Category: family reads

Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic [Family Reads]

27 August 2018 / family reads / 0 Comments
Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic [Family Reads]

Why we chose Jennifer Niven’s Ada Blackjack Mom had read somewhere about Ada (likely in a Bathroom Reader). She mentioned to me that she was interested in reading more about Ada. As someone who enjoys reading about Arctic exploration, and loved Niven’s previous book about the Karluk and her men’s disastrous time at Wrangel Island, I eagerly suggested this book for our next buddy read. In September 1921, four young men […]

The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker [Family Reads]

31 July 2018 / family reads / 0 Comments
The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker [Family Reads]

Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister and I read and discuss a book. Why we chose Adrian J. Walker’s The End of the World Running Club Dad had this book on his TBR, though we’re not quite sure why. Mom had actually read it a few […]

Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock [Family Reads]

8 June 2018 / family reads / 0 Comments
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock [Family Reads]

Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister and I read and discuss a book. Why we chose Robert Holdstock’s Mythago Wood We had originally picked a different book for this month. When I heard about Wyrd and Wonder, however, I asked Ash if she would be up for […]

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton [Family Reads]

30 April 2018 / family reads / 0 Comments
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton [Family Reads]

Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister and I read and discuss a book. Why we chose Kate Morton’s The Forgotten Garden Mom spotted this book while browsing at a local bookstore and thought it sounded interesting. I had no opinion on this book and went along with […]

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline [Family Reads]

30 March 2018 / family reads / 0 Comments
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline [Family Reads]

Born out of a desire to get a family of book lovers to connect more over what they’re reading, Family Reads is an occasional feature where my mom, dad or sister and I read and discuss a book. Why we chose Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One Dad selected this book because he read something about the movie and was intrigued by the premise because that’s when he grew up. I had the […]