It’s been two years since I started this adventure and I feel like I haven’t given it as much love and attention it deserves. I wanted to make it a little less one-note. The first thing I decided to do was to change my About Me. Now there is less rambling about myself and more random… Continue reading It’s A Blog Refresh!
Category: Reading
The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Let’s start off by saying that this is a non-fiction book about how the Oxford English Dictionary was created. It is fascinating as far as I’m concerned (a friend of mine and my sister also agree.) It was such a grand undertaking and I for one appreciate the dedication of the people who helped create… Continue reading The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Books I Enjoyed In 2019
I realized that at the end of 2018 I wrote a list of books that I recommended (but didn't blog about) but that I hadn't written one for 2019, so here is that list. NF stands for non-fiction. 1. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles- not sure why I didn't blog about this book… Continue reading Books I Enjoyed In 2019
Author Spotlight: Ann Patchett
Bad news first followed by good... Understandably a prolific writer can't hit a high note every book they write but Commonwealth by Ann Patchett was unfortunately a big disappointment to me. I love all the other works I've read by her.* It's interesting because in general the book was very good. The plot was fine:… Continue reading Author Spotlight: Ann Patchett
Sugar Land by Tammy Lynne Stoner
Yes it's been more than 3 months since I've posted about a book, but that doesn't mean I haven't been reading some amazing things. I started a new job 2 months ago and for the most part I've been focused on that more. This book is about a woman (Dara) in Texas in the 1920's… Continue reading Sugar Land by Tammy Lynne Stoner
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