Even though I haven’t been quite keeping up with this blog, I have been reading. Here are a few books I’ve finished recently and some thoughts. Title: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Author: Rebecca Skloot Genre: Nonfiction Rating: Thoughts: I read this for book club, and several people had told me that it was [...]
As I near the birth of my first child I’ve been really drawn to memoirs of pregnancy and early parenthood. I’ve always admired Anne Lamott’s writing so this one was an obvious pick for me. The best thing about this book is how perfectly honest it is. I know that I’ll be able to relate [...]
Title: The Weird Sisters Author: Eleanor Brown Genre: General fiction Year: 2011 Acquired: Sony Reader Library Rating: One Sentence Summary: Three very different sisters, raised by a father obsessed with Shakespeare, all return home with their own secrets upon finding out that their mother has breast cancer. One Sentence Review: Although ultimately forgettable, I found [...]
Okay, so how terrible have I been at posting regular reviews since I started this blog? Extremely. In fact, I probably haven’t read more than 50 pages in the last week. I promise I’m not in a slump – I really WANT to be reading, but just haven’t had the time. Hopefully things will settle [...]
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My friend Chelsea hosts Ten on Tuesday, and since the questions (from Erin) are all about books and reading this week I had to post my answers here as well as on my personal blog. 1. When someone asks you for a book recommendation, what is your go-to book? It depends on the person, so [...]
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TGIF is a weekly feature hosted by Ginger at GReads to recap the week’s reading and answer a question! Visit her blog to participate. Recap: I did better making time for reading this week. I finished my book club book, The Weird Sisters, and am over halfway through Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s [...]
I don’t read a ton of young adult books, but I find that they’re the best kind to listen to on audio. I especially like YA fantasy books, and the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series was recommended to me by my brother-in-law whose taste I trust. The basic premise is that the Greek gods [...]
Every Friday Ginger at GReads (recently added to my blogroll–check her out!) hosts TGIF, where she recaps the week and asks a question for her readers to answer. I’m taking part today, and probably will in the future too if I have a good answer for her question! Recap It’s been a slow reading week [...]
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I recently completed a New Testament reading challenge with my church which I loved. It went like this: ~We used a version of the NT published by Biblica that had all the chapter and verse numbers removed. It flowed better that way and read more like a letter or a story. ~The books were rearranged into [...]
Welcome to the launch of my book blog! So glad you’re here! I designed this to be an ancillary to my personal blog, and occasionally posts from here will appear there, but this space will be dedicated entirely to books, reading, and other literary thoughts. Look around: on the About page you’ll find more about [...]
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I'm Kathleen, and this space is dedicated to reading, my favorite pastime. I'm a 29-year-old wife & new mom, and I read all types of genres including literary fiction, classics, & memoirs.
