August Goodreads Postcard & Question of the Month

Question: With the variety of eReaders, and the ability to read books on your phone, capturing quotes from your reading is easier than ever! That's what our writing topic is for our postcards this month...

How often do you mark quotes in the books you read? How do you handle this in dead-tree books -- do you underline? post-it notes? something else? Do you do anything with your quotes after you've finished the book? Ever go back to read old quotes? Do you have an all time favorite quote? How many quotes do you have from your current read?

My answer:

I don't very often take note of  quotes that I like because lately most of my reading has been done with audio books.  I do have a bit of a weird habit, though.  I have two favorite words that I keep track of every time I come upon one of them.  I notate the sentence and book title.  What are the words?  CACOPHONY and PARCHED.  I'm getting quite fond of FLUMMOXED, too, and am considering adding it to my repertoire.

July Goodreads Postcard & Question of the Month

 
Question:  I have a serious love of magazines, and I've recently subscribed to a new print mag, Scientific American. I enjoy all my subscriptions and I'm curious about what you read, beyond books!

Let's write about Other Reading on our postcards this month! Do you read blogs or listen to podcasts? What are your favorites? Read a local or national newspaper? Anyone else read magazines? How about favorite newsletters from the orgs you donate to! Tell us about your favorite stuff to read that isn't in a book!

 My Answer: 

I only subscribe to one magazine, called "Birds & Blooms."  Lots of great photos and info about what you might find in your yard, no matter the time of year.  I'm a school librarian, so I read lots of reviews and blogs that deal with kids' books and poetry.  No newspapers any more (and no tv, actually) it's too depressing!  I figure anything important will appear on Facebook, which I read daily to stay in touch with friends and family near and far.

June GoodReads Postcard & Question of the Month

  

Question:  To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Rings, Pride and Prejudice, The Wizard of Oz, The Princess Bride, and Harry Potter... All started as books and were made into movies!

What was the last book you read that ended up as a movie? Book better or Movie better? Always read the book before the move?? (No way! I've not read The Princess Bride, yet! And The NeverEnding Story was my favorite movie for decades before I got around to reading the book. You?) What's your most anticipated / exciting book to movie? What book do you wish was a movie? What movie have you seen that you didn't know was a book?

My Answer:  My #2 favorite thing to do after reading is to see a movie on the "big screen."  I have decided to dispel any preconceptions and just enjoy the director's interpretation. Of course I end up with preferences - liked the Twilight movies, disliked the books - loved the Hunger Games books, not-so-much the movies -  love any interpretation of Harry Potter - and so on!

The cards I received:

2074.  GR PC June 2021

The book is ALWAYS better!  I haven't seen many books be successfully turned into movies.  And if I see the movie first, I have a hard time going back to read the book.  It's a weird thing for me.  Drives my reading friends crazy!  I'm trying to get Malibu (words obliterated by postal markings) read before the xxx starts on xxxx.  Jill

2072.  GR PC June, 2021

I just finished A Dog's Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron and last month read Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan.  I haven't seen the movies which is typical of me.  I generally think the book is better than the movie.  If I want to enjoy a movie, I try not to read the book first.  I have a friend who watches more movies than reads, so she has an opposite approach to movies/books.  Happy Reading - Jenny T.

May GoodReads Postcard and Question of the Month

 Question:  Dear Beautiful Readers,

What are your thoughts about Self-Help books? Love them? Hate them? Do you read them? Have any changed your life? Or do you avoid them? Why?

2079.  GR PC May 2021

Wood Ducks

Dear Chris,  Oh, I used to be such a sucker for self-help books!  Creativity and how-to-draw books and how-to-be-happy books ... and habits of productive people and hot-ot-be tidy and how-to-not procrastinate! *laughs*

     My favorite creativity-type self-help book is Refuse to Choose by Barbara Sher.  I re-read this many times, and over the years I have managed to smush many of my favorite hobbies into several great projects like this one! (Nature, Photography, Computers, Writing, Reading, Mail, woohoo!)

A few years ago I read some Stephanie Bennett Vogt, and I have also taken her year-long online class for Space Clearing.  I must have done some de-cluttering during that year ... but I am back to making piles of junk, so the clearing def didn't stick!  Ha!

I'm currently reading The Power of Daily Practice.  I don't know why.  I've already got several daily practices in place.  I guess I just want to see how and why other people do it? :)

Ha - I don't think I'll ever cure the procrastination.  But ... maybe the next self help book I read...?! Happy day, Rift

2065.  GR PC May 5, 2021

Oak Park, Illinois

Ernest Hemingway Birthplace Museum

I live around the corner from Hemingway's birthplace.  I don't subscribe to self-help books, or read a lot of nonfiction in general, but when I do it's usually a science book a la Mary Roach.  I really liked Phallacy by Emily Willingham and Four Lost Cities by Annalee Newitz.  Hope you are well and safe.  Take care - Amanda

2045.  GRPC May 2021

11 May 2021

I loved your Amish postcard!  I am reading my 2nd book by Emma Maas.  Both were Amish based and both were good!  I'm not into self-help books either.  The only nonfiction books I read are autobiographies, books about urban legends & paranormal, and true crime books.  I too love children's books, fairy tales, and cozy mysteries.  Hope your visit with your sister was great.  Happy Reading, Sandye