So I’m going to be that party pooper who really just isn’t into this prompt. First off, I’m an import. Sort of. My parents came here the year before I was born, and I grew up in their culture and mindset. I don’t feel particularly connected to Canada or Canadian culture, so things like READ MORE
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TOP TEN TUESDAY | CHARACTERS I’D LOVE AN UPDATE ON/BOOKS I WANT MORE OF
This week’s prompt turned out to be harder than I expected, but I managed to come up with some good ones! Some are characters I’d like to check in with, some are real people I’d like to catch up with. Some are just books I’d like to crawl back into and stay a while! READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | PAPERBACK, EBOOK, AUDIO?
Well this could be the shortest post ever written, because my blunt answer is: all of the above. Reading is reading, yo. That said, I do have preferences. I enjoy most either a nice, crisp floppy-covered paperback or a new hardback that still springs shut when I try to open it. But I enjoy READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS TO READ IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT RACE & RACISM
I’ve been reading a lot of fantastic books about race and racism. Last week I shared some quotes on the topic, and this week I’m sharing some of the books I’ve read that have really stuck with me. One of the best, probably unsurprisingly, is The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin. So if READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | WORST ADVICE I EVER RECEIVED
This is a hard one. I can’t really think of any terrible advice I’ve been given, much less any I’ve been given and then followed. I’ve made plenty of mistakes, like not fighting for things that were really important to me and subsequently losing them, or not going to university sooner, or not learning READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | MEMORABLE QUOTES FROM BOOKS
I have trouble with posts that call for quotes. I don’t note them down as I’m reading, and I have a terrible memory. So only a few of these come directly from my own reading, the rest I vaguely remembered and had to look up. I’ve included a couple of quotes that stood out READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | WORDS TO LIVE BY
I don’t really have a mantra or anything like that. But there are a few things I’ve either read or been told that have stuck with me. The first I don’t remember word for word, but is something along the lines of “perfect is the enemy of good enough.” I’m a perfectionist with anxiety, READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I’D GIVE SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T READ
Hmmm this is a great prompt! I’ve never tried to convert a non-reader to a reader, as being at least somewhat okay with books is kind of a prerequisite to being part of my life. But there are some books I’ve recommended to people who don’t read all that often or ones I would READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | FAVE HALLOWEEN TREATS
I’ve never been that much of a Halloween participant, but since moving to an area with more families, we do try to provide treats for the neighbourhood. Usually most of the candy goes, but there’s sometimes a bit of leftover. And I do have my favourites. I’m okay with the sweet tart candies, but READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS WITH CATS IN THEM
I’m not big on Halloween, particularly when it comes to books. I don’t like scary books. I hate horror. I’m not good with creepy. I don’t like ghost stories, hauntings, things living in walls, blood dripping down them, strange noises in the night, foggy nights, things that move in an unnatural fashion or twins READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | SCARIEST BOOK I’VE EVER READ
Oh man, I am SO not the right blogger for this prompt! Scariest book I’ve ever read? Does The Fantastic Mr. Fox count? Things got pretty rough for that fox for a while there. I think, real answer, probably one of the (very few) Stephen King books I attempted to read in high school. READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | ONLINE BOOKISH STUFF
Being a book lover isn’t usually as simple as picking up a book from time to time. I’ve noticed a tendency amongst the most dedicated bookish folk to take it several steps farther. We collect book-related stuff. There are bookmarks (often from The Book Depository) scattered throughout our houses and tucked seemingly at random READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | AN ODD OR USELESS TALENT
This is an odd prompt, as it’s not something I’ve ever had to consider before. I’m not even sure I have one. What qualifies as a talent, anyway? The only thing I can think of is that I have a gap between my front teeth, and if I want to I can shoot water READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | FAVOURITE BOOK SETTINGS
I’m getting old. I mention this, because my memory is not what it used to be. I can’t remember the names of songs I just listened to, I find myself forgetting not only what films were about, but whether or not I’ve even watched them until I’m halfway through. I’ve had a feeling a READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | REQUIRED READING IN SCHOOLS
This is a good prompt. I also like that it’s not a specific question. It could be interpreted in several ways. Should there be required reading in schools? What did I read for required reading when I was in school? Which books do I think should be required reading in schools? First question, I READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKISH PET PEEVES
Oh man. I imagine this week is opening CANS of worms! I plan to open up a few of my own. Here goes cracks knuckles! Let’s get started with a contentious issue in the book world: I find it upsetting when people say that audiobooks don’t count as reading. There are a bunch READ MORE
WEDNESDAY BLOGGING CHALLENGE | I WISH SOMEONE WOULD INVENT…
I’m not really one for dreaming about inventing stuff. I probably should be – my Dad is a very talented Industrial Designer who has designed pretty much everything at some point – but I don’t seem to have inherited much of those genes. There are lots of useful things that would be great. A READ MORE
TOP TEN TUESDAY | BOOKS I DIDN’T THINK I’D LIKE
This week’s topic is a freebie, so I decided to come up with my own. I’m thinking back over books that, for one reason or another, I didn’t expect to like going in, but that I really, really did. Either they’re a genre I don’t usually enjoy, an author I didn’t get along with READ MORE