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1. Yes, but that‘s mostly because I only have to shop for a few people. I still have to wrap everything, though. 😎
2. The main character in the tagged book helps out in her father‘s store, so there‘s some shopping involved. #two4tuesday
^ our first meeting of 9 year old Earl. Just started this one yesterday, I love a good creepy child trope 🎃
#31in31 #spookoween #OutstandingOctober #BirthdayBashReadathon #Falling4Books
pickGreat book! I sped through this in no time, just because it was so well-written and engrossing. The author owns a small ranch in SD and raised cattle. He doesn‘t like the environmental damage they do, so he switches to buffalo. It‘s a story of ranching difficulties, environmental practices, history, and how to be a land steward. Amazing writing, laugh-out-loud spots, and just a super read. Definitely recommended!
pickThis #TrueCrime book hardly paints a flattering portrait of law enforcement in #SouthDakota! For over 40 years, the disappearance of two teens- Pam Jackson and Sherri Miller went unsolved. The 1971 investigation is paltry at best— they are assumed to have runaway (without cash, clothes or medication) but the cold case‘s reopening decades later feels more like a witch hunt with a laser focus on one theory. The author himself performs the audio!
pickThe story of a prairie snowstorm that killed hundreds of newly arrived settlers on the American frontier in 1888. NF that reads like a novel. Nice mix of personal accounts, politics, and science. Weather nerds like myself should enjoy it . Obviously, so much progress has been made in meteorological science in the last 120 years, and for this, i am grateful. What a tragedy. 4 ❄️.
pickFinally knocked it off my #TBR! Laskin's account is hugely compelling for the most part - it slowed for me in the sections devoted to some pretty detailed meteorology. But on the whole, it's a harrowing account of a tragic, unforseen event in the midst of what was already a fairly grueling and bleak existence for so many. I appreciated the nods to Laura Ingalls Wilder without letting her stories, so well-known to me, overtake any of the narrative.
pick4/5⭐ Not an easy book. It depicts the grim reality of living in the USA as a Native American woman: the racism, police brutality, sexual assault & rape, murder, kidnapping, cultural annihilation, dehumanization, & injustice at every level possible. The author's voice shines through with so many emotions & self-reflections. These are the historical & current issues that can't be brushed under a rug & can't continue to be unrepaired. #roll100
I've been really wanting to read these as companion pieces, and January seemed like the time to do it! Though the two books are not about the same events (Laura's "Hard Winter" was 1881, while the Children's Blizzard came seven years later), they seemed like great books to read in tandem. Also curious to know if there are any other "Little House" kids who LOVE The Long Winter as an adult? No? Just me...? #CurrentlyReading
