#1 A book that's published in 2020 : The Conference of the Birds
#2 A book by a trans or non-binary author : If I Was Your Girl
#3 A book with a great first line : Catch-22
#4 A book about a book club : Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
#5 A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics : Jack the Ripper
#6 A bildungsroman : Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey
#7 The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed : Invisible
#8 A book with an upside-down image on the cover : Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down
#9 A book with a map : Devil in the White City
#10 A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club : My Sweet Audrina
#11 An anthology : Night Shift
#12 A book that passes the Bechdel test : The Handmaid's Tale
#13 A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but it unrelated to it : Lost
#14 A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name : Princess Diarist
#15 A book published the month of your birthday : Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History
#16 A book about or by a woman in STEM : Girling Up
#17 A book that won an award in 2019 : Trust Exercise
#18 A book on a subject you know nothing about : Raising Dairy Goats
#19 A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics : On the Shortness of Life
#20 A book with a pun in the title : Love in Vein II
#21 A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins : Butter
#22 A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character : Machines Like Me
#23 A book with a bird on the cover : Jailbird
#24 A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader : Cartoons of World War II
#25 A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title : I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
#26 A book by a WOC : I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
#27 A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads : The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems
#28 A book you meant to read in 2019 : Calling Maggie May
#29 A book about or involving social media : Free to Fall
#30 A book that has a book on the cover : Fahrenheit 451
#31 A medical thriller : The Silent Patient
#32 A book with a made-up language : Desperation
#33 A book set in a country beginning with "C" : Anne of Green Gables
#34 A book you picked because the title caught your attention : Choke
#35 A book with a three-word title : As You Wish
#36 A book with a pink cover : Workin' It!
#37 A western : Brokeback Mountain
#38 A book by or about a journalist : Sharp Objects
#39 Read a banned book during Banned Books Week (Sept 27- Oct 3) : Two Boys Kissing
#40 Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge : Stay Awake
#41 A book written by an author in their 20s : One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
#42 A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title : Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
#43 A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision) : Seeing Red
#44 A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics : Colour Me In
#45 A book set in the 1920s : Cocaine Blues
#46 A book by an author who has written more than 20 books : Artists in Crime
#47 A book with more than 20 letters in its title : No One Here Gets Out Alive
#48 A book published in the 20th century : Death in a White Tie
#49 A book from a series with more than 20 books : Overture to Death
#50 A book with a main characters in their 20s : Persuasion
Date Started: January 1, 2020
Date completed: December 31, 2020
Books finished in challenge: 50 of 50
Books finished in total for year: 83
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019
2019 Reading Challenge List
#1 A book becoming a movie in 2019 : Pet Semetary
#2 A book that makes you nostalgic : David Bowie
#3 A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) : Burning Up
#4 A book you think should be turned into a movie : Vintage Murder (5-9-20)
#5 A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads : Fellowship of the Ring
#6 A book with a plant in the title or on the cover : Tales of Accidental Genius
#7 A reread of a favorite book : Lost Souls
#8 A book about a hobby : Fangirl
#9 A book you meant to read in 2018 : Blood Communion
#10 A book with "pop," "sugar," or "challenge" in the title : Pop: The Genius of Andy Warhol
#11 A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover : Tweaked
#12 A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore : Fairy Tales
#13 A book published posthumously : The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
#14 A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie : Waiting for Godot
#15 A retelling of a classic : Sense & Sensibility (graphic novel)
#16 A book with a question in the title : Are You There God, It's Me Margaret
