This post actually started with my trip a few months ago to Barnes&Noble for end of the year teacher presents. Now that I think about it, it's quite strange that I decided to do that. Back in elementary school when giving teachers gifts was normal, I was never into it. Now in high school when… Continue reading Emma by Jane Austen (& buddy read with Olivia)
It has been four months since I first introduced my bookish experiment, which means it's time for an UPDAAAAAATE. Changes have been made, data has been added, and hopefully, this means that more good books will be read. The spreadsheet Let's play a game of spot the difference with these before and after pictures! Just… Continue reading An update on my bookish experiment
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hannf First line: Gentlemen: Your ad in the Saturday Review of Literature says that you specialize in out-of-print books. Last line: Nevertheless, we will try to write when we can if you would like this, and look forward to hearing from you. Yours truly, Shelia Keywords: letters, used English bookstore, writer in New… Continue reading June mini-reviews
The other day I came up with a pretty nerdy idea to try and help me read more good books and less bad ones. It might look a bit confusing if I just throw it all at you at once, so I'm going to throw it at you in smaller amounts. Building up to it also… Continue reading Introducing my bookish experiment
If you've read my past mini-reviews on all the good books I read each month, these books will look suspiciously familiar. That's because I copied and pasted the best of the best from those posts, dumped them in here, and released this into the world. Well, there was also a little editing involved because even… Continue reading Good books I read in 2017
Thank you, Noriko, for so kindly inviting me to do the End of the Year Book Tag and also reminding me that I will need to start writing 2018 on my papers very soon. 1. Are there any books you started this year that you need to finish? I think that the only people who… Continue reading A bookish reminder that next year is twelve days away
About the following mini-reviews: If you're like me and only need a (very, very, very) general idea of a book and a positive recommendation to be convinced into reading it, the keywords will be the star of the show. If you're not like me and need a broader summary and an actual review, I do that… Continue reading November mini-reviews
