I used to be terrible for doing this. I have so many unread books on my shelves – which is how I like it, better have shelves of books I haven’t read yet than only ones I have. It’s like being surrounded by all these worlds still waiting to be discovered. But it does READ MORE
Month: May 2021
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HAMNET (HAMNET AND JUDITH) – MAGGIE O’FARRELL
When this book came out, I had zero interest in reading it. I haven’t read any Shakespeare in years, I usually dislike historical fiction, and it seemed like a pretty big commitment. But almost immediately upon its release, the buzz started. It seemed that not only was everyone reading it – everyone who read READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY FANTASY VACATION
I’m guessing this prompt was thought up either before we entered the pandemic, or in a wild fit of optimism. For me, quite frankly, the answer to this is: any vacation. ANYTHING. Anything that would mean time off from worrying, the ability to sleep for days, eat what I want and not have to READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BEST OSCAR WILDE QUOTES
I have to admit that I’ve never read an Oscar Wilde book. I know the story of The Picture of Dorian Gray and I’ve seen The Importance of Being Earnest, but I’ve never sat down and read his work. Despite that fact, I feel intimately familiar with his wit just through repeated and extensive READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
I didn’t get as much reading done this week as I did last week, but I did manage to finish two books and make a bit of progress on a couple of others. Here’s my week in reading! Just shelved: I finished Consent as an audiobook from my library last week, READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | WEATHER – JENNY OFFILL
Jenny Offill’s newest book is a tiny book, really. Not as small as her last book, Dept. of Speculation, but small by regular standards. I chose to embark on this one as an audiobook, having had some trouble connecting with her last time. I enjoyed the narration, and I definitely had an easier time READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | WHAT I’VE GOOGLED RECENTLY
I’m writing this in April because I know I won’t have time later, so I’m cheating a bit. But here are some things I recently Googled, though none of them are that interesting: How much protection from Covid-19 do you have one week after getting the Pfizer vaccine? I and a few people in READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | COMPLETE SENTENCE TITLES
This week’s prompt is one that will either be very easy or surprisingly hard, I’m sure! I have never really paid much attention to how many of the books I read have titles that are complete sentences, so I will be discovering how common it is as I start looking through my shelves! Let’s READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
This has been quite a good reading week. I’m quite surprised to discover, at the end of it, that I managed to read three books this week – and that they were all excellent. I’d very much like to have more weeks like this! Here’s the breakdown. Just shelved: READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS WITH A BLACK MAN – EMMANUEL ACHO
If you’re an American football fan, you might already know who Emmanuel Acho is. Or, as I’ve been told, if you’re a fan of The Bachelor – apparently he was a host. Or maybe you just watch a lot of YouTube and stumbled across his channel of the same name. That’s how I found READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | MY FAVOURITE INDULGENCE
I’m not sure about this one, because at what point does a thing become a treat? At what point an indulgence? And in times like this, isn’t anything that makes the day feel bearable a necessity? But here are some of the things that bring me the most physical enjoyment, and I guess none READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH NATURE COVERS
This week’s prompt is all about nature. Below I’ve compiled a list of books that either have some form of nature represented on their covers, or are about an element of the natural world, or both: READ MORE
LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
So how was your last few weeks? Mine were…. hmmm. Do you ever have a chunk of time that you immediately forget huge parts of because it was so stressful it causes your brain to short-circuit? That. That was my few weeks. Everything is fine, just a LOT going on. Hopefully things will be READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST – IBRAM X. KENDI
This book has been on my TBR since before it was even released, but I feel like since last summer it has been everywhere. I think the title appeals to people who really just want to be given some answers to a confusing, complex situation, even when they know that there are no easy READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | CHARACTERS I WANT TO MEET
It took me a while to find people I connected with when I was a kid. Because I spent so much time alone and so much time reading, I have a very strong sense that some of the characters I read about in books were my friends. Some of the top characters I connected READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I RECENTLY READ
I’m writing this a bit ahead of time because I’m not going to have time to write it when it’s time to post it. So some of this is a bit of guess work based on what I’m reading now, and a few books I have already read that I think will count as READ MORE
THE SUNDAY REVIEW | LIFE IN PIECES – DAWN O’PORTER
This book was exactly what I needed at the beginning of 2021, when holidays at a distance had been both cosy and pleasant, but also really sad, when the weather was getting me down, and when the prospect of going back to full time duty trying to keep my kid entertained at home without READ MORE