Reflections on my reading choices
Starting off with admitting that I did not even come close to finishing my Book it Babe Project 2023. I mostly read romance because I wasn't really into anything else. My second most read books were non-fiction including the one I will be talking about now. This book will fall under "2023 release" for the… Continue reading Better Living Through Birding by Christian Cooper
For the moment, however, the most disturbing thing about the Aphrodite was its price tag: $24 million, more than twice the cost of the kouros and far more than had ever been paid for a work of ancient art. A book related to museums. Book number 5 out of 12 for my book project. Chasing… Continue reading Chasing Aphrodite by Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino
A graphic novel. Book number 4 from my 12 book project. History of the author’s childhood in Iran. Persepolis refers to the ancient capital of the Persian empire. Warning: This is going to be a short review. This was my first graphic novel and it was very good. To be honest, I thought it was… Continue reading Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
The Falcon Thief: A True Tale of Adventure, Treachery, and the Hunt for the Perfect Bird is a thrilling book. Heists/thefts. Second book from my 12 categories. I chose this category specifically because the book fit the criteria. A South African (Jeffrey Lendrum) who steals rare bird eggs from the wild and the British detective… Continue reading The Falcon Thief by Joshua Hammer
Award Who: named after James Thurber who wrote The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; he was a “humorist, cartoonist, author, playwright, and journalist.”What: contributions to humor writing When: since 1997; awardee annually since 2004Prize: $5,000 and a plaque Other winners: https://www.thurberhouse.org/thurber-prize-winners-and-finalists Book David Sedaris is hilarious! I’ve known who he is for a long time… Continue reading The Thurber Prize for American Humor- Me Talk Pretty One Day
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