Week in Review (5)

Random Thoughts

It is hard to believe it is February all ready. It has been a strange winter. Normally by now I am just sick of snow and shovelling, but we haven't really had a lot of snow this year. It has been a very strange winter. Last winter we had so much snow we didn't know where to put it any more and we ended up shovelling off the roof. When it does snow Casey enjoys sitting in the window watching it fall. She was an outside cat before, but we have too much traffic here. If I can help it she will be staying inside. It is just me and her for the afternoon, so I am thinking a reading day is in order. I have a lot of stuff on the go and would like to finish a bit of it up so I can start new things.

Challenge News

Naked by David Sedaris counts for the Essay Reading Challenge. My goal was only to read 10 essays, so I am technically finished. I am considering making it 10 collections instead. We will see how February goes first, though.

Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin & Lisa Brown counts for the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge.

Weekly Reads

This last week I read the second book in the Mythos Series. I even reviewed it all ready. You can read my review by clicking here. (Library)

I actually mostly have a review done of this book, too, so hopefully will get a chance to post it soon. It was my first time reading David Sedaris. I wasn't entirely sure what I thought of it in the very beginning, but once I got used to the writing and his humour it was an enjoyable read. I think the only reason it took a story or two is because I started this book and then a really long time went by before I picked it up again. (Personal Copy)

This was my last read of January. It also meant catching up in a series which is always exciting. I continue to really enjoy the characters and the stories. I think things are moving along at a good pace now and I am enjoying the development. I look forward to where we go with the series next. (Personal Copy)

My copy of this FINALLY arrived and I decided to read it basically right away. I closed my eyes and picked a side, so I started out reading Evelyn's first. This is basically a book that is just aesthetically interesting, so I decided that I had to own it. It did take me a bit to get a good method of holding it, though. My usual method usually lead to it falling everywhere. I enjoyed the story, too. I always enjoy Medieval literature, even if I don't read it very much any more, so the connection to it interested me. (Personal Copy)

This was my last read for the week. It was a review copy that I received from Sourcebooks a few days ago. I enjoy a good ghost story from time to time, so I decided to give this one a read sooner rather than later. I didn't love the book, but I did really enjoy it. I think it had good atmosphere and the use of pictures really added to the story. Plus, it was set during a time period that I don't really read a lot about. I will discuss it more soon. (Personal Copy)

Currently Reading:
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver

Gender Outlaws

The Winter Palace by Eva Stachniak

1Q84 by Haruki Murakami

In Other Worlds by Margaret Atwood

Songs of Love and Death

Weekly Posts

Week in Review (4)

Review: Touch of Frost and Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep

Poetry: Read More/Blog More - A Monthly Event - Week 1

January in Review

Tuning in on Thursday - Week 12

Friday Reads - 5th Edition, A Sherlock Holmes Watching Experience, and a Few Other Things...

Saturday Snapshot - February 4, 2012

New Additions

Borrowed:

Songs of Love & Death Edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

Camp Nine by Vivienne Schiffer

Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi

Every You, Every Me by David Levithan

Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep (e-book) (Read)

Received:

Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown (Sourcebooks)
Low Town by Daniel Polansky (Doubleday Books via the author)
The Last Storyteller by Frank Delaney (Authors Publicist)
You Comma Idiot by Doug Harris (Goose Lane Editions)

Bought:

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (gift card)
The Unwritten - Volume 5: On to Genesis by Mike Carey and Peter Gross (gift card)
Den of Thieves by David Chandler
Phoenix Rising by Pip Ballantine & Tee Morris
Maidens' Trip by Emma Smith

The Thorn and the Blossom by Theodora Goss (gift card) (read)
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (read)