meet Again (2016) - Kristin Harmel 365pp 14/12/24 4❄️
☃️ R: In the Mouth of the Wolf (1983) - Rose Zar 226pp 13/12/24 5❄️
☃️ E: Evelyn, After (2016) - Victoria Helen Stone 258pp 4/12/24 5❄️
☃️ E: Evening: A Novel (2020) - Nessa Rapoport 256pp 5/12/24 4❄️

☃️ B: The Benevolent Dictator: Political conspiracy thriller (2018) - Tom Trott 210pp 11/12/24 4❄️
☃️ O: When the Doves Disappeared (2012) - Sofi Oksanen 320pp 14/12/24 5❄️
☃️ D: Do Not Go Alone (2018) - C.A. Larmer 186pp 6/12/24 5❄️
☃️ Y: You Can't Make Old Friends (2016) - Tom Trott 224pp 4❄️

☃️ P: Portrait of a Murderer (1933) - Anne Meredith 240pp 12/12/24 5❄️
🎆 R: Merda!: The Real Italian You Were Never Taught in School (1993) - Roland Delicio 128pp 27/11/24 5🌺
☃️ O: Olive, Again (2019) - Elizabeth Strout 289pp 14/12/24 5❄️
☃️ B: Buddy Holly Is Alive and Well on Ganymede (1991) - Bradley Denton 290pp 7/12/24 5❄️
☃️ L: Do Not Go Gentle (2016) - C.A. Larmer 226pp 10/12/24 5❄️
☃️ E: Eva and Eve: A Search for My Mother's Lost Childhood and What a War Left Behind (2021) - Julie Metz 320pp 10/12/24 5❄️
☃️ M: Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul (2014) - Charles King 496pp 9/12/24 5❄️

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✅ 7

Me: 3 Body Problem

T: 29/11 - Thanks for the Money: How to Use My Life Story to Become the Best Joel McHale You Can Be - 2016 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
H: 28/11 - Halloween: The Essential Guide to Halloween, Halloween safety tips ,save kids, Halloween costumes, all what you need to happy Halloween and Family Fun - 2020 - ⭐️
R: 5/12 - The Richest Man in Babylon - 1926 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 28/11 - The Element Encyclopedia of Secret Societies. The Ultimate A-Z of Ancient Mysteries, Lost Civilizations and Forgotten Wisdom - 2006 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 1/12 - Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health - 2013 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

B: 27/11 - Bibliotherapy: Books to Guide You Through Every Chapter of Life - 2024 - ⭐️⭐️
O: 29/11 - Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry - 2005 - ⭐️⭐️
D: 30/11 - Dictionary of Contemporary Slang - 1991 - ⭐️⭐️
Y: 4/12 - Your 3 Best Super Powers: Meditation, Imagination & Intuition - 2016 - ⭐️⭐️

P: 9/12 - The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business - 2012 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 14/12 - Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut - 2006 - ⭐️⭐️
O: 6/12 - The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Philosophy - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
B: 27/11 - Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️
L: 27/11 - The Lost World - 1995 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 4/12 - Everyday MAGIC: The Joy of Not Being Everything and Still Being More Than Enough - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️
M: 1/12 - My Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open: How to Untangle Our Relationship with Tech - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️

Jazzy: Suits

S: 27/11 - Scheisse! The Real German You Were Never Taught in School - 1994 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
U: 28/11 - Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I: 1/12 - It Happened in France: A Renowned Journalist's Account of Life Under the Occupation 1940–1944 - 2024 - ⭐️⭐️
T: 2/12 - Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica - 1938 - ⭐️⭐️
S: 1/12 - The Secret Life of Birds: Who They Are and What They Do - 2008 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Scheisse! Sounds hilarious!

Jazzy wrote: "Scheisse! Sounds hilarious!"

Yep. Very interesting too.

The funny thing to me is that it was published when I was learning German in high school, & in the same year that I stayed in Germany for a month. The book sure would have been helpful lol...

How are you my dear Koala friend? I think of you a lot during the days and hope you are coping alright.

That's very kind of you, thank you. I'll be okay. I have a good support network & I'm seeing a psych in Feb.

How are you going?

Good good. I still can't use my hand/thumb properly or without pain so can't play in the upcoming shows but I can sing, so there's that. I'm going to do 4 songs with a small group called Kat Kosmonaut &. The Satellites at a local pub with a stage in December. x

That sounds fun. I hope you enjoy.

It was great. Now I have one performance left next monday!

and I'm watching Midnight at the Pera Palace.

My thumb is improving but taking its time! Hope you are doing as well as can be expected - many hugs

xxx

6 to go x

2 left

I should have them all read by tomorrow!!

Ok. No rush.

Done now! Just adding the finishing touches :)

I'm not watching anything at the moment, but a Netflix show I've really enjoyed is called "3%". So I'll spell that out for our next one.

I think Suits is great. What do you think?

