Were Judy Blume books essential reading for you when you were young? She certainly was for me and all my friends, but all these years later, I'm still never sure quite how universal the Judy…
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One thing leads to another…
I had a few reasons for reading Last Things this weekend. For one, I love graphic memoirs, in fact, they're typically the only memoirs I can stand. I also tend to be in pressing-on-a-bruise mode…
The week in review
It's been a very long day/week/month so I'm going to get right to it. But, SUN SUN SUN FINALLY SUN! I Found You started out very strong, but the plot got too convoluted and soap…
Like those signs that say “Thimk”
Someday I'm going to make more of an effort to organize my holds, but once again, a bunch of my most anticipated holds came up at once, so here's another round of "which one will…
The week in review
TIL that I really got my money's worth when I paid someone to bolt our bookcases to the wall. I had to move them and it was a huge pain to unbolt, so, thanks, Mr…
The week in review
The Book of Summer came out this week! It was otherwise uneventful. I finished A Separation, which turned out to be a real slog. There is lots happening in this book, and it's fairly short,…
You shred it, wheat!
2 question pop quiz: 1. What are my two favorite things? 2. What comes out today? Answers: 1. Books and summer. 2. The Book of Summer! I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy…
The week in review
Once again, I am looking over the last seven days and am surprised that it's only been a week. Time does not fly by for me, even though I do feel like I'm having fun.…
There’s no book like Was
"Dorothy," said Aunty Em. "Please come back. You were the light of my life. You were what kept me going all those years." These lines, said by the "real" Aunty Em to depressed adolescent Dorothy…
Quick takes- April 2017
A Gentleman in Moscow. 5 stars. Utterly charming historical fiction. The main character made me think of Ralph Fiennes saying, "Would that it were so simple," in Hail Caesar. If you saw that movie, then…