so-soDangerously bored housewives wreaking havoc in their respectable suburban bubbles. I would have liked to make this a Pick, but I didn't think all the stories were strong. However, I did find her style very fun and engaging- I just breezed through this book. I would mostly recommend "Hello! Welcome To Book Club", and "The Wainscoting War" was some twisted fun.
pickMary Roach's footnotes are a good laugh. This was my first time reading anything by her, and man, have I ever been missing out. So much fascinating information, and her quirky humour was an added bonus for me. I'm told this isn't even her best?? Which of her books would you recommend I check out next?
I love going back and finding these little gems in my childhood books!
pickI just finished this binge and am hungry for part two! I called the "twist" ending from chapter one... but it really sucked me in as the plot grew more messy & twisted, and I'm now very attached to Arsinoe. Admittedly, I could do without a lot of the teenage romance- my eyes rolled so hard at times they barely stayed in my head. But I think these complicated relationships promise for a very interesting sequel. I'm so here for One Dark Throne!
A new year means prioritizing my #BookRiot Read Harder Challenge picks. Already one completed! Any book suggestions for my list?
so-soI decided to take a break from the world with this breezy collection of essays about adventures and mishaps in veterinary medicine. I'm a huge animal lover, and this was a relaxing read that explored a variety of aquatic and zoo animals with peculiar ailments. There are a lot of very interesting factoids in this book, but the stories were all very short (6ish pages average), and some of them weren't particularly new or exciting. 3.5☆
pick"The problem with gender is that it prescribes how we should be rather than recognizing how we are. Imagine how much happier we would be, how much freer to be our true individual selves, if we didn‘t have the weight of gender expectations.”
Just finishing up Shrill tonight. It's made me laugh in public, made my blood boil, and forced me to consider the prejudices I never even knew I had. I'm cradling this book close to my heart today.
So I had a craving and, long story short... Amazon Prime is going to be the end of me.
I had the pleasure of seeing Generator last night, and it was so positive and inspiring. And who shows up as a special guest? Neil freaking Gaiman! That's right: Neil Gaiman, his wife Amanda Palmer, and their 1 year old baby, being interviewed by Chris Hadfield. I can die now. ♡♡
pickBrit Bennett has a talent for eloquently expressing a character's emotions, with razor sharp precision. I felt intimately attached to her characters, and zipped through pages with anticipation for their futures. Admittedly, at times I struggled with what felt like pro-life sentiment, and I do feel hesitant in recommending this to the male readers in my life. Having said that, I adored this book, and am looking forward to what Bennett offers next.
My "This election has extinguished my faith in humanity" reading list.
panReading this book felt like being trapped in purgatory. Finally I am free. Here is how I suffered: A pessimistic, self-pitying, lecherous, and loathsome main character. Side characters equally as detestable and dull, that I could not care a lick about. A rambling, structureless plot. Insulting female characters, all solely described by their physical attractiveness, with consistent references to their breasts. This book is male-gaze incarnate. 👎
pickI knew this was a classic, but otherwise went into it cold, and came out pleasantly surprised. It had everything I wanted in a Halloween read: spook, mystery, satanic conspiracy, some healthy absurdity, and a wee bit of magic. It was just predictable enough to be comfortable, but was still riveting. Admittedly, I would nix the old-world gender stereotypes and the evil-Jewish-doctor trope, but unfortunately this comes with the 1960s territory.
My spoooooky pre-Halloween weekend read. I hope it scares my pants off! What is everyone reading for Halloween?
Sooo, I went a little bit overboard at Harry Potter World today and basically bought out the Honeydukes. But very very worth iiit~ #HarryPotter #Honeydukes
I haven't even been in this country for 8 hours, and I've already raided a Barnes & Noble. They had an entire cozy mystery section and I could not resist some silly titles!
Busy packing for our trip to Florida tomorrow, and look what arrived just in time! The reviews for this book have been super positive, and I can't wait to start reading this on the flight.
It's a perfect theme! Moving on to the second book before I visit Harry Potter World in Orlando next week. And in honour of both HP and our Canadian Thanksgiving, I made some pumpkin pasties. 😊 #harrypotter
pickAs a fan of apocalypse novels, I found Bird Box to be a really fun, spine tingly, and engaging read! It may bother some people that Malerman sacrifices character depth for action, but that's what made this such a page turner for me. I'm admittedly unsure about my feelings on the ending, although it does get pretty bonkers, which I'm a fan of. But all in all, if you want a spooky page turner for Halloween, I definitely recommend this book. 😊
Look what I found at Toronto's Nuit Blanche event! My childhood nostalgia is going wild right now. #LiteratureVsTraffic #NBTO2016
A picture of me shamelessly browsing the leftover Nuit Blanche books. #LiteratureVsTraffic #NBTO2016
Last night was Toronto's Nuit Blanche festival and this was the best exhibit! Unfortunately we discovered it late in the game when it was more sparse, but this street was filled with a sea of books completely covering the road. Each book was glowing with LEDs, opened to a page or passage of some significance. People were encouraged to sit and browse the books, and take home whatever they liked. I scored a couple too! #LiteratureVsTraffic #NBTO2016
Holy jeepers, I finally bought a box set of #HarryPotter to call my own, and they are so gorgeously illustrated! I am squirming with delight. 😄 #bookishdrooling
I'm not really an ebook person (too expensive), but I just bought a couple of discounted titles off of Amazon that I was curious about. But now I'm regretting not buying A Darker Shade of Magic in paperback instead. That cover is awesome!
pick"Science has taught me that everything is more complicated than we first assume, and that being able to derive happiness from discovery is a recipe for a beautiful life."
This book is so wonderful! I listened to it on audio and adored her voice. Jahren's passages on mental illness are especially powerful, but they're downright heartbreaking when you are experiencing the genuine emotion of her narration. #lovelovelove
When you get a little over excited with your library holds and they all show up at the same time. One down, four to go! #challengeaccepted
so-soMy first spooky read in honour of the coming Fall, as I'd been hoping for a good witchy staple with a twist. I struggled through a couple hundred pages of silly dialogue/translation and conflicting character motivation, just to get to the crazy wackadoodle ending that nailed it. The ending was rewritten from the original Dutch, and this might explain why the last 100 pages felt to me like a different book altogether. So, ☆☆ book, ☆☆☆☆ ending!
It's finally in my hands! I've heard amazing things. ♡