✅ 8

Me: 3%

T: 18/12 - Transformed: A Navy SEAL’s Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds - 2019 - ⭐️⭐️
H: 15/12 - A History of English Literature - 2000 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 25/12 - Remembering Whitney: My Story of Life, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped - 2013 - ⭐️⭐️
E: 16/12 - Endless Highway - 1995 - ⭐️⭐️
E: 18/12 - Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD - 2023 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

P: 22/12 - Prince: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track - 2022 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 22/12 - Electric City: The Lost History of Ford and Edison’s American Utopia - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
R: 26/12 - Rejection Reset: Restore Social Confidence, Reshape Your Inferior Mindset, and Thrive In a Shame-Free Lifestyle - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
C: 16/12 - Chinese Philosophy A–Z - 2008 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 28/12 - Einstein's Beets - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
N: 21/12 - No Time to Panic: How I Curbed My Anxiety and Conquered a Lifetime of Panic Attacks - 2023 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
T: 19/12 - A Theory of the Aphorism: From Confucius to Twitter - 2019 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jazzy: The Fabelmans

T: 25/12 - A Tomb With a View: The Stories & Glories of Graveyards - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️
H: 15/12 - How Humans Judge Machines - 2021 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 28/12 - Exploited - 2012 - ⭐️⭐️

F: 16/12 - Fast Carbs, Slow Carbs: The Simple Truth About Food, Weight, and Disease - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️
A: 15/12 - Anxiety Rx: A Revolutionary New Prescription for Anxiety Relief―from the Doctor Who Created It - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️
B: 17/12 - Bangkok: Stories and Recipes from the Heart of Thailand - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
E: 30/12 - Etymological Dictionary of Greek (2 Vols.) (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary) - 2016 - ⭐️⭐️
L: 16/12 - Lucy & Desi: The Legendary Love Story of Television's Most Famous Couple - 1990 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
M: 15/12 - The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits - 2008 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A: 15/12 - Absolute Value: What Really Influences Customers in the Age of (Nearly) Perfect Information - 2014 - ⭐️⭐️
N: 21/12 - No Worries: A Guide to Releasing Anxiety and Worry Using CBT - 2019 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
S: 24/12 - Sugar: A Bittersweet History - 2008 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hi there yes I liked Suits a lot and I love the artwork on the walls. My eyes are too blurry to properly do the layout, but I just finished watching THE FABELMANS. It's about Spielberg's life and it's perfect!

See you tomorrow xxx
That means later today my Koala friend x

✅ = read by Richard
Richard
12/12

⛸️ T: Trouble in Nuala (2016) - Harriet Steel 202pp 7/1/25 5❄️
✅ H:
⛸️ R: The Life of Senna : The Biography of Ayrton Senna (2004) - Tom Rubython 640pp 15/1/25 5❄️
✅ E:
✅ E:

☃️ P: Kiss the Girls (1995) - James Patterson 512pp 15/12/24 5❄️
✅ E:
⛸️ R: The Rules for Life Omnibus (2022) - Kitty Flanagan
448pp 24/1/25 5❄️
✅ C:
✅ E:
⛸️ N: Lolita (1955) - Vladimir Nabokov 317pp 1/1/25 5❄️
⛸️ T : 2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke 255pp 2/1/25 5❄️ (Two-Thousand & One)

Jazzy
12/12


⛸️ T : The Shining (1977) - Stephen King 497pp 5/1/25 5❄️
✅ H
✅ E

✅ F
✅ A
⛸️ B : Barry Lyndon (1844) - William Makepeace Thackeray 448pp 4/1/25 5❄️
✅ E
✅ L
☃️ M : The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales (1985) - Oliver Sacks 243pp 15/12/24 5❄️
✅ A
✅ N
✅ S

I used to get a lot of adverts for Royal Match with Rick Hoffman and he was so affable, then I saw what a good job he did playing the belligerent, simpering Louis. And he's also Jewish, so he's my favourite character :)

I'm finished. How are you going?

S: 3/1 - So Much Longing in So Little Space: The Art of Edvard Munch - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

S: 3/1 - The Space Economy: Capitalize on the Greatest Business Opportunity of Our Lifetime - 2023 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

E: 3/1 - Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

C: 3/1 - Contents Under Pressure: 30 Years of Rush at Home and Away - 2004- ⭐️⭐️

A: 3/1 - Am I Going to Be Okay?: Money—Timely Intelligence, Actionable Ideas, Answers to the Questions that Really Matter - 2024 - ⭐️⭐️

H: 4/1 - How Was It for You?: Stories from a Sex Worker - 2024 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

A: 4/1 - Access All Areas: Stories from a Hard Rock Life - 2017 - ⭐️⭐️

N: 4/1 - Never Finished - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

E: 5/1 - Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China - 2024 - ⭐️⭐️⭐️

E: 7/1 - Enforcer: The Real Story of One of Australia's Most Feared Outlaw Bikers, Caesar Campbell - ⭐️

F: 9/1 - Focus on the Good Stuff: The Power of Appreciation - 2005 - ⭐️⭐️

E: 11/1 - Every Life is on Fire: How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Living Things - 2020 - ⭐️⭐️

E: 11/1 - Even After Everything: The Spiritual Practice of Knowing the Risks and Loving Anyway - 2024 - ⭐️

Hello Richard, what have we got so far? I'll put the ticks in.