Hi Harvee, Thanks. Yeah I have liked Ogawa’s novels in the past so I think Mina’s Matchbox is going to be good. I’m glad you liked The Housekeeper & the Professor too. It’s a neat book. See what you think of her new one. Cheers. Enjoy your reading.

Hi B.I.P., thanks for getting back in touch. Yes our younger dog is an enjoyable golf companion … if you don’t mind your ball taken … but she fields them and brings them back. She’s a goof ball.
The new Presumed Innocent is a bit different than the old one. It’s sort of intense too. But see what you think. I usually try to do the book first too … but it doesn’t always happen. Pachinko is a bit of an epic out of WWII but the reading isn’t too hard. I keep waiting for Min Jin Lee’s next novel! I’ve been waiting since Pachinko, lol.
Hope all is well with you. I will stop by your site soon.

Hi Constance, wow the US Open is awesome … though pretty busy these days. I only went to it once …. long ago back when Patrick Rafter played Michael Chang in the semis … it was 1997 (had to look it up). Rafter was sort of a dream right?
We watched a lot of the Olympics too! Mostly the night coverage. The US did so well. I still haven’t picked the TV shows back up. lol.
Pachinko … I will give the TV series another try in Sept. But the novel was good. It is going to be dark times! Hope all is well there … Will you get a holiday break before Labor Day? Cheers.

Hi Rachel, yeah we have rain today, wow good! The ground is so dry. Pretty soon fall will be here. Not sure if I’m ready yet. I’m on the library wait list for Burn but my husband might snag it first.
Hope you have a great weekend. Enjoy.

Thanks Wendy. I hope you’re not sweltering. I’m actually in the airport now headed to Palm Springs, lol. Talk about hot. I think it’ll be nice with my Dad. Your Mom seems quite independent to drive that far.
I still need to read Abi Dare’s first novel … but both novels seem sort of intense. I tried on audio once but the accent was quite strong and I wanted to be able to understand it clearly … so I might try the print version.
Enjoy your weekend. And happy reading.

Pachinko is still on my TBR and TBW list but the other night I was considering breaking my Book First rule because the series seemed to perfectly suit my mood. (I resisted, for now.) Good to hear that the adaptation of Presumed Innocent does the original (film) proud; I’m looking forward to that one as well!

I spent a lot of time watching the Olympics, particularly the swimming and track, because that was shown in the evenings, although I enjoy the lesser-known sports, and always enjoy the US Open too (I used to go when I lived in New York but don’t think I will make the trip this year).