#17 A book set on a college or university campus : The Rules of Attraction
#18 A book about someone with a superpower : Library of Souls (10-20-20)
#19 A book told from multiple character POVs : The Informers
#20 A book set in space : Feed
#21 A book by two female authors : Marked
#22 A book with a title that contains "salty," "sweet," "bitter," or "spicy" : Sweetbitter
#23 A book set in Scandinavia : The Girl in the Spider's Web
#24 A book that takes place in a single day : The Dinner
#25 A debut novel : Wuthering Heights
#26 A book that's published in 2019 : Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered
#27 A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature : Dead Boy
#28 A book recommended by a celebrity you admire : Faust
#29 A book with "love" in the title : Obsessive Love
#30 A book featuring an amateur detective : I Hunt Killers
#31 A book about a family : King Lear
#32 A book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America : The Joy Luck Club
#33 A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title : Escape from the Island of Aquarius
#34 A book that includes a wedding : A Storm of Swords
#35 A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter : The History of Punishment
#36 A ghost story : Thirteen Chairs
#37 A book with a two-word title : Beautiful Boy
#38 A novel based on a true story : The Shining
#39 A book revolving around a puzzle or game : Jumanji (5-15-20)
#40 Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge : Bloodlust
#41 A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book : New York 2140
#42 A "choose-your-own-adventure" book : Romeo and/or Juliet
#43 An "own voices" book : To All the Boys I've Loved Before
#44 Read a book during the season it is set in :
#45 A LitRPG book : The Eye of Minds
#46 A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters : We Need to Talk About Kevin
#47 Two books that share the same title (1) : The Lost World
#48 Two books that share the same title (2) : The Lost World
#49 A book that has inspired a common phrase of idiom : Othello
#50 A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent : The Murder at the Vicarage
Date Started: January 1, 2019
Date completed: December 31, 2019
Books finished in challenge: 8 of 50
Books finished in total for year: 51
#2 A book that makes you nostalgic : David Bowie
#3 A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) : Burning Up
#4 A book you think should be turned into a movie : Vintage Murder (5-9-20)
#5 A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads : Fellowship of the Ring
#6 A book with a plant in the title or on the cover : Tales of Accidental Genius
#7 A reread of a favorite book : Lost Souls
#8 A book about a hobby : Fangirl
#9 A book you meant to read in 2018 : Blood Communion
#10 A book with "pop," "sugar," or "challenge" in the title : Pop: The Genius of Andy Warhol
#11 A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover : Tweaked
#12 A book inspired by mythology, legend, or folklore : Fairy Tales
#13 A book published posthumously : The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
#14 A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie : Waiting for Godot
#15 A retelling of a classic : Sense & Sensibility (graphic novel)
#16 A book with a question in the title : Are You There God, It's Me Margaret
#17 A book set on a college or university campus : The Rules of Attraction
#18 A book about someone with a superpower : Library of Souls (10-20-20)
#19 A book told from multiple character POVs : The Informers
#20 A book set in space : Feed
#21 A book by two female authors : Marked
#22 A book with a title that contains "salty," "sweet," "bitter," or "spicy" : Sweetbitter
#23 A book set in Scandinavia : The Girl in the Spider's Web
#24 A book that takes place in a single day : The Dinner
#25 A debut novel : Wuthering Heights
#26 A book that's published in 2019 : Stay Sexy & Don't Get Murdered
#27 A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature : Dead Boy
#28 A book recommended by a celebrity you admire : Faust
#29 A book with "love" in the title : Obsessive Love
#30 A book featuring an amateur detective : I Hunt Killers
#31 A book about a family : King Lear
#32 A book written by an author from Asia, Africa, or South America : The Joy Luck Club
#33 A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title : Escape from the Island of Aquarius
#34 A book that includes a wedding : A Storm of Swords
#35 A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter : The History of Punishment
#36 A ghost story : Thirteen Chairs
#37 A book with a two-word title : Beautiful Boy
#38 A novel based on a true story : The Shining
#39 A book revolving around a puzzle or game : Jumanji (5-15-20)
#40 Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge : Bloodlust
#41 A "cli-fi" (climate fiction) book : New York 2140
