Hey my nice book friends! Hope you are all doing well and enjoying your summer. Is it hot where you are? It is in my part of the world and very, very humid. This is partly because we have had quite a bit of moisture, but it still feels sticky, sticky. I have been going back and forth about when to take my 'official' Summer Break. I usually do this most years. Decided that it's about time for this year's 'break'. Nothing is wrong and we are doing well. We will be taking a couple of vacations in upcoming weeks and I find it tough to do blogging away from my computer. Anyway, I think I'll take July and August off and try to be back after Labor Day. I will hopefully have a bunch of pretty pictures to share and also books that I've completed to talk about.
My reading has been going well, but I have been rereading a couple of mystery series (yes, I decided to do a couple more of those) that I have already talked about here in past years. Enjoying my 'comfort' reads. I'm also trying to decide whether to reread The Stand by Stephen King. There will be a book published in August entitled The End Of The World As We Know It. This is a 'return to the world of The Stand'. King has authorized for the first time a short story anthology where other authors will take those characters and that time period and give us more. I read The Stand in 1978 right after it was published. I was still in college and that whole good vs. evil (which also included a pandemic) tale kind of blew me away. I revisited it back in 2013 when I listened to it on audio. We'll see what I decide about this new anthology. Honestly, short stories are not my favorites normally, but one never knows. Have you read The Stand? Would you revisit an old favorite through new stories? Do tell!
Hope you all have a nice July and August. Take care. Read a bunch of good books. I'll likely still be commenting some on blogs, but even if I'm not commenting, I'll be reading them. See you in a few weeks!
Have a great break! Hot here too at the moment, though our idea of hot would probably seem quite cool to you!
ReplyDeleteFictionFan, I suspect you are right about what's hot in one part of the world and what is considered hot in another. We're in the 90's with pretty high humidity. As I said, sticky. And thanks for stopping by!
DeleteWell, you know it isn't hot here! We didn't hit 60 today, but we might get into the mid-60s by the middle of the week. :) We finally got a nice little bit of rain, but only 1 inch so far for June. It's going to be a dry summer, but at least it won't be as hot as Texas.
ReplyDeleteI've always intended to re-read The Stand, but the size has put me off. Maybe I should go with the audio. I've forgotten so much about the book, but I did love it. I can't remember when I read it, but it was probably in the late 1980s. I'm not a fan of short stories, either, so I'll wait to hear what you think of the anthology.
Enjoy your break and your vacations!
Les, I do know that it isn't likely 'hot' in your area. There's a reason that we've vacationed in Oregon during the 4th of July time. Hope you get a bit more rain. I hear what you say about the size of The Stand. It is definitely a long, long book. I suspect I will at least try the anthology and see how it goes for me. Still trying to decide about rereading The Stand. Maybe I'll just skim it. Thanks for the good wishes!
DeleteKay, I hope you enjoy your little (and I hope it is "little!") blogging vacation. If you happen to travel south of Houston, holler at me!
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