Books Are Always Good Company

Read Together January 2025 Night Road, by Kristin Hannah  This book came recommended by my sister, who thought it would be one we would all enjoy discussing. I was the odd man out in our club, being the only one who hadn't read a Kristin Hannah book. This is one of her earlier pieces, released in 2011. Sidenote: We had just finished Anxious People and were so eager to start our next book, Karyn surprised Heather by ordering a copy from Amazon (next day delivery) when Heather was put on a wait list at her library.  Karyn finished the book in a couple days, finishing just as Heather began. I finished the book the same day I started... well, into the wee hours of the morning of the following day (before Heather got her copy!). Karyn and I felt guilty for getting ahead of Heather, and guilty for not telling her! Karyn came clean quick; I fibbed for a little while...she knew all along.  I don't like to give too much away when reviewing books. That being said, I'm not going to ...

Read together January 2025 Before our "good company began", all three of us had previously read Fredrik Backman's, A Man Called Ove, which we LOVED.  I had read Anxious people a couple of years ago and thought it would be fun to read again with the girls. Let it be known, when I say "read" it might also be "listened", but I will likely clarify a bit with each review, because those narrators deserve a review too! I remembered what I loved most about (listening to) this book, was the narration. When I made the suggestion to read together, I had them sold on the audio version.    A little sidenote about us: presently, Karyn is mostly an audio reader, which is done where she spends 97% of her life... in her car. She still loves to cozy up on the couch or in bed with her Kindle or hard copy, but she can get way more books read with Audio versions! Heather, who admits to being slightly behind in the world of technology, is your good old fashioned hard copy k...

Books certainly bring a company to our lives like no person can. "...books are always good company...", a quote from one of my personal favorites: Louisa May Alcott. She not only could write books, but her taste for literary greatness was something to be admired. She has inspired me to allow books to be a type of company that provide a sweet escape, especially during the years of motherhood. While books provide a private and personal type of company, they also serve an unending list of purposes. The joy of reading, for me, is paired with conversation and discussion...with human company. Over the last several months, two kindred spirits and I began reading books together and having open ended discussion along the way. Logistically speaking, we couldn't possibly have a typical "book club night". Instead, we use technology to host our very own (very modern!) book club. Using the app, Marco Polo (a video chat platform), we converse and leave feedback when we're ...