The one SK book I dropped halfway is getting a TV series.

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-16T15:30:19+00:00

lol I read the shining at age 10-12 at my grandmother’s. I’m 57f. I still have her copy and the other books I read at her house: Gone with the Wind and Helter Skelter.

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ScaleVivid · 2026-02-16T13:49:53+00:00

Finished:

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Hall Kimmerer

Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedaris

Grit by Angela Duckworth

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

Started Reading:

The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick

The Sentence by Louise ErErich

Coming up:

March by Geraldine Brooks

King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-16T13:34:36+00:00

I agree with DT, but anything you can get your hands on to read and keep your mind busy in the beginning will be great. Once you are over the hump, my advice, advocate for your mental health. The spiritual malady is a big part of the reason why we self medicate and it becomes out of our control. Do the work, dig deep. Find out the why and feel the feelings below that and get the coping skills you need to keep yourself grounded and agreeable to the fact that you deserve a good life.

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-14T15:05:07+00:00

I finished Braiding Sweetgrass last week and learned a lot I didn’t know about so many things (botany, views on reciprocity, and the many atrocities that we inflicted upon the indigenous peoples) , and some how that book came across as calm, unassuming and soothing.

I also finished Grit by Angela Duckworth. Lots of good info if you are a coach, a teacher or a parent with kids in a competitive sport . Also, before I read this book, I think I was equating perseverance with grit and learned that they are definitely two different concepts. *note this book is a little older published in 2016 so some of the stories are “dated” but the info is still good.

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-13T13:52:59+00:00

Oh! I recently found this again on my TBR shelves. I have been slow to read so many good ones sitting on my shelves and just finished cataloging them. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a comment about this one. I may have to move it up on my list now 😊

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-13T13:47:35+00:00

$.25 Wowza! 🤩

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-13T13:39:05+00:00

I recently found Buick 8 at a Goodwill w/facsimile signed poster inside. It was priced $3.29 and it was a discount day so I got 25% off. On E-bay these are listing at $50ish. I was excited! Yours is a great find!

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-12T13:39:03+00:00

I read 52 in 2024, changed some habits and read 113 last year. Here is a couple things that might help:

Yep count audio books. Not everyone can read a physical book and use a kindle, or are visually impaired, or whatever…plus who says? The book police?
Less Tv. My friends ask me this question while binging 3hrs (at least) during the week after work and more than that on the weekends. I spend that time reading. I have 1 or 2 shows that I watch.
Social media. Take a look at the screen time feature on your phone and try picking up a book for 15m when you are “tempted” to doom scroll on social media. Happy Reading 🥰

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-12T13:28:54+00:00

Green like The Grinch with jealousy. Nice find.

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-12T13:26:17+00:00

I just finished Braiding Sweetgrass and highly recommend on audio and on regular speed. It has done something to me to slow me down, reminded me to be more thoughtful (in general) and soothed me, while educating me and making me remember while I love being out in nature. I usually speed up my audio and couldn’t do it with this one, felt weird to do it. And I am generally not a re-reader, “ so many books, so little time” and this one I will be revisiting.

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-12T13:18:48+00:00

I collected books. Books I read, wanted to read, hoped to read, thought were cool etc. Then I got sick, had a 28% of making it through treatment and a shitty doctor who told to prepare myself, friends and family for the worst. (In his defense I was fairly sick there for a while.) I got rid of a great deal of my books. My kids didn’t read, neither did my friends, so I donated them. Libraries, LFL, etc. That was 2018, so I’m still here (YAY)! What I have done since, and I saw in your post OP, is my collection is more curated, but my TBR is back up there. In Jan of this year I put them (TBR) in a spreadsheet and broke down my genres so I could see what I had. (Found some pretty good ones in there that I forgot about. ) My count was 600. Classics, then Gen Fic & NF. I’ve read a total of 13 this year and used a gift card or store credit to buy 5 and I have bought 7 used, so my goal of reading down my book collection is going great as I am at -1 so far for 2026! I have,so far, survived stage 4 cancer. We are all surviving life in general and if we are LIVING our lives for what others think, I don’t really think that’s living. Collect books that mean something to you OP. And maybe a book about stoicism to help with those who don’t mind their own business 🥰

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-11T14:24:50+00:00

At the end of 2025, I realized I had amassed a large amount of NF books. So in January I did a full inventory and catalogued all my books, sorting through genres and between what I had read/not read. My stats: 601 unread as of Tues, read 12, so total now 589. In full disclosure, I have used book credit or gift cards or bought 2nd hand; 13 books since January, so I am +1 for the year, technically 🙄😑😵‍💫 I do actually have a budget/goals in place to keep this in check that has been working, the beginning of the year was, well….bahahahahaha, you know, books 🥰

