I know, today's post was supposed to be about foreign films, but I wasn't quite sure where to put this post, so it's going up today. As one of my reading goals for 2019, I said I was hoping to compete in more Reading Challenges. My problem is that I'm incredibly bad at reading challenges, … Continue reading Reading Challenges I’m Competing in 2019
Tag: Books
Books I Hate: ABC Edition
If you missed last week's post, I've already done the opposite of this, Books I Love: ABC Edition. Just so you don't think I'm always negative. Like the last post, I'm picking books I haven't really mentioned before on my blog. For the record, this blog title may be a bit dramatic. Many of these … Continue reading Books I Hate: ABC Edition
Reading Wrap-Up: December, 2018
Out with the old, in with the new. But before that, let's take a short pause to do one more reading wrap-up of 2018. I only read 7 books in December, a lot less than I would have liked. I personally think had to do with just how busy I was with the holidays. Things … Continue reading Reading Wrap-Up: December, 2018
5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 5 Update
So, here I am, finally done with this challenge. On one hand, I'm glad to be done because my life has been so busy the last few weeks (both with the holidays and with selling my house). On the other hand, I did really enjoy the three books I managed to finish. The final book … Continue reading 5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 5 Update
5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 4
So here I am again (you thought I gave up, but never!). Though I do return in mostly failure. This week I did finish an entire book. I decided to reread North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell (as you probably already saw from my review of it earlier today). I read the entire book this … Continue reading 5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 4
5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 3
So...this week didn't go so well with this challenge. I didn't finish any more books, and I ended up DNFing two I was going to read. Terrier by Tamora Pierce goes straight into my DNF pile. I got about fifty pages in and I realized I could not stand Beka, the protagonist. I used to … Continue reading 5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 3
5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 2
We (and as in we, I mean me) are two weeks into this challenge! And I'm still ridiculously behind schedule. I should have finished my second book last night, but I'm only a fifth of the way into the second book. However, I did get a bunch of reading done, which is nice. I finished … Continue reading 5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 2
Is Skimming Really Reading?
I read books in two ways. The first is what I usually think of as thoughtful reading. Where you take your time, read a paragraph thoroughly, and then muse about what you just read. The second is what I usually refer to as 'skim' reading. The best way I can describe skim reading is that … Continue reading Is Skimming Really Reading?
5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 1 Update
So, it's been one week since I started this challenge (one I created myself on impulse). And things have been...rocky. I blame Thanksgiving and sickness. I started Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky first, probably because I thought it would be the most challenging. And I'm currently only 170 pages out of 521. That's pretty … Continue reading 5 Weeks, 5 Tomes: Week 1 Update
Bookish Thanksgiving Tag
I know, I know, I'm two days late, but I really wanted to do a post devoted to Thanksgiving. I think it's a super important holiday which, like every other holiday in America, has kind of been turned into shopping and eating. In America, we associate Thanksgiving with the first Thanksgiving where the pilgrims and … Continue reading Bookish Thanksgiving Tag
