It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? (7/18/16)

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Note: I apologize for the image alignment issues on the blog at the moment. I’m having an issue with WordPress and working on resolving it…

I officially started training for the West Point Triathlon last week and it was nice to get in some hard workouts after letting things slide while on vacation. I’m trying a couple new things this time around: substituting an extra running workout for a swim workout and adding some hills work on the bike and the run. I’m hoping these changes will help the nauseous feeling I’ve gotten on the run during my past two races. On to the reading…

I finished reading…

How to Set A Fire and Why, Jesse Ball


How to Start A Fire and Why
 by Jesse Ball (July 5, 2016)
I loved Lucia’s take on high school and life (there are an incredible number of great quotes from her), but I could’ve done with just that as I wasn’t as big of a fan of the Arson Club storyline.

I’m currently reading…

Siracusa, Delia Ephron

Siracusa by Delia Ephron (July 12, 2016)
I’m almost three quarters of the way through this novel about two couples vacationing together in Italy and it’s a fantastic light, but smartly written read so far.
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Upcoming reading plans…

A Wife of Noble Character, Break in Case of Emergency

A Wife of Noble Character by Georgina Puig (August 2, 2016)
This novel about the Texas wealthy (my second one this year…how did this become a trend?!) was inspired by Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth.

Break in Case of Emergency by Jessica Winter (July 12, 2016)
“An irreverent and deeply moving comedy about friendship, fertility, and fighting for one’s sanity in a toxic workplace” (Goodreads) and another Catherine recommendation. Describing a book as “irreverent” gets me every time! I meant to get to this one last week, but I got distracted by Siracusa. Am still planning to give it a try.




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19 Comments

  1. Siracusa will be my next ‘beach read’… definitely sounds like my kind of story, and smart writing is a big plus, too. Hope the tweaks to your training routine are helpful. Good luck!

    Posted 7.18.16 Reply
    • Sarah Dickinson wrote:

      Finished it this morning….really loved it. My #1 summer reading style book of the year.

      Posted 7.18.16 Reply
  2. I’m a sucker for the “irreverent” tag too! Hope this one turns out as good as you hope.

    Posted 7.18.16 Reply
    • Sarah Dickinson wrote:

      Me too 🙂

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  3. Siracusa sounds good to me. Good luck with the training!

    Posted 7.18.16 Reply
    • Sarah Dickinson wrote:

      Thanks! And – it was great – I finished it this morning!

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  4. Sounds like you have some good ones! It’s really strange that there are SO many rich people problems books lately – I feel like I’ve avoided all of them somehow. I’m still hoping to give Jesse Ball’s book a shot, something tells me I’d really like it.

    Posted 7.18.16 Reply
    • Sarah Dickinson wrote:

      I agree about the rich people reads…and I started A Wife of Noble Character and put it down at 5%. I think I’ve hit my fill on that topic…but may pick it up again after something different.

      And there is a lot to love about the Jesse Ball…the overall book just didn’t work fantastically for me.

      Posted 7.18.16 Reply
  5. I love the cover of How to Set a Fire and Why. It’s very eye-catching.

    Posted 7.18.16 Reply
    • Sarah Dickinson wrote:

      Yes, it is!

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  6. Kathy Martin wrote:

    Good luck with your training. I admire your dedication. All of your books are new to me. Come see my reading week here. Happy reading!

    Posted 7.18.16 Reply
    • Sarah Dickinson wrote:

      Thank you! Keeps me able to eat all the foods I love 🙂

      Posted 7.18.16 Reply
  7. Melinda wrote:

    “Break In Case of Emergency” sounds great–I’ve heard some good things about it. I hope you enjoy it!

    Posted 7.18.16 Reply
    • Sarah Dickinson wrote:

      I hope so 🙂

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  8. I’ve been reading samples of Siracusa through my online book club and enjoying it. I’ve been having WordPress issues in a big way, and my server has gone down on and off all day. I’m looking into new hosting, if you’ve any recommendations. *hint*

    Posted 7.18.16 Reply
    • Sarah Dickinson wrote:

      I was wondering b/c I tried to stop by your blog earlier and got nothing! I was just able to get on and leave a comment. I just switched hosts to Nose Graze…it’s a little more expensive than others, but I’ve gotten a much higher level of tech support (and I used to have issues every time I updated WordPress and haven’t had those since moving to Nose Graze…she handles all the updates, making sure things are compatible,etc), so it’s worth it to me. She also handled my entire transfer for me without my site going down at all for a flat fee.

      Anyway – I’m an affiliate, so let me know if you decide to go with NG. I’ll send you my Affiliate link.

      Posted 7.18.16 Reply
      • Yes, please! I’ll definitely look into Ashley’s hosting at NG. Email me your affiliate link for sure, and I’ll bookmark it in my email. Bluehost used to be wonderful, but their stock answers for server problems are used and worn.

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  9. I think I need Siracusa in my life right now. Haven’t heard of it before and “light but smartly written” sounds perfect.

    Posted 7.20.16 Reply
    • Sarah Dickinson wrote:

      I hadn’t heard of it either until right after it came out, but it completely hit the spot. Hope you get to it!

      Posted 7.20.16 Reply

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