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A to Z Bookish Survey 26 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
I feel like I've been falling behind on blog posts these lasts...well a lot of this year. I used to go for 3 a week, preferably more. Now I'm lucky if I get two done. Some of that is because my laptop...
In so many ways, his family's life feels like a string of accidents, unforeseen, unintended, one incident begetting another 22 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
Look at me, making an effort to make my reading less white. First Native Son and now Jhumpa Lahiri's The Namesake. Don't worry, I've got all of the back-patting taken care of over here. But seriously...
It began with a single lie 19 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Have I mentioned before how much I like whimsy? At least when it's whimsy mixed with something strange. Christopher Moore said his first book was the result of someone telling him that you couldn't mi...
He rested his tired head against the steel bars and wondered how was it possible for this man to know so much about him and yet be so bitterly against... 14 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
I bought Native Son awhile ago when it was on sale at the local bookstore. I can't remember exactly why it is I had this on my TBR list. I should really start making To Read bookshelves on Goodreads t...
Annoying thing that's actually really awesome for books 12 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I learned this little tidbit from a Cracked list (where I seem to get most of my knowledge) 500 years ago* and then thought I would share it here. Because when I shared it with Boyfriend+ he just laug...
Reviews and how to ask for them 7 Aug 2013 | 07:33 pm
Or to give a more detailed title: "Reviews and how to ask for them in a way that makes me want to actually read your book." I go through phases where I tend to get a decent amount of review requests....
At first the story was a puzzle, which developed over time into a profound mystery 5 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
One of the things I like about Goodreads is I can create my own bookshelves. There can be YA or non-fiction or fantasy, sure. But they can also be whatever I'd like to call them, which means I can mak...
July Reading Wrap Up 1 Aug 2013 | 05:56 pm
Holy shit, summer's almost over. That is not fun. I don't remember agreeing to this. I guess it doesn't make that much of a difference since I'm not in school so summer doesn't mean vacation (necessar...
I have been places! 29 Jul 2013 | 06:00 pm
Heeeeey everyone. I'm sorry I've been MIA this past week. Assuming you noticed.That's a little egotistical of me, thinking OF COURSE you've noticed my absence. Actually some of you may realize I was m...
She looked liked art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something 24 Jul 2013 | 10:33 pm
I don't know why I waited so long to read Elearnor & Park. I have no excuse, no reason. I knew I would love it. Or I assumed I would given how much I looooved Attachments. And pretty much all of my bl...
