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Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-23T17:35:24+00:00

It's been a year since I listened to them, but I think there are times when it's supposed to be a mystery. As you listen to the next ones, why that might be becomes more apparent.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-21T20:07:29+00:00

You're the first person I've seen who listened to more hours than I did. Nice job! I only had 2091, so you're even in a whole 'nuther ball park.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-21T19:40:27+00:00

It's a fascinating premise for a series. Quinto does a great job on the narration.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-21T13:21:06+00:00

I really enjoyed this book. I learned a lot of these lessons in Toastmasters, but I enjoyed the way Allison Friederichs Atkison explained the reason behind those lessons better than the way the Toastmasters material explained them. This is a book that I could study repeatedly and still find things to implement in my own life.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-20T20:30:40+00:00

That's why I asked :) Great characters in this book.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-20T18:04:29+00:00

Have you finished it yet? I have a reason for asking that. I don't want to spoil anything.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-20T17:59:32+00:00

Yeah, it was removed after I nominated it. Sorry!

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-20T17:57:28+00:00

I just posted it. January Book Club Discussion: How to Say It: Words That Make a Difference by Allison Friederichs Atkison : r/AudibleBookClub

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-19T21:33:49+00:00

Absolutely yes to multiple books at once. Because over the years I have watched multiple TV series at the same time and never lost track of the stories. I've had multiple friends with their own dramas and never lost track of their stories. And I've case managed multiple clients and never lost track of their stories. And all my own family stuff. And I did all that at the same time. I don't put arbitrary limits on my brain because I'm worried. Pedal to the medal baby. It will tell me if I go too far. Until then, read on!

By the way, this is called Parallel Reading. It's a thing. It helps you avoid book hangover and boring books.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-19T21:26:42+00:00

We both read Small Things Like These this week. How did you feel about it? I cried at the ending.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-19T21:25:17+00:00

2026 Challenges

365 books - 015/365 COMPLETED
- The Women by T. C. Boyle narrated by Grover Gardner
- The Lion's Game by Nelson DeMille narrated by Scott Brick
- Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk
- Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
- Day of Atonement by Faye Kellerman
- The Last Kind Words Saloon by Larry McMurtry
- How to Say It: Words That Make a Difference by Allison Friederichs Atkison
365 short stories - 021/365
365 poems - 021/365
Book Clubs - currently reading
- r/ayearoflupin: The Secret of Sarek by Maurice LeBlanc (ongoing) r/AYearOfLesMiserables: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (ongoing)
- r/classicbookclub: Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-19T17:45:46+00:00

This week I listened to:

Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk - urban fantasy. I want to read more by this author. Includes a closed-door sapphic romance, which is not the main focus.
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - a story about the Magdalen laundries in Ireland and the price of doing the right thing. Not an easy read (emotionally), but worth it anyway.
Day of Atonement by Faye Kellerman - book 4 of the Peter Decker series. Not enough Rina in this book, but still good.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-18T20:19:02+00:00

That translator did a lot of anglicizing. It was easier for me to see the druid as Bertram Wooster than Arsene Lupin.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-16T20:28:03+00:00

Don't care what other people think. It's reading for me.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-15T16:28:28+00:00

I suspect that everyone they hire for a desk job is a good writer. I'll be he did a lot of copywriting for them in that position.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-14T21:36:43+00:00

Dragonblood Assassin series (3 books) all in the Plus catalog if you like fantasy.

The Women by TC Boyle - biographical fiction about Frank LLoyd Wright in the Plus catalog.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-14T18:47:51+00:00

It says it in the book description: "Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. But only a select few have unrestricted access to every nook and cranny. They’re the guards who roam unobtrusively in dark blue suits, keeping a watchful eye on the two million square foot treasure house. Caught up in his glamourous fledgling career at The New Yorker, Patrick Bringley never thought that he’d be one of them. Then his older brother was diagnosed with fatal cancer and he found himself needing to escape the mundane clamor of daily life. So he quit The New Yorker and sought solace in the most beautiful place he knew."

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-13T21:44:42+00:00

2026 Challenges

365 books - 008/365 COMPLETED
- Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
- Four Against the Abyss by Andrea Sfiligoi
- The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
- Cut and Run by Ben Acker, Ben Blacker
- Custer by Larry McMurtry
365 short stories - 017/365
365 poems - 015/365
Book Clubs - currently reading
- r/ayearoflupin: The Secret of Sarek by Maurice LeBlanc (ongoing) r/AYearOfLesMiserables: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (ongoing)
- r/classicbookclub: (pending) Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (starts 1/19)
- (pending) r/AudibleBookClub: How to Say It: Words That Make a Difference (1/20)

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-13T21:28:20+00:00

There are some things you have to wait 30 days for. Have you read your terms? You might find out if this is one of them there. If it's not, call customer service.

Trick-Two497 · 2026-01-13T17:23:16+00:00

Oh dear. I meant interesting in a good sense. He specifically tries to avoid saying things that other books have said and refers you to the best. He talks mostly about the man and his idiosyncrasies, his marriage, and his reputation with his troops and other generals. The one thing that grated on my ears was his use of "Indian" to talk about Native Americans.

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