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Reading Notes, 1/18/21

Finished Reading Strange Cures by Rob Zabrecky I am most familiar with Rob Zabrecky as a slightly off-kilter magician. He was in fact also the front man for the band Possum Dixon*. Strange Cures is about Zabrecky’s early life, childhood through early thirties, which is mostly his music career and his slip into (and eventually […]

Cinema Saturday, 1/16/21

Surfing with the Enemy Gretel & Hansel

The Last 10 Books tag

There aren’t enough blog-worthy things going on in my life for a Miscellanea post, so today I’ll do a tag! I picked up the Last 10 Books tag from Flik Reads; go check out her site! The Last Book I Gave Up On The Christmas Party by Gillian St. KevernThere were a few things I […]

Reading Notes, 1/11/21 : BoB Wrap-Up

Bout of Books 30 Wrap-Up I read about 430 pages during Bout of Books 30 and finished three books that were in various stages of progress. That was pretty much what I had on my slate for last week. I also made it to both Twitter chats! Finished Reading Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a […]

Cinema Saturday, 1/9/21

Hollows Grove Network

Miscellanea, 1/7/21 : And BoB update!

Bout of Books 30 Update I’m off to a slow start in 2021. I’m not getting as much reading done as I’d like, but I’m not getting as much of anything done as I’d like. My Christmas decorations are still up. And that doesn’t just go for Wednesday with its chaos of political events. But! […]

Reading Notes, 1/4/21 : BoB sign-up!

Bout of Books 30 The Bout of Books readathon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly Rubidoux Apple. It’s a weeklong readathon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 4th and runs through Sunday, January 10th in YOUR time zone. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are reading sprints, Twitter chats, and exclusive Instagram challenges, but they’re […]

Cinema Saturday, 1/2/21

Little Woods Strange Days

2020 Reading Wrap-Up

I read 69 books in 2020!More books* than ever before**! * I read quite a few shorter books and graphic novels/comic collections. According to Goodreads I read 15,841 pages. This is the second most behind 2013 when I read 17,121, but only 63 books. That year included A Storm of Swords as well as my […]

Reading Notes, 12/28/20

Finished Reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen There is an infamous internet review of Pride and Prejudice (which I can’t find now) along the lines of “it’s just people visiting other people.” Reviewer ain’t wrong. Okay, it isn’t just about visiting. It is in fact about pride and prejudices and how first impressions and […]