We are nearing the end!! Only 26 days left in the year and still 10 books left to read. I may not have completed the NaNoWriMo challenge, but I WILL complete my reading challenge. Last time it was so fun doing head to heads that I decided to do it again! There were a lot … Continue reading 81-90 of 100
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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
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This group had a lot of similar pairs so I'm going to do some head-to-heads and let you know which ones were my favorites. HISTORICAL FICTION I love historical fiction. Historical fiction is my jam. These two great pieces of historical fiction to read. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann … Continue reading 71-80 of 100
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I'm still 3 books behind, but I got to go to the library yesterday so I'm doing some work this week with real books! My last bunch can pretty much be divided into two groups - ones I liked and ones I kinda liked or didn't like at all. THE TOP I'm pretty familiar with Fight … Continue reading 61-70 of 100
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This latest batch is a diverse bunch of books. From pen pals to psychos, from time travel to space travel, I've read some tales! I'm still four books behind but determined to catch up. NON-FICTION Why do non-fiction books always have such long titles? Nothing beyond the colon is necessary. It's like movie previews these … Continue reading 51-60 of 100
The Bookseller and Parallel Universes
Last night I watched the last episode of Raising Hope. I had previously watched the first 2 seasons on Netflix and for some reason had come away with the impression that it got worse as it went on. But when Netflix added the last two seasons I watched them all and laughed until the very … Continue reading The Bookseller and Parallel Universes
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I finally made it to the half-way point! I'm five books behind schedule but still trucking along. MEH Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng should be an awesome mystery tale. The first line is "Lydia is dead." I mean, talk about an opener! The thing is solving the mystery means learning about how awful … Continue reading 41-50 of 100
Reverse culture shock and The Book of Strange New Things
Recently I read Michel Faber's The Book of Strange New Things. I read it without reading a summary, which is how I'm reading most of my books this year. At one point I read the summary for each book on my TBR list and thought it was interesting enough to read so now I'm trusting my … Continue reading Reverse culture shock and The Book of Strange New Things
