Monthly Archives: February 2015
Notes on Reading 2/24/15
3 words that describe my week: Used Book Sale!! I bought these (plus a couple others for my twin sis): Currently reading: The Book of Strange New Things by Michel Faber. Still reading A Rogue by Any Other Name by … Continue reading
Review: Ms Marvel Vol. 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona
Here’s the description from Goodreads: Marvel Comics presents the new Ms. Marvel, the groundbreaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is an ordinary girl from Jersey City — until she’s suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who … Continue reading
Review: The Invention of Murder by Judith Flanders
Here’s the description from Goodreads.com: Murder in the nineteenth century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment became ubiquitous, with cold-blooded killings transformed into novels, broadsides, ballads, opera, and melodrama—even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts. Detective fiction and … Continue reading
Notes on Reading 2/15/15
As always, I do not have just one book that I’m currently reading. Sometimes I want to be that person who reads one book at a time. And then I try doing that and am too lazy to get up … Continue reading
Some Good Beer and House Stuff
It was a LONG week. I’m not exaggerating the slightest bit. I love winter but it’s been super cold-so cold my dog can’t go outside for long walks like normal. We’ve also gotten a lot of snow lately which I … Continue reading
Notes on Reading 2/8/15
I’m starting to get back into my usual reading habits, which feels amazing because I feel like I’ve barely been able to read since before Christmas. I normally have a few books going at a time but while we were … Continue reading
Review: The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Here is the description from Goodreads: Here, in one volume: Marjane Satrapi’s best-selling, internationally acclaimed memoir-in-comic-strips. Persepolis is the story of Satrapi’s unforgettable childhood and coming of age within a large and loving family in Tehran during the Islamic Revolution; … Continue reading
Review: Sweetland by Michael Crummey
Here’s the description from Goodreads: From the award-winning, bestselling author of Galore comes another unforgettable novel. By turns darkly comic and heartbreakingly sad, Sweetland is a deeply suspenseful story about one man’s struggles against the forces of nature and the … Continue reading
Notes on Reading 2/1/15
We are finally out of the old apartment for good, which means I can focus on unpacking the rest of the new house, getting the rental unit upstairs ready for renters, and READING!! My reading has suffered so much in … Continue reading
A Book and a Beer 