I have noticed that I am frequently haunted by stories that I haven't finished. You may have noticed that unlike a lot of other readers, I seldom DNF books anymore. This is for a good reason, I can't let go of the stories. They follow me around and haunt me until I give up a … Continue reading Why I Complete Series I Don’t Like
Well-behaved women don’t make history: difficult women do. Feminism’s success is down to complicated, contradictory, imperfect women, who fought each other as well as fighting for equal rights. Helen Lewis argues that too many of these pioneers have been whitewashed or forgotten in our modern search for feel-good, inspirational heroines. It’s time to reclaim the … Continue reading Difficult Women Review
Requests and to-dos bombard your phone and inbox, day and night. Information and distractions claw at your time and attention. You're always busy, always searching for the finish line ... or at least the pause button. Life feels like an endless series of "what's nexts"--what's the next meeting, task, obligation, goal, achievement?
So the Reading Rush is over, and I wanted to share with you what I did over the week. On the first day, I didn't read a lot. I just ended up reading the shortest book on my TBR, the Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent-tongue. I thought that it was quite good but did end up … Continue reading Reading Rush Wrap Up
It took three days, but finally it was done. I have catalogued my home library (save those few books that are on loan to my friends) , and thought that it would be interesting to show you my findings. Basic Stats Books: 438 Titles: 410 Authors: 183 Pages: 152,869 Titles Read: 302 (73.3%) Book Analysis … Continue reading Library Cataloging
Continuing on from what I started last week, here are all the books I've read in the past seven days! What I Read The Girl The Sea Gave Back For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her … Continue reading Weekly Reading Progress
As many an avid reader of my blog will know, I am trying to reduce my TBR down to zero, buying as few new books along the way as I can bare! I wanted to share my progress with you, and share all of the books that I have read in the past seven days. … Continue reading Books I Read This Week