#42 A "choose-your-own-adventure" book : Romeo and/or Juliet
#43 An "own voices" book : To All the Boys I've Loved Before
#44 Read a book during the season it is set in :
#45 A LitRPG book : The Eye of Minds
#46 A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters : We Need to Talk About Kevin
#47 Two books that share the same title (1) : The Lost World
#48 Two books that share the same title (2) : The Lost World
#49 A book that has inspired a common phrase of idiom : Othello
#50 A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent : The Murder at the Vicarage
Date Started: January 1, 2019
Date completed: December 31, 2019
Books finished in challenge: 8 of 50
Books finished in total for year: 51
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
2018 Reading Challenge: List
#1 A book made into a movie you've already seen : Maurice
#2 True Crime : Inside the Mind of BTK
#3 The next book in a series you started : The Kill Order
#4 A book involving a heist : Bringing Down the House
#5 Nordic noir : The Girl Who Played With Fire
#6 A novel based on a real person : Room
#7 A book set in a country that fascinates you : A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
#8 A book with a time of day in the title : The Voices at 3:00AM
#9 A book about a villain or antihero : Deviant
#10 A book about death or grief : The Pocket Book of Death
#11 A book with your favorite color in the title : Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia
#12 A book with alliteration in the title : Women in the Walls
#13 A book about time travel : Hollow City
#14 A book with a weather element in the title : Let It Snow
#15 A book set at sea : Death on the Nile
#16 A book with an animal in the title : The Crow: Lazarus Heart
#17 A book set on a different planet : The Colour of Magic (Discworld)
#18 A book with song lyrics in the title : Turtles All the Way Down
#19 A book about or set on Halloween : Scary Stories Treasury
#20 A book with characters who are twins : Twelfth Night
#21 A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym : Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
#22 A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist : Every Nine Seconds
#23 A book that is also a stage play or musical : Sweeney Todd
#24 A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you : The Art of Fushigi Yugi
#25 A book about feminism : Mrs. Dalloway
#26 A book about mental health : The Sociopath Next Door
#27 A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift : The Merchant of Venice
#28 A book by two authors : Triads
#29 A book about or involving a sport : Quidditch Through the Ages
#30 A book by a local author : Dead Ever After
#31 A book mentioned in another book : The Invisible Man
#32 A book from a celebrity book club : The Road
#33 A childhood classic you've never read : The Tale of Despereaux
#34 A book that's published in 2018 : Leah on the Offbeat
#35 A past Goodreads Choice Award winner : The Pigeon Needs A Bath
#36 A book set in the decade you were born : Less Than Zero
#37 A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to : Talking As Fast As I Can
#38 A book with an ugly cover : The Prize
#39 A book that involves a bookstore of library : Of Books and Bagpipes
#40 Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge : Audition
#41 A bestseller from the year you graduated high school : The Polar Express
#42 A cyberpunk book : Ready Player One
#43 A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place : Lady Killers
#44 A book tied to your ancestry : The Book Thief
#45 A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title : It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
#46 An allegory : The Screwtape Letters
#47 A book by an author with the same first or last name as you : Rosebush
#48 A microhistory : New Kids on the Block
#49 A book about a problem facing society today : Breathing Underwater
#50 A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge : Eat, Pray, Love
Date Started: January 1, 2018
Date completed: December 31, 2018
Books finished in challenge: 50 of 50
Books finished in total for year: 75
#2 True Crime : Inside the Mind of BTK
#3 The next book in a series you started : The Kill Order
#4 A book involving a heist : Bringing Down the House
#5 Nordic noir : The Girl Who Played With Fire
#6 A novel based on a real person : Room
#7 A book set in a country that fascinates you : A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
#8 A book with a time of day in the title : The Voices at 3:00AM
#9 A book about a villain or antihero : Deviant
#10 A book about death or grief : The Pocket Book of Death
#11 A book with your favorite color in the title : Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia
#12 A book with alliteration in the title : Women in the Walls
#13 A book about time travel : Hollow City
#14 A book with a weather element in the title : Let It Snow
