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I am in 2 book clubs (one monthly 1 quarterly) and for the most part enjoy ALL the books I am called upon to read.  Here are a few of them that stand out and that I really enjoyed.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig – I found this book an enchanting read and thought provoking

Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?In The Midnight Library, Matt Haig’s enchanting blockbuster novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.

There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak – a pretty dense and gritty read, I loved the switching back and forth in the character’s time lines

There Are Rivers in the Sky is a sweeping historical novel connecting the lives of three characters across time through the enduring power of water and the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh. The story follows a Mesopotamian King in the 7th century BCE, an abused orphan named Arthur in 1840s London, and a ten-year-old Yazidi girl, Narin, in 2014 Turkey, all impacted by the

The Northwoods by Daniel Mason – unusual writing style, the author writes in the manner he imagines his characters would speak/write in their time and based on their personality/education/worldview.  Was disorienting at first but grew to love it and it added so much to the story.

North Woods is a historical novel that spans four centuries, from the 17th century to the present, focusing on a single plot of land in western Massachusetts. The book uses a fragmented narrative with various forms—including stories, letters, and poems—to explore the lives of the house’s many human and non-human inhabitants, from an escaping Puritan couple to a modern-day student. The novel examines themes of nature’s cycles, the accumulation of time, human connection, ephemerality, and the enduring legacy of the past on a single place.

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – author of the Martian, I love Andy Weir’s humor!  Science dense but stick with it, a non STEM reader can easily follow the gist of things.  What a saga/adventure with enduring themes of survival, resilience, science, intelligence, ingenuity, friendship trust & betrayal ethics…long list.  It will/ be a movie with Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace – looking forward to it!

Project Hail Mary follows Ryland Grace, a junior high science teacher who wakes up with amnesia on a spaceship millions of miles from home, alone except for his deceased crewmates. As his memories return, he realizes he’s on a critical mission to save Earth from the Astrophage crisis that is dimming the sun. He must use his scientific knowledge to find a solution, but when he discovers he’s not entirely alone in the vastness of space, he must forge an unlikely alliance to save not just his own planet but potentially another

Not a book but I saw the Eagles at The Sphere in Las Vegas in September.  Also The Wizard of Oz created with the help of AI specifically for The Sphere, a fully immersive 4D experience.  Both shows truly amazing the sound at the Sphere is perfection and the visuals, jaw dropping. A must-do very moving entertainment experience.  We sat in section 406 at the Sphere which was centered and up a bit the screen is massive and in this area you can take it all in and don’t have to tilt your head back to see it all.  Higher seats are not bad seats at The Sphere.