MUSING MONDAYS with APOOO, September 29, 2008
By APOOO • Sep 29th, 2008 • Category: Monday Musings •
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Today’s MUSING is just going to be a simple one on reading…
WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW?–Seen It All and Done the Rest by Pearl Cleage
WHY ARE YOU READING WHAT YOU’RE READING? PLEASURE? FOR REVIEW? SOMETHING ELSE?–This is a pleasure read and I’m also catching up because it was an APOOO book club read back in the Spring. 
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?–Stand the Storm by Breena Clarke…I love that book cover…it’s one of my favorites for 2008!
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BE READING NEXT?–J.D. Mason’s book that came out earlier this year…forgot the title. :(
WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY?–Run by Ann Patchett. CLICK HERE for why.
WHAT WAS THE WORST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY? I didn’t read enough books to have a worst read…lol.
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Run by Ann Patchett was a great book - I read it last month!
I know you will like Pearl Cleage’s book. It was my first attempt at reading any of her books and it was very good. I loved it. It has mad my list of 2008 top books.
My responses are posted on my blog.
Jennifer C.´s last blog post..Monday Musing
WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? Obession by Kayla Perrin
WHY ARE YOU READING WHAT YOU’RE READING? PLEASURE? FOR REVIEW? SOMETHING ELSE? For pleasure, but I usually do a review for each book that I read….
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING? Home Wrecker by Dwayne Joseph
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BE READING NEXT? I’m not sure I have a pile on my “TBR” list
WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY? I think Home Wrecker by Dwayne Joseph was one the best reads I’ve this month. It was a different type of read that you would definitely enjoy.
WHAT WAS THE WORST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? For the month of September I’ve read a total of 11 books and out of those 11 all of them were pretty good. I didn’t have a worse book.
Hey Tangerine glad you received Home Wrecker and enjoyed it…wasn’t the main character something else!
Thrilled to see you participating in these round robins…but I don’t know where you find the time.
J. Kaye´s last blog post..Releasing this Week: THE LUCKY ONE by Nicholas Sparks
WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? – For All We Know by Sanda Kitt
WHY ARE YOU READING WHAT YOU’RE READING? PLEASURE? FOR REVIEW? SOMETHING ELSE? – Enjoyment and research. The hero is a pastor but this is not Christian fiction. I’m interested to see how he and his faith are portrayed in a secular novel. I think I can learn some things for my AA Christian romance.
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING? – A Time to Heal by Linda Goodnight
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BE READING NEXT? – Not sure. I have a pile of books that I need to review. Might be one by Carla Neggers.
WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY? – The Last Street Novel by Omar Tyree. As a gal from NY, I thought the story was very well done, very realistic and very well written. I’m not a big Omar Tyree fan so I wasn’t disappointed that this book was a departure from his others.
WHAT WAS THE WORST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY? Witchhunt by Marc Aronsen. It’s probably not the book, which about the Salem witch trials, as much as how it’s being used. My son’s 8th grade class had to read it to learn about that period in history. The book is really about the dangers of groupthink but I think it may be a bit intense for students who have no prior knowledge of those events.
PatriciaW´s last blog post..Trudging Through My WIP
Hey Pat…glad you enjoyed Omar’s book and yes Witchhunt sounds heavy for an 8th Grader…I’m glad it’s not on the banned book list…but I’m also surprised it’s not since it deals with witches.
WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW?–Girl Talk by Shereen McKellar and Another Woman’s Husband by Angel Mechelle
WHY ARE YOU READING WHAT YOU’RE READING? PLEASURE? FOR REVIEW? SOMETHING ELSE?–Review! Shoot, I don’t know what pleasure reading is anymore. Girl Talk is for Urban-Reviews and Another Woman’s Husband is for OOSA.
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?– A couple of manuscripts. One is complete, the other isn’t. I think readers will enjoy them both.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BE READING NEXT?– I have a few on my TBR list, but I think I’m going to pull a pleasure out and check out Caroline McGill’s ‘A Dollar Outta Fifteen Cent 2: Money Talks Bullsh*t Walks’ since her newest one is to release.
WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY?– ‘The Game of Trife’ by Moses Miller. This is definitely a series and author to get locked into. He has a real talent when it comes to indulging readers.
WHAT WAS THE WORST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY? I believe it’s this mess ‘Girl Talk.’ I don’t like the cover, the characters, the errors it’s an anthology and the stories just stop. I could go on and on and on, but I won’t.
Nardsbaby´s last blog post..OOSA Online Book Club gave 4 stars to: Preacherman Blues
WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? True to the Game III
WHY ARE YOU READING WHAT YOU’RE READING? PLEASURE? FOR REVIEW? SOMETHING ELSE? Review
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING? Taken By Storm By Rochelle Allers
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BE READING NEXT? Sex and the Single Braddock By Robyn Amos
WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY? Two Grooms and a Wedding By Adrianne Byrd - I was reading ALOT of Urban lit and it was a nice break. But I really did love the story and all of the twist and turns that got the reader to the end of the book
WHAT WAS THE WORST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? True to the Game III. I am not done and already I have read ahead to the end…..I have to read all of it to write a review, but I am very disappointed with the book. This is not in the same tradition of True to the Game. There is alot more I can say, but I will leave that debate alone.
Nardsbaby - I would love to know how Another Womans husband is.
I will surely keep you posted.
Nardsbaby´s last blog post..OOSA Online Book Club gave 4 stars to: Preacherman Blues
WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW?–A manuscript.
WHY ARE YOU READING WHAT YOU’RE READING? PLEASURE? FOR REVIEW? SOMETHING ELSE?–Something else.
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?– “I Got Your Back” by Demetrius Jones Jr.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BE READING NEXT?–Either “Kissed by the Devil” by Dashaun Taylor or “Officer Down” by Mo Shines.
WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY?–”Ski Mask Way” by Randy “Ski” Thompson. Fast paced and full of drama and laughs.
WHAT WAS THE WORST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY? “Melody” by Stacy-Deanne. Disjointed and in need of developmental editing.
Ms. Toni´s last blog post..Ms Toni gave 5 stars to: The Ski Mask Way
Ms. Toni…I heard that about Melody…I haven’t heard anyone say they really liked it.
WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW? Blood Colony by Tananarive Due
WHY ARE YOU READING WHAT YOU’RE READING? Pleasure
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING? Up Pops the Devil by Angela Benson
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BE READING NEXT? The next book in the Braddock Series. (reminds me of the nighttime soap Dynasty)
WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? Up Pops the Devil. It was face paced, lots of drama and I thought the beginning and certain other elements was clever.
WHAT WAS THE WORST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? I won’t say. Overall most of the books I read were 4 or 5 stars. Only one book made my reading time lag and I ended up skimming the rest of the book to get to the end.
Shelia´s last blog post..Real or Fake - No Monday Blues
LaShonda, Two Grooms and a Wedding By Adrianne Byrd was a good book.
Shelia´s last blog post..Real or Fake - No Monday Blues
WHAT ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW?– The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
WHY ARE YOU READING WHAT YOU’RE READING? PLEASURE? FOR REVIEW? SOMETHING ELSE?– Pleasure and along with a couple of Book Buddies, Jennifer, Dera and Uriane (sp) from APOOO
WHAT DID YOU RECENTLY FINISH READING?– Passion’s Furies by Altonya Washington
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’LL BE READING NEXT?– ???
WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY?–Passion’s Furies by AlTonya Washington. Even though it was slow at times, I loved the historical telling of the story and the way she incorporated the fact that blacks were prejudices against themselves and cause each other a great deal of pain and suffering.
WHAT WAS THE WORST BOOK YOU READ THIS MONTH? WHY? I was not the worst book but my biggest disappointment was Delaney’s Desert Sheikh by Brenda jackson.. So many of her fans praise this book as the greatest love story she has ever written and it fell way short for me. I rated it a 3
Hey Yas,
Yes the main character in Home Wrecker was not to be played with. She was in control….