In rounding off my challenge for the year, I thought I would end on some of my favourite books. So I chose to reread Marley and Me. And yes, I loved it just as much this time as I did the first time I read it back in 2006. And yes, I cried just as much this time as well! John writes a memoir of life with his dog Marley. But the book looks at much more than just the antics of a dog. […]
A friendly kick in the pants
A huge thank you to Crystal Clear for jump starting my next CBR, which will hopefully be more successful than this one was. I read 21 books and managed to review none of them, so there’s no where to go but up!
Book Exchange Loot!!
Y’all I got some booooooooks!!! I got a sweet little button and a sticker but I got some books and let me tell you about that sweet little number on the bottom right. I’ve already read it. Hella times, in fact. I fucking love that book. It was my introduction to Lois McMaster Bujold and everyone should read her because she is the literal best. And this book I’ve already read? I love it the best of these. Because I gave up a lot […]
Books I Want to Talk About with my Friend, the Classics Professor
Thanks to all the Cannonball Read folks who raved about Madeline Miller this year. Because of the accolades, I read The Song of Achilles back in May and Circe in November and both were books that engaged and transported me. Thanks to my procrastinating ways, I decided to review both books together and because they’ve been reviewed by a lot of folks already, I thought I’d talk more about my experience reading them and spare you the plot summary. I read Song of Achilles on my […]