2018 Reading: The Voice at 3:00 A.M.

#8 A book with a time of day in the title

I read a lot of Charles Simic when I was taking my poetry classes in undergrad and I found him very interesting. I've had this book sitting on the shelf for a while and figured this would be the best time to break it out and see if it was work keeping or not.

Some of the poems were so-so, but there were a select few that made me pull out my little post-its so that I could go back and appreciate them later. All-in-all, I think this one has a permanent place on my shelf.

2018 Reading: Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History

#43 A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place

Okay, so despite working at a public library, I never actually SEE anyone reading. This is not uncommon because reasons. So I ventured out and found a NYC blog that asks people in subways and stuff what they are reading and I figured that would be a good place to browse. 

Saw this:

and immediately knew that is what I would be reading.

This had a few ladies I was already privy to, but it also had some women that I had never heard of so it was a good read. Informative, entertaining, and a relatively quick read (when I wasn't busy with school work and could actually sit down to enjoy it).

2018 Reading: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

#45 A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title

Surprisingly, I have never read this book before. I know that I've seen the show, but I've never really read any of the books. It's just one of those things I missed as a kid.

This was adorable and I sometimes wish I was still like Linus.

2018 Reading: Scary Stories Treasury

#19 A book about or set on Halloween

I remember my sister reading me some of these stories as a child, but I don't really think I've ever sat down and really read them myself. Plus, I think we only had the first book so the other two were new territory for me.

2018 Reading: Triads

#28 A book by two authors

Once again, getting to a book that has been on my shelf for the longest time and never had the chance to read before. You've already heard me wax so much poetic about Poppy and his work.

There were elements of this story that reminded me of some of his other short stories. They might even be connected. I like to think that they are.

2018 Reading: The Pigeon Needs a Bath

#35 A past Goodreads Choice Award winner

This is the very first Mo Willems thing I have read ever. I see his books everywhere (it helps that I mainly work in the children's are of the library) but have never actually picked one up to read it.

It was cute.

2018 Reading: Bringing Down the House

#4 A book involving a heist

Okay, so I know it's not exactly a "heist" but I think this is close enough. It's still taking money under suspicious means and I think we can squeeze that into the category if we really tried.

I'd heard of this story before, you know you hear things and apparently there's a movie about it? I don't know. All I know is that this book was fascinating. If I were that smart with numbers though, I know that I would not be doing this every single weekend and getting recognized even if it was under fake names. I would go once, earn enough to get me by some time, and then cut out until I ran out of money and needed to go again.

But I can't count cards anyway so that's a moot point.