Happy New Year! It's hard to believe the holidays are already over, but I don't think many of us are sad to say goodbye to 2016. While 2016 may have not been the best year in more ways than I care to list, as I mentioned in my year-end review post, I had an unusually … Continue reading 2017: Looking Forward
Category: TBR Double Dare
2016: Looking Back
As I mentioned in my Favorite Books of 2016 post, 2016 was a fantastic year in reading for me. Honestly, I can't remember a better year since maybe 2012. The better part of my reading year was filled with four- and five-star books, and not simply because I was being generous. At the same time, … Continue reading 2016: Looking Back
Reader’s Journal: We Disappear
For years I’ve been saying that I need to keep better track of how I find books. I thought about this again when I picked up Scott Heim’s We Disappear and almost immediately wished I could offer a personal thank you to whoever recommended it. Scott is a freelance writer living in New York City. … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: We Disappear
Reader’s Journal: Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
I can’t remember how I came across Sara Gran’s Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead. I think maybe I saw it on one of those “Recommended Reading” lists from someone like Gillian Flynn or Megan Abbott, which makes sense because stylistically this novel, the first in a series (hopefully a long one), sits … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead
Top Ten Tuesday: 2015 Resolutions
For today's Tuesday Top Ten, hosted by The Broke and the Bookish, we are asked to share our 2015 resolutions, bookish, blogging, or otherwise. This year I feel like I am in a resolution rut, because my resolutions are pretty much the same this year as they were last year and the year before. Instead … Continue reading Top Ten Tuesday: 2015 Resolutions
Challenged
To start, I had this blog post mostly written and then I did some magic with the keyboard and the first draft disappeared. So it has been that kind of day/week/month/year. I am so ready to see 2012 out (Bye bye now. Please do hit yourself on the ass with the door on your way … Continue reading Challenged
TSS: Small Island, Small World
This has been a strange year so far. Not only have I not had much time to post here, I have not had much time to read. Most days I get only about 20 minutes or so before bed, and that's only if I can keep my eyes open that long. I did manage to … Continue reading TSS: Small Island, Small World
Reader’s Journal: The Postmistress
The trouble with trying to talk about a novel weeks after one's finished the book is that one tends to forget a lot--then again, maybe that says more about the book than anything. Actually, if I were to go just on "feeling" alone, I would have to say I enjoyed The Postmistress, but I didn't … Continue reading Reader’s Journal: The Postmistress
Plans for the TBR Double Dare
Hello! As promised, I'm returning today with my list of prospects for the TBR Double Dare, which runs from January 1 to April 1. I signed up to read eight books, but I listed nine. And please forgive the photo--clearly I am not great with a camera! From the shelves: Lucky Jim, by Kingsley Amis. … Continue reading Plans for the TBR Double Dare
The Evening Reader 