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I have reviewed many books over the years, and some reviews have been more interesting or fun to write than others. The below list were my favorites to write.
• Ada, or Ardor
• Choose Your Own