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the longest books I’ve read

June 18, 2019September 16, 20191 Comment

A while back, Forever Lost in Literature posted a list of the the ten longest books they had read. This week, I'm adding my own list.

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Get to know the blogger tag

May 2, 2019April 29, 20193 Comments

I was tagged by Lori - thank you!! RULES: Thank the person who tagged you!Link back and credit the original creator (GoodeyReads)Answer book questions about yourself.Answer the other questions about yourself.Change the last 5 questions when you tag someone else (if you want! – the more random the better)Tag at least 3 people.Have fun! (ooh, … Continue reading Get to know the blogger tag

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battle of the YA adaptation movie stars

November 18, 2018November 17, 2018Leave a comment

Which actors have been in the most movies based on YA books?

5 reasons to DNF* a book

September 26, 2018December 19, 2018Leave a comment

Five good reasons to stop reading that book right now.

You can't have a werewolf book without...

you can’t have a werewolf book without…

July 23, 2018October 18, 2018Leave a comment

Werewolves in fiction have yet to escape their many trappings and rules of their mythology.  If you pick up a book about werewolves, you will most definitely find at least three of these things.

reading while traveling

May 25, 2017May 25, 20172 Comments

Apparently this is a thing I like to do: read a book set in the place I'm traveling to. Right now, I'm heading off to a weekend in Acadia, Maine, and I'm reading The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel, about a man who lived as a hermit in the backwoods of Maine for nearly … Continue reading reading while traveling

when bookworms get earworms

March 28, 2017March 28, 2017Leave a comment

The first book that ever really got a song stuck in my head was If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth.  The title is taken from a Wings song, "Band on the Run."  If you didn't know, reading the book would tell you that Wings was a project of Paul McCartney's after The … Continue reading when bookworms get earworms

3 on a theme: Books within books

3 on a theme: books within books

March 2, 2017September 10, 2018Leave a comment

I am often reading between 3 and 5 books at the same time, and occasionally there’s a theme that might not be remarkable in one book… but when I see it in three books, I take notice. Well, I started this blog post with three recent titles, then I kept finding more.  I'll try to … Continue reading 3 on a theme: books within books

stealing time to read

January 6, 2017January 6, 2017Leave a comment

I read a lot.  Every year for the last ten years I have read over 100 books. During two of those years, I read over 170 books.  As you can see from the little Goodreads widget on my blog, I'm usually in the middle of reading 3-5 books. When people say they don't have time … Continue reading stealing time to read

3 books on a theme: brothers who died in the war

December 12, 2016January 30, 20171 Comment

I am often reading between 3 and 5 books at the same time, and occasionally there's a theme that might not be remarkable in one book... but when I see it in three books, I take notice. In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters included among its characters a set of brothers, one of whom … Continue reading 3 books on a theme: brothers who died in the war

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