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Tag: books on a theme

stranger books

October 24, 2018October 24, 20182 Comments

What to read when you're jonesing for a new season of Stranger Things.

Trends to end 2018: Fantasy girl makeovers

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018Leave a comment

I've been on a fantasy kick lately, loving the rich world-building and kickass heroines.  There's just one little problem I noticed that keeps happening again and again: my kickass heroines getting makeovers to be prettier before they kick more ass. The first time I saw this happen was in The Hunger Games. Katniss was pretty … Continue reading Trends to end 2018: Fantasy girl makeovers

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

3 on a theme: Living houses

3 on a theme: living houses

May 16, 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. It's a common trope, the haunted house.  But not so common when the house becomes its own character... … Continue reading 3 on a theme: living houses

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

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