#15 A book set at sea : Death on the Nile
#16 A book with an animal in the title : The Crow: Lazarus Heart
#17 A book set on a different planet : The Colour of Magic (Discworld)
#18 A book with song lyrics in the title : Turtles All the Way Down
#19 A book about or set on Halloween : Scary Stories Treasury
#20 A book with characters who are twins : Twelfth Night
#21 A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym : Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
#22 A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist : Every Nine Seconds
#23 A book that is also a stage play or musical : Sweeney Todd
#24 A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you : The Art of Fushigi Yugi
#25 A book about feminism : Mrs. Dalloway
#26 A book about mental health : The Sociopath Next Door
#27 A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift : The Merchant of Venice
#28 A book by two authors : Triads
#29 A book about or involving a sport : Quidditch Through the Ages
#30 A book by a local author : Dead Ever After
#31 A book mentioned in another book : The Invisible Man
#32 A book from a celebrity book club : The Road
#33 A childhood classic you've never read : The Tale of Despereaux
#34 A book that's published in 2018 : Leah on the Offbeat
#35 A past Goodreads Choice Award winner : The Pigeon Needs A Bath
#36 A book set in the decade you were born : Less Than Zero
#37 A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to : Talking As Fast As I Can
#38 A book with an ugly cover : The Prize
#39 A book that involves a bookstore of library : Of Books and Bagpipes
#40 Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge : Audition
#41 A bestseller from the year you graduated high school : The Polar Express
#42 A cyberpunk book : Ready Player One
#43 A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place : Lady Killers
#44 A book tied to your ancestry : The Book Thief
#45 A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title : It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
#46 An allegory : The Screwtape Letters
#47 A book by an author with the same first or last name as you : Rosebush
#48 A microhistory : New Kids on the Block
#49 A book about a problem facing society today : Breathing Underwater
#50 A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge : Eat, Pray, Love
Date Started: January 1, 2018
Date completed: December 31, 2018
Books finished in challenge: 50 of 50
Books finished in total for year: 75
Monday, September 24, 2018
2018 Reading: The Book Thief
#44 A book tied to your ancestry
I pretty much think that any book written from the perspective of death is going to be a good one. I like the way this book was put together. It was chronological, but there were also times that it sliped into the future or the past, but not in a way that became annoying or confusing. Though that would have been okay since given the time period of the story, confusion would have been rampant and completely appropriate. I'm glad that I read this book though I don't really know if I am going to follow up with the movie or not. I've not heard much about it.
I pretty much think that any book written from the perspective of death is going to be a good one. I like the way this book was put together. It was chronological, but there were also times that it sliped into the future or the past, but not in a way that became annoying or confusing. Though that would have been okay since given the time period of the story, confusion would have been rampant and completely appropriate. I'm glad that I read this book though I don't really know if I am going to follow up with the movie or not. I've not heard much about it.
2018 Reading: The Crow: Lazarus Heart
#16 A book with an animal in the title
God, I forgot how much I love Billy's writing. Ugh, it's just so flowing and beautiful. Whole passages about severed limbs and vivisection read like poetry set to soothing classical music. If only we could find someone with an amazing voice to read all Poppy Z. Brite books, I would fall asleep every night listening to the sounds of Steve and Ghost driving in the dark, to Zillah and Nothing opening a vein to share a drink of fresh blood, to Zach and Trevor's psychodelic fever dream of insanity and talking cartoon animals, to Andrew and Jay discovering their love for each other over a dismembered human head... Every. Night.
And I have gotten into the habit of breaking books up into their chapters and pairing them with other books with the same amount of chapters so that I can read more than one book at a time, but I found myself wanting to power through this one all at once, even though I knew that I would hate myself later. UGH, it was such a tough decision to stop after every chapter and move on to the other book. But, I wanted savor each chapter BECAUSE IT WAS SO GOOD!