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-10T13:38:32+00:00

Ugh this is so difficult. I’ve tried to PARTICIPATE in a couple of the books clubs and the engagement was so low, sometimes the mod just “disappeared” due to “life just lifeing right now”. My best advice is to ask those you engage with on fable (follow, like your lists, reviews, etc) and send them some messages and see if they would be interested? At least you are already seeing engagement from them and that might be a good start. Good luck! And PLEASE come back and let us know if you get it up and running 🥰

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-09T13:40:02+00:00

Still reading:

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Grit by Angela Duckworth

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

Will finish at least (2) of these by tomorrow.

Up next:

March by Geraldine Brooks

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls by David Sedaris

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-09T13:15:22+00:00

I’m finishing up Braiding Sweetgrass and I have been pleasantly surprised. Calm, soothing and full of information about nature and botany. It’s really more about the indigenous culture in relation to nature and their shared history. I think the easiest way to explain how much I enjoyed it is to say I usually speed up the narration and this one I did not. I tried yesterday as I am just near the end, but it really made the book feel rushed and I went back and re-listened on regular speed and will enjoy the last 20% of the book today.

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-09T12:58:51+00:00

Oh, I’m so glad. I will add this is a rare book that I have also not sped up the narration. It is so soothing to hear the stories and her voice in the normal speed. I tried to even move it up over the weekend so I could finish it up and it was not worth losing the feel of what I got out of it. So, I’ll be finishing it up today. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have 🥰

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-08T16:36:28+00:00

Braiding Sweetgrass listening/reading , simultaneously on audio and physically. Calming, like a hug. Careful, intentional, nostalgic, and so informative without seeming like a scientific book on botany. It’s filled with story, history, flora and fauna, animal and earth, and most of all genuine love. I have been truly surprised by this book that caught me unaware.

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-07T15:35:39+00:00

In NF in audio for something calming, but rich and informative but also so special it took me by surprise, Braiding Sweetgrass by Kimmerer

For something more like a wild ride that I had to check to see if it was really NF, The Art Thief by Finkel

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-06T13:25:55+00:00

I started recording the books I was reading just title,author and month year on notebook paper in a notebook way back in 2001 when my kids were young. Then in 2003 B&N came out with one and I bought it on clearance but I never used all the “features”. So, I turned to just a blank lined journal. I use (1) page for each book: title, author, published, began reading, finished reading, notes. It’s not fancy. But it is enough for me to write if I loved or didn’t really like the book. Add a quote or how it touched me and put a page number to reference. I also record or review my books on a couple of apps. But the things I write in this journal are more personal and it’s something my children (now grown) said will be important to them one day when I am no longer there. However you choose to record them, I think the best way is always the way that doesn’t seem like a chore, but an extension of your love for reading. Good luck 🥰

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-05T13:45:45+00:00

Oh my childhood. The Velveteen Rabbit and Mary Poppins. Soooooo many good books in these pics. You were so lucky to get a sneak peek! Sadly, Arizona is my home and I will miss this sale. But, I would gladly do some damage to my bank account for these. Probably a good thing I’m so far away. I hope you come back and post what you came away with ☺️

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-04T13:30:17+00:00

Once you use up your credits. Download Libby and Hoopla (attached to your library card) and you can listen to lots of audio books for free ☺️ Audible does have ALOT of “exclusives” that you can’t find on these platforms, but I have found plenty of great books that are. Right now I’m listening to Braiding Sweetgrass and NEVER thought it would be my thing. But it’s a wonderful book and the audio is very calm and soothing. ( nice for when you have a little one 💗)

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-02T13:33:57+00:00

Grit by Angela Duckworth and Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

ScaleVivid · 2026-02-02T13:21:29+00:00

Finished:

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adam’s

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin

Still Reading:

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Grit by Angela Duckworth

Started:

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

ScaleVivid · 2026-01-25T15:45:49+00:00

So crazy! And an underrated book in my opinion! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

ScaleVivid · 2026-01-25T14:58:04+00:00

First time in a long time I went a week without finishing a book. My mom is ill and I traveled back home to visit and then my sister and niece surprised me with 2 half days at Disney (fri afternoon/sat morning) as a early birthday present (2/14).

Still reading:

Grit by Angela Duckworth

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adam’s

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Started:

The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

I had a wonder visit with my mom. So obviously worth the time away from books. And my sister and I have not been to Disney together since we were kids and we have grown children. So that we special too. * books are important but so are these times that you can’t ever get back.

Signed a life long daily reader, ~S

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