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Portable Magic

Reading, for me, is entertainment and an escape from the real world. But it can also inform and stretch the boundaries of the life I live.

Currently reading

A Wizard of Earthsea (The Earthsea Cycle, #1)
Ursula K. Le Guin
Whisper Network
Chandler Baker
Progress: 54 %
Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison
Progress: 28 %
The Mystery at Lilac Inn
Carolyn Keene
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories
Gary Raisor, Richard Chizmar, Al Sarrantonio, Avram Davidson
Progress: 70/512 pages
Leading Change
John P. Kotter
Peanuts Classics
Charles M. Schulz
Progress: 66 %
The Bungalow Mystery
Carolyn Keene
Progress: 192/192 pages
The Bungalow Mystery #3
Carolyn Keene
Progress: 192/192 pages
The Mystery at Lilac Inn
Russell H. Tandy, Mildred Benson, Carolyn Keene

A Good Dog ★★★☆☆

A Good Dog: The Story of Orson Who Changed My Life - Jon Katz, Tom Stechschulte

A sweet, sad memoir of the author’s relationship with a psychologically damaged border collie. He’s taken a fair amount of criticism for his decision in the end, but personally I

agree with the author that the life of an unpredictably dangerous dog cannot be prioritized over the serious injury he may do to humans.

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This was a quick, easy listen on audio, and the performance by Tom Stechschulte was very good, although he mangled some pronunciation of the medical terminology. The narrative also meandered throughout the story. It might not have wholly kept my attention had I been reading a bound version, but the audio was fine for keeping my brain more or less engaged while doing my Saturday chores around the house.

 

This was another from the Big Box O’Audiobooks that my friend loaned me. So the score is 1 / 2. I’m going to alternate my own choices with her boxful.