...
Sorry, went off on a tangent there.
The Crow is one of my favorite movies, based on one of my favorite graphic novels of all time. Always has been. And to put that concept together with my favorite author of all time? Yes, please!
God, I forgot how much I love Billy's writing. Ugh, it's just so flowing and beautiful. Whole passages about severed limbs and vivisection read like poetry set to soothing classical music. If only we could find someone with an amazing voice to read all Poppy Z. Brite books, I would fall asleep every night listening to the sounds of Steve and Ghost driving in the dark, to Zillah and Nothing opening a vein to share a drink of fresh blood, to Zach and Trevor's psychodelic fever dream of insanity and talking cartoon animals, to Andrew and Jay discovering their love for each other over a dismembered human head... Every. Night.
And I have gotten into the habit of breaking books up into their chapters and pairing them with other books with the same amount of chapters so that I can read more than one book at a time, but I found myself wanting to power through this one all at once, even though I knew that I would hate myself later. UGH, it was such a tough decision to stop after every chapter and move on to the other book. But, I wanted savor each chapter BECAUSE IT WAS SO GOOD!
...
Sorry, went off on a tangent there.
The Crow is one of my favorite movies, based on one of my favorite graphic novels of all time. Always has been. And to put that concept together with my favorite author of all time? Yes, please!
Thursday, August 23, 2018
2018 Reading: Talking As Fast As I Can
#37 A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
One of these days I'm going to watch Gilmore Girls...
...One day.
Until then, this book was entertaining.
One of these days I'm going to watch Gilmore Girls...
...One day.
Until then, this book was entertaining.
2018 Reading: The Sociopath Next Door
#26 A book about mental health
Right after reading the introduction I know I was going to have my issues with this book. This person insists that sociopaths are deplorable beings who should be avoided at all costs and have no redeeming qualities to them whatsoever. I know that sociopathy is defined by the lack of conscience, but that does not mean the person is a criminal or less than human. It is something that they are born without. She likens it too much to psychopathy which, although CAN be a genetic trait, is more commonly something that is forced onto a person or persons through psychological trauma. And while it is true that psychopaths are most, if not all, sociopaths, that by no means proves that all sociopaths are psychopaths. So, now that I've had my little rant, I will continue to read passed the introduction...
Aaaaaaand now that I have, I would like to say that I still hold the same principles, but am now more informed about the matter according to this doctor and though some of my views have changed on the subject, some have resolutely not.
I like how this book took different perspectives on the concept of sociopathy, such as philosophy and religion, as well as that of science and psychology.
Right after reading the introduction I know I was going to have my issues with this book. This person insists that sociopaths are deplorable beings who should be avoided at all costs and have no redeeming qualities to them whatsoever. I know that sociopathy is defined by the lack of conscience, but that does not mean the person is a criminal or less than human. It is something that they are born without. She likens it too much to psychopathy which, although CAN be a genetic trait, is more commonly something that is forced onto a person or persons through psychological trauma. And while it is true that psychopaths are most, if not all, sociopaths, that by no means proves that all sociopaths are psychopaths. So, now that I've had my little rant, I will continue to read passed the introduction...
Aaaaaaand now that I have, I would like to say that I still hold the same principles, but am now more informed about the matter according to this doctor and though some of my views have changed on the subject, some have resolutely not.
I like how this book took different perspectives on the concept of sociopathy, such as philosophy and religion, as well as that of science and psychology.
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
2018 Reading: The Women in the Walls
#12 A book with alliteration in the title
I didn't really know what to think of this book. It was an advanced reader's copy from my mother's library that she gave me several years ago before the book officially came out and I put it on my shelf never to think about it again. Until, this challenge, that is.
I have to admit, the book had me from pretty much the very beginning and kept me interested for a long time. There was a while when my interest waned a little bit near, oh, I'd call it the 4/5ths mark, but then the last fifth caught me back up and saw me through the rest of it.
