Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour 21 (5PM). I was feeling a bit sluggish and hungry but I didn’t want to get up to make food…it was tough to get off the couch 😛 Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Though I haven’t finished it yet, Room‘s narrative style makes it an easy one to breeze […]
What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Shikoku, Japan Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? I have a really fantastic looking stack this year; it’s hard to pick! Possibly Burial Rites. Which snack are you most looking forward to? Popcorn 😀 I have a ration of one bag/month. Today I will eat the October bag. Tell us a little something about […]
This weekend is Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon. This is my third time participating in the event, but my first time participating in October. The previous Read-a-thons I participated in were a celebration of the end of a school semester. This time around, I find myself in vastly different circumstances. I have a full time job and I’m living alone in a foreign country where English books aren’t so freely accessible. I’m […]
I read two indie fantasy novels that recently caught my eyes in the blogsophere. I don’t usually read these sorts of stories, but the premises, reviews and bargain prices of these two prompted me to have a go. The Word Changers by Ashlee Willis Rating: ★★½ [ratings guide] Cute premise – what avid reader doesn’t love the idea of entering a book? I thought Posy and Kyran were cute, […]
Author: Shirley Jackson Title: The Haunting of Hill House Format/Source: eBook/Amazon Published: 1959 Publisher: Penguin Length: 182 pages Genre: Suspense Why I Read: Loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle; part of Estella Society readalong Read If You’re: A lover of a terror or haunted houses, but prefer modern over Victorian Quote: I would like to watch her dying, Eleanor thought, and smiled back and said, ‘Don’t be silly.’ […]