In May I finally got around to reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The song the Oompa-Loompas sing in response to TV-obsessed Mike Teavee shrinking when he is the first human "sent by television" caught my attention: How used they keep themselves contentedBefore this monster [TV] was invented?Have you forgotten? Don't you know?We'll say it … Continue reading Reading: June 2020
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Reading: May 2020 pt1
I normally post reading reviews once a month but we no longer live in "normal." I've read more books in two weeks than in a typical month. Maybe I haven't read more pages, though, since I've read several YA books, including a graphic novel. I love a good YA and even more so now in … Continue reading Reading: May 2020 pt1
Reading: April 2020
Entering our eighth week of shelter-in-place and I have been reading more. However, the pendulum swung from not reading as much as usual as SIP began to reading far too much, reading to avoid present circumstances. Always slow to transition, I am slowly developing healthier rhythms. I'm finally sleeping most nights during mostly normal hours … Continue reading Reading: April 2020
Reading: March 2020
One might reasonably expect that a bookish individual would, during a pandemic that requires shelter-in-place, escape into a stack of books. I am realizing, slowly, that all reasonable expectations might as well hurl themselves out of windows. Harsh, but also sorta true. The world has spun off its axis and, while I'm mostly fine, there … Continue reading Reading: March 2020
Reading: January 2020
Do you use Goodreads? Once upon a time, I made notes about books I'd read in a small notebook designated for that purpose. Goodreads is so much better, with images of the books, summaries, and access to others' short reviews. They also do a fun page at the end of the year that summarizes my … Continue reading Reading: January 2020
Reading: November 2019
Let's all Read More Books! I'm always reading, and I always have more to read. We have so many bookshelves people have joked that we live in a library (sounds good to me). My library basket also overflows, and I regularly have to return unread books because I can't finish them fast enough. Books star … Continue reading Reading: November 2019
Reading: October 2019
I live in Northern California, in the San Francisco East Bay, where fall has come to be known as "Fire Season." High temperatures and high winds plus summer-sun-scorched grasses in lots of otherwise beautiful open space make for a terrifying combination. As I write, the Kincade Fire has scorched more than 76,000 acres of Sonoma … Continue reading Reading: October 2019
Summer Reading 2019
Hey, Friends, I just signed up as an Amazon Associate and I will earn from qualifying purchases. So go ahead, click the titles linked to Amazon, and purchase, please! All reviews continue to be my own. Notes on the recent round-up... Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed … Continue reading Summer Reading 2019
Books: May-June 2019
Notes on the recent round-up... 100 Days to Brave: Devotions for Unlocking Your Most Courageous Self by Annie F. Downs My rating: 3 of 5 stars I heard about this book in December on Aarti Sequiera's IG feed (one of my fav Food Network Stars) but couldn't get it in time to start on Jan … Continue reading Books: May-June 2019
2019 Reading So Far
Apparently, today is World Book Day. I didn't know this was a thing but, as an avid reader, this seems like a good day to post about what I've been diving into so far in 2019. The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book was like a meandering dream, … Continue reading 2019 Reading So Far