Not usually one for ghost stories, but this one was okay.
I didn't really know what to think of this book. It was an advanced reader's copy from my mother's library that she gave me several years ago before the book officially came out and I put it on my shelf never to think about it again. Until, this challenge, that is.
I have to admit, the book had me from pretty much the very beginning and kept me interested for a long time. There was a while when my interest waned a little bit near, oh, I'd call it the 4/5ths mark, but then the last fifth caught me back up and saw me through the rest of it.
Not usually one for ghost stories, but this one was okay.
Monday, August 6, 2018
2018 Reading: Dream Boy
Ahhhh!!!! Just everything about this book. Everything. Did they make a movie of this? I need it in my life. But, it probably won't even compare. STILL!
All of the reviews and stuff told me that this book was going to be sad and as I got near the end, I totally started to see that and thought it would have ended way differently than it actually sis. OMG, I don't know what else I can say without giving away the ending, but this was a very important book and I want everyone to know about it and experience it for yourselves.
Monday, July 30, 2018
2018 Reading: The Invisible Man
#31 A book mentioned in another book
I honestly don't remember book mentioned this one, but I'm sure you can find a list of them on the internet somewhere.
I knew some details of this story, but I really hadn't read it before and didn't know the whole of it. H.G. Wells is definitely one for telling a very strange story that is easy to read, but hard to think about and don't really end in a very happy way.
I honestly don't remember book mentioned this one, but I'm sure you can find a list of them on the internet somewhere.
I knew some details of this story, but I really hadn't read it before and didn't know the whole of it. H.G. Wells is definitely one for telling a very strange story that is easy to read, but hard to think about and don't really end in a very happy way.
2018 Reading: Maurice
#1 A book made into a movie you've already seen
I watched this movie years ago. I think it was when I was on my Rupert Graves kick at the time and I simply loved the story. I already owned a book that had three different E.M. Forster's stories in one volume from college when I was supposed to read Howard's End (but never did) and earlier last year when I read A Room with a View.
I'm glad I read the book. I remember when watching the movie that I felt a great hatred of Clive for his actions. I know that some things cannot be helped, but I just remember not liking him for some of the things he said to Maurice. I know that there is more explanation in the book, so I can now say that I do, in fact, hate him.
I find it so odd that something that has been done (though not talked about) in the world for hundreds of hears is STILL to this day a problem for some people. It really doesn't hurt anyone and the only thing you get from this kind of oppression is unhappy marriages and miserable lives.
But that's another argument for another time.
I watched this movie years ago. I think it was when I was on my Rupert Graves kick at the time and I simply loved the story. I already owned a book that had three different E.M. Forster's stories in one volume from college when I was supposed to read Howard's End (but never did) and earlier last year when I read A Room with a View.
I'm glad I read the book. I remember when watching the movie that I felt a great hatred of Clive for his actions. I know that some things cannot be helped, but I just remember not liking him for some of the things he said to Maurice. I know that there is more explanation in the book, so I can now say that I do, in fact, hate him.
I find it so odd that something that has been done (though not talked about) in the world for hundreds of hears is STILL to this day a problem for some people. It really doesn't hurt anyone and the only thing you get from this kind of oppression is unhappy marriages and miserable lives.
But that's another argument for another time.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
2018 Reading: The Kill Order
#3 The next book in a series you started
Well, this certainly answered the question of where the virus initially came from, but it still leaves the big issue of how the maze came about and what their plan was for that whole venture and how they thought it would help.
I know that there is yet another book in this series that comes after this one and before the original trilogy so maybe the answers to those questions are in that book and I will just have to wait and see.
This book was basically just filler, though. Entertaining, quick read, but no real absolute substance, just the hint of something more that COULD be.
Well, this certainly answered the question of where the virus initially came from, but it still leaves the big issue of how the maze came about and what their plan was for that whole venture and how they thought it would help.
I know that there is yet another book in this series that comes after this one and before the original trilogy so maybe the answers to those questions are in that book and I will just have to wait and see.
This book was basically just filler, though. Entertaining, quick read, but no real absolute substance, just the hint of something more that COULD be.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
2018 Reading: Deviant
#9 A book about a villain or antihero
Following a hunch, Wilimovsky asked Eddie if he had ever used
the skins as masks, placing the over his own face.
the skins as masks, placing the over his own face.
“That I did,” Eddie replied without hesitation.
When Wilimovsky asked how he secured the faces to his own
head, Eddie’s answer was simple. With a cord, he explained.
head, Eddie’s answer was simple. With a cord, he explained.
And would Eddie “wear the faces over a prolonged time?”
Wilimovsky inquired.
Wilimovsky inquired.
Eddie shook his head. “Not too long,” he said. “I had other
things to do.” (pg 124)
things to do.” (pg 124)
He had. Other. Things. To. Do.
I know it's morbid, but every time I read that interview (I've read it in several books) I giggle to myself maniacally.
This was a more in depth look at the life of Ed than I had previously seen, so that was nice. I think I might have another book on him rattling around on my shelves that I might get to one day.
This was a more in depth look at the life of Ed than I had previously seen, so that was nice. I think I might have another book on him rattling around on my shelves that I might get to one day.
Monday, July 9, 2018
2018 Reading: The Girl Who Played With Fire
#5 Nordic noir
I found this book much easier to read than the first one. I think it was the fact that there wan't a giant family tree of Swedish names that I practically had to memorize so that I would understand what was going on.
I think the story for this one was fascinating as well. You got a little closer look into the life of Lisbeth and some of her motivations. I might go back and watch the movie for this one, as well. I watched the original Swedish movie for the first book (I might have already mentioned that) and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I'm anxious to see how this will play out. I don't really know about the books that were published by someone else after the author's death, but they are already making a movie out of one of them so I might see about giving them a shot, but I don't hold out much hope for them being as good as the original.
I found this book much easier to read than the first one. I think it was the fact that there wan't a giant family tree of Swedish names that I practically had to memorize so that I would understand what was going on.
I think the story for this one was fascinating as well. You got a little closer look into the life of Lisbeth and some of her motivations. I might go back and watch the movie for this one, as well. I watched the original Swedish movie for the first book (I might have already mentioned that) and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I'm anxious to see how this will play out. I don't really know about the books that were published by someone else after the author's death, but they are already making a movie out of one of them so I might see about giving them a shot, but I don't hold out much hope for them being as good as the original.
2018 Reading: The Tale of Despereaux
#33 A childhood classic you've never read
I don't know why I've never read this book before. It was adorable. The style of narration was perfect for the act of reading to a younger child rather than being actually read by the child. I think I liked that better than I thought I would.
I don't know why I've never read this book before. It was adorable. The style of narration was perfect for the act of reading to a younger child rather than being actually read by the child. I think I liked that better than I thought I would.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
2018 Reading: Mrs. Dalloway
#25 A book about feminism
Get thee behind me, Satan!!!
If there is one thing I hate, it is a long-running story with no plot. THIS! This is what I hate.
It switches perspective in the middle of a paragraph (paragraphs which can last for pages upon pages, by the way) and then follows someone else entirely who has nothing to do with the first person. It will flit back and forth between these people forever without anything actually happening! The characters are only linked in the smallest and least interesting way so when you get to the end and nothing has happened, it's all the more confusing and disappointing.
I have no idea what type of message I was supposed to receive from this book, feministic or otherwise. The only thing I am certain of is that I am glad I am done with this book.
Get thee behind me, Satan!!!
If there is one thing I hate, it is a long-running story with no plot. THIS! This is what I hate.
It switches perspective in the middle of a paragraph (paragraphs which can last for pages upon pages, by the way) and then follows someone else entirely who has nothing to do with the first person. It will flit back and forth between these people forever without anything actually happening! The characters are only linked in the smallest and least interesting way so when you get to the end and nothing has happened, it's all the more confusing and disappointing.
I have no idea what type of message I was supposed to receive from this book, feministic or otherwise. The only thing I am certain of is that I am glad I am done with this book.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
2018 Reading: The Screwtape Letters
#46 An allegory
I really had no idea what this was about before I picked it up. I knew it had to do with religion, but I was unfamiliar with anything else about this book. I've never read anything by C.S. Lewis before, so I couldn't even get a comparison of writing styles between his books.
I found myself chuckling during most of it. The idea that there is a hierarchy in Hell as well as Heaven that employs lesser demons and imps to do menial tasks and hold down office type jobs is something that we never really think about, but is kind of funny to picture.
I like the message that no matter what, evil will find you. I know that's probably not the message I was SUPPOSED to get out of it, but it came through all the same.
I really had no idea what this was about before I picked it up. I knew it had to do with religion, but I was unfamiliar with anything else about this book. I've never read anything by C.S. Lewis before, so I couldn't even get a comparison of writing styles between his books.
I found myself chuckling during most of it. The idea that there is a hierarchy in Hell as well as Heaven that employs lesser demons and imps to do menial tasks and hold down office type jobs is something that we never really think about, but is kind of funny to picture.
I like the message that no matter what, evil will find you. I know that's probably not the message I was SUPPOSED to get out of it, but it came through all the same.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
2018 Reading: Every Nine Seconds
#22 A book with an LGBTQ+ protagonist
They just rolled a whole bunch of stuff from the show in here, didn't they? 4 year-old Justin in the liquor store? Name dropping Q-Mart? The grand opening of Babylon? Just put every little thing in there to show that you know what you're talking about and try to link everything together like a pretty little package.
Sorry, I just thought it was ridiculous that Justin was in the book when it was supposed to be just about Brian and Michael. All I want out of life is Brian and Michael. All I ever wanted from the show from the very beginning was Brian and Michael. And I never got it. Except in my dreams. And fanfiction.
UGH, WHY, BRIAN? WHY?!?!?!
They just rolled a whole bunch of stuff from the show in here, didn't they? 4 year-old Justin in the liquor store? Name dropping Q-Mart? The grand opening of Babylon? Just put every little thing in there to show that you know what you're talking about and try to link everything together like a pretty little package.
Sorry, I just thought it was ridiculous that Justin was in the book when it was supposed to be just about Brian and Michael. All I want out of life is Brian and Michael. All I ever wanted from the show from the very beginning was Brian and Michael. And I never got it. Except in my dreams. And fanfiction.
UGH, WHY, BRIAN? WHY?!?!?!
"Dear Michael,
Remember, with you, it's real. With everyone else, it's
just all about sex.
Love,
Brian"
*ugly crying*
2018 Reading: Eat Pray Love
#50 A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
I didn't know what I would think about this book when my sister suggested I read it. I've never seen the movie (had no real desire to, honestly) and had not looked into it too much.
Some of the author's thought processes and descriptions of feelings and rituals that she had observed made me stop and think of all the things I knew about different religions ans also made me question my own sense of spirituality. I'm not a spiritual or religious person, but I like to think that there is some form of higher power. I just don't know what that is. Most of the time I don't think about it at all, and that seems to be working just fine for me.
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would and I may very well give the movie a try now.
I didn't know what I would think about this book when my sister suggested I read it. I've never seen the movie (had no real desire to, honestly) and had not looked into it too much.
Some of the author's thought processes and descriptions of feelings and rituals that she had observed made me stop and think of all the things I knew about different religions ans also made me question my own sense of spirituality. I'm not a spiritual or religious person, but I like to think that there is some form of higher power. I just don't know what that is. Most of the time I don't think about it at all, and that seems to be working just fine for me.
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would and I may very well give the movie a try now.
Monday, May 7, 2018
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