This book caught my attention when it first came out – the premise is timely and interesting, and I was curious to explore the mixture of fiction and non-. This novel is about a man called Akhtar (like the author), a playwright who has reached some acclaim (like the author). The novel traces his
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WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | A PLACE I’D LOVE TO VISIT
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So I know I’m supposed to come up with something exciting for this prompt. The picture above is Italy, and I’d definitely love to go there someday. There’s also Iceland, which fascinates me. I’m sure there are lots more. But if I could choose one place to visit (or even better, live), it would
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LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
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Well, it’s been a while. The last time I wrote a Monday post was on January 30th – because I haven’t really read much since then! It’s been a busy time, a lot of stuff going on, and a lot of stress along with it. Between dealing with renovations, starting to pack, a family
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON PAST SEASONAL TBRS I HAVE ACTUALLY READ
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This week’s prompt was actually books on previous seasonal TBRs you haven’t read. But I figured, given my inability to stick to TBRs, looking at the books I have read would be a shorter post. So here they are. How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House
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QUARTERLY WRAP-UP | APRIL-JUNE 2021
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I haven’t done one of these for a while, but I thought it might be a good thing to start again. I’ve been reading a little bit more this year, and as a result my reviews aren’t up to date with my reading. This is a good way to give a brief overview of
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I RECENTLY READ
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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
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LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
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This is actually two weeks of reading, because last week was far too nuts for me to take the time to write one. I’m good(ish) at the posts I can schedule, but these Monday ones will be more sporadic because I have to do them live. That said, let’s get into what I’ve been
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LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
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It’s been a hell of a week. We’re neck deep in trying to plan how to get necessary work done on our house during COVID, not yet vaccinated, without breaking the bank. My kid has been having some medical issues as well (don’t worry, so far it’s kind of okay, though still a way
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SHELVED 2021
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Book read and reviewed (or soon-to-be reviewed) in 2021: Life In Pieces – Dawn O’Porter How to Be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi Interior Chinatown – Charles Yu Transcendent Kingdom – Yaa Gyasi Wintering – Katherine May Monogamy – Sue Miller Twelve Years A Slave – Solomon Northup She Came to Slay – Erica
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LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
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Well that week went fast! It was a decent one, my kid and I have taken up daily yoga (Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube is fantastic) which has provided a nice daily calm space for us both, as well as some movement and play. I haven’t read as much this week, but I did
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LINK-UP | IT’S MONDAY! WHAT ARE YOU READING?
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This is a link-up that has been going on for a long time, but that I keep forgetting to join! It’s a weekly post that encourages bloggers to share what they have read in the past week, what they’re currently reading and books they’ve recently added to their TBRs. Originally started by Sheila at
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | OOPS! BOOKS I MEANT TO READ IN 2020
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Well, this post could go on forever. I only read 30 books last year (though sadly that is pretty much normal for me in the past few years), so the list of books I didn’t read is way, way longer. Here are a few that I either started and haven’t finished yet or that
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS ON MY FALL 2020 TBR
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I’m excited about several books that are coming out (or have recently come out), so I’m going to focus on which of those I’d love to read if I can get my hands on them!
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | EXCITING UPCOMING RELEASES
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I’m not as on top of upcoming releases as I normally am, but I’ve spent a little time Googling and have found a fair few worth noting! July Of these I’m probably most interested in New One and Loveless, but Crossings is intriguing (it’s
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BOOKER PRIZE 2019 | LONGLIST
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After a year of waiting, it’s finally Booker Prize season again! The 2019 longlist has just been announced and includes a “Booker’s Dozen” – thirteen books. Some of you may remember the furor last year’s longlist brought about on account of the inclusion of a thriller and a graphic novel. This year’s list is
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | THE SILENCE OF THE GIRLS – PAT BARKER
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I didn’t want to read this book. Not because I didn’t think it would be good – I’ve heard mainly positive things – but because I don’t love mythology, I’m not big on re-tellings, and I just finished reading Circe, which is both. But I’m so close to finishing the entire shortlist for this
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SHELVED 2019
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Read and reviewed in 2019: Olive Kitteridge – Elizabeth Strout Just Mercy – Bryan Stevenson My Name Is Why – Lemn Sissay Blue Nights – Joan Didion The Year of Magical Thinking – Joan Didion Mrs. Fletcher – Tom Perrotta Raising Demons (Jacksons #2) – Shirley Jackson Breaking & Mending – Joanna Cannon Greenwood –
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THE SUNDAY REVIEW | FROM A LOW AND QUIET SEA – DONAL RYAN
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Donal Ryan’s novel All We Shall Know got a lot of attention a couple of years ago – for its beautiful writing style more than anything. I tried to read it and found it just wasn’t the right book at the right time for me, but I figured From a Low and Quiet Sea
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