Happy last day of 2016! Suffice it to say I’m ready to wash my hands of this year. Actually, not the entire year. I had some great personal experiences earlier in 2016 but the second half has been draining and difficult. Like so many people I know, the election results have made staying positive challenging. The bad news seems to keep coming with no respite in sight. Complete ... Read More...
November Reading Wrap-Up
Apparently, I’m determined to ignore all kinds of guidelines this week. First, I posted my reading habits two days late and only now am I going to attempt a November reading recap. Suffice it to say it was a hell of a month. I know for some people out there the election was a non-event, but I also know more people who got completely knocked off the track by the result. ... Read More...
October Reading Wrap-up
Happy Halloween, dear readers and welcome to the October reading wrap-up! I’m not going to beat around the bush—I had serious reading issues this month. Bottom line? By midmonth I could not commit to almost any new fiction. I went into it on Friday, so I won’t bore you with the details again. I had more starts/stops, stalled, put-down-and-forget-about books than I’ve ... Read More...
September Reading Wrap-Up
Goodbye to the first month of fall! Did anyone have fall weather? Or great fall reading? Despite this being the time of year for the biggest book releases, I did not have that much luck with my September reading. Am I the only person who feels abandoned by the book gods? Read The two notable exceptions to a so-so month are: A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (I'm ... Read More...
It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews
First of all, how is it that summer is already over?! I know this wasn't the case in most of the country, but here in Seattle we never had sustained summer heat, just a few days here and there. It still feels as if summer lies ahead, even though September is chock full of big releases. Having said that, here are two It's Not You, It's Me books. They did not go ... Read More...
August Reading Wrap-Up
First of all, to anyone who looked at this photo and wondered (even for a second) if it was me then if I had a will you'd be the main beneficiary. No, darlings, I've not been lounging in Greece and even if I had I don't look like that. But it was the most accurate portrayal of how August feels to me—between the frantic activity brought on by the end of summer and the ... Read More...
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