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Why Reading is My Favorite Hobby

L.M. Hosler

I have so many hobbies I enjoy that it’s hard to choose.

I enjoy reading, writing, playing cards, quilting and puzzles. So which one do I choose as my favorite.

I spend more time reading than any of the others. So, I will say reading is my favorite pastime. When the weather is nice, not too hot or cold, I will be sitting on my porch with a good book and a cool glass of lemonade. When winter comes I will be sitting on my sofa all bundled up with a good book. Television programming is rather lousy these days. So thank goodness for authors and great books.

Some of my favorite authors include:

  • John Grishman
  • Mary Higgins Clark Never pass one of those up
  • Tami Hoag Just finished her latest one
  • Johanna Lindsey
  • Jude Deveraux
  • Nora Roberts
  • Sandra Brown
  • Linda Castillo

That’s just a short list. I keep adding other authors I like to the list.

Thank goodness for the library and it’s book sales. I can get as many books as I can fit into a bag for a small fee. They keep my shelves full so I always have a book handy.

Book Collection Vyacheslav Argenberg

I belong to a local book club in my area. We each buy one book and in two weeks we pass the book on to the next member. This is a very old book club. It was started before cars and libraries existed. The members of the first book club actually took out loans to buy a book. We have come a long ways from that first book club.

I picked reading as my favorite pastime but I enjoy all my hobbies. I am so glad to have hobbies so that I am never complaining about being bored.

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Exploring Fiona Davis “The Spectacular”: A Book Review

L.M. Hosler

A few years ago I joined our local book club. I love reading and I hoped to find new authors that I would enjoy reading their books. I have indeed found a few new authors that I am now trying to read all of their books. I really enjoy John Grisham, Linda Castello, and Nora Roberts. Now, I am going to read more books by Fiona Davis.

I have just finished the book “The Spectacular” written by Fiona Davis. I found it very interesting and entertaining. It first starts off in 1992 then reverts back to 1956. The story begins with Marion, the main character, being escorted back to Radio City Music Hall. For a short time, she had been one of the famous Rockettes. Then the story shifts to 1956. At that time, she faced difficult choices about her future. She needed to decide what she really wanted to do with her life. In the 1950s, many believed that women should be wives. They thought women should stay at home as mothers. But Marion had taken dance lessons all of her life and loved dancing. For Marion, this led her to difficult family issues.

The New York City Bomber

As Marion moves ahead with her life, relationships shift and change for her. One of these relationships is with her sister Judy. Marion and Judy’s relationship had been strained for several years. Just when their relationship appeared to be improving, the New York Bomber sets off a bomb at Radio City Music Hall, endangering both the audience and the Rockettes. The New York Bomber had been setting off bombs in public places for years throughout New York City and never been caught.

The Handsome Young Doctor

Marion meets a young doctor. He is working with the mentally ill. They set to work together to try to find the bomber. Peter Griggs creates a profile on the bomber. However, the police don’t put much faith in his profile. But working together, Marion and Peter Griggs just might be able to find the bomber when the police can’t.

In conclusion

I very much enjoyed this book. The characters were very real and it was a great story. I love history. This was the first time I had ever heard of the New York Bomber. He really did exist and terrified New York City for some years. The book is fiction but the bomber was real. The bomber added excitement to the book and held my attention. It also kept you interested. You wanted to find out if Marion would follow her father’s wishes and marry her high school sweetheart. Alternatively, would she follow her heart?

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Writing Ambitious

L.M. Hosler

I love reading good books especially ones that are based on historical events or romantic historical books. I think that brings out my writing and creative side.

Even as a teenager I would write stories and poetry. Not a lot of poetry but a few attempts. But life happened and I became a wife and mother and never found the time to be serious about writing. Now as retirement speeds towards me I try to find some time for writing. Summer is on its way and I will soon spend more time sitting on my porch reading some good books and coming up with ideas to write about.

I am sticking to writing either about writing or history and possibly some great book reviews later in the summer.

I would like to encourage other writers to follow that dream. Maybe not being a rich and famous writer but at least a published author. Find the time every day to put something on paper. Keep a journal of your everyday experiences, ordinary experiences or extra special experiences. If only I had kept a journal when I was working in restaurants, the stories I could have written might have ended up in a book.

But life is full of stories and I work with elderly people now and they have some awesome stories to tell. I only wish my parents were still alive and I could hear their stories. As children we tend to be too busy to listen and appreciate their stories.

Anyone having any advice please share and let’s help other aspiring writers.

https://hobbylark.com/writing/Tips-for-Beginning-Writers