Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme run by That Artsy Reader Girl. It’s been a hot minute since I contributed to one of these, and I’m always interested in putting together a to-read list, especially as my plans aren’t nearly as concrete as I’d like them to be. So, I’m going to lay out some books here to get a better feel for what I mean to read and what I feel I ought to read. Let’s see how many I actually get to.Read More »
While January felt unusually long, February went by perhaps entirely too fast. I am getting sick of all the snow, cold temperatures, and darkness though, so I’m not too aggrieved by it. I think I got so carried away in January with buying books that I could’ve sworn I picked up many more this past month too, but it seems that’s not the case. I definitely indulged a little, but I actually showed some restraint while also taking a chance on some books.
Let’s see what I’ve got for this month.Read More »
I’ve let these posts run a little late before, but I apologize for letting it get quite this bad this time. I’ve had this list pretty much sorted out since the start of the year, I just let it slide too much after a sudden surge in work that I wasn’t expecting. It’s not really an excuse, but it is what happened.
As usual, this is not a list of five books that came out last year, just my personal top five favourite reads from last year. Normally, I list them in no particular order, but this time around I’m listing them in the order that I read them. Otherwise, there is no ranking. Let’s get to it.Read More »
I may have gotten a smidge carried away over the past month. Only one of these is a Christmas gift that didn’t show up until later. The rest are indulgences that I seemingly couldn’t resist. I don’t regret a single one, but I do bemoan my ever-shrinking shelf space. On an unrelated note, does anybody else feel like January was unusually long? Lately months have blow by like dust in the wind, but it feels like it’s been January for two months.
Enough ruminating on time, let’s check out these piles of leaves.Read More »
I’ve been guilty of leaving these a little too late in the past, but this time it’s because I’ve been trying to take a bit of a reading/blogging break for the new year, which I expect I’ll be done with soon. I’ve once again been wracking my brain a bit trying to remember what new books I received last month, but I’m pretty sure I’ve remembered all of them. It feels silly just not knowing, but I think part of it is I bought a few books as gifts, which is throwing me off.
Enough dwelling on it, let’s see what I do remember.Read More »
I don’t know why, but November went by like it was nothing, in stark contrast to an October that felt especially long—probably in part because of how many books I wound up reading. I tried to show a little more restraint this month, especially as the holiday started to loom on the horizon, but I found myself tempted more than once into buying myself some brand new books. The impulses won.
Still, it was a fairly modest month. Let’s see what I did pick up.Read More »
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino is a novel adaptation of the author’s 2019 film of the same name. Set in Hollywood in 1969, it tells the story of Rick Dalton, a washed-up TV actor who used to be a big star on a Western series from the late 1950s to the early 60s called Bounty Law. After a brief stint in movies, where he tried to elevate his career from TV star to movie star, Dalton is now relegated to playing guest spots as the “heavy” in different shows, where the next big faces in TV get to look good by defeating a recognizable has-been hero. As an opportunity to travel abroad and star in Italian Westerns is presented to him, Dalton must come to terms with where he is in his career and what he wants out of the future. Inter-cut with his story is a colourful, sometimes sinister, cast of characters who have all carved out their own little worlds in Hollywood and strive to make their own dreams a reality—or simply make do with what they’ve got.Read More »
Every year, I try to hand-pick a selection of books to read in celebration of the Halloween season. Previously, I have participated in Frighteningly Good Reads, hosted over at the blog Silver Button Books. Unfortunately, she did not run that this year. So, with no outlet to participate in to talk about what I read, I just wanted to do a brief rundown on the books I got through on my Halloween reading list for this year, especially since I’ve been less motivated to write full reviews as of late.
I hope everybody else had a spooktacular Halloween! 🎃Read More »
In contrast to last month, I managed to show a modicum of restraint in October and didn’t pick up very many books, though it honestly wasn’t from lack of trying. Thrift stores can be a dice roll; sometimes you make great finds, and other times their selection is disappointing. Strangely, I’ve been seeing a deluge of the novels Three Day Road and Through Black Spruce by Joseph Boyden. Not sure what’s up with that, but I digress. I visited thrift stores several times in October but found nothing worth picking up, with one small exception. So it goes. I also went to a library book sale and walked away empty handed. I really tried to buy books even though I’m running out of space. What am I doing?
Let’s see what I did pick up.Read More »
I thought September was going to be another low-key month for a while there, but I wound up having a surprise opportunity to hit up some bookstores I don’t normally get to, and that led me to get a little carried away with picking up some new ones. It made for a great outing, however, and I picked up some books I’ve been trying to hunt down for a while.
Let’s see what I picked up.Read More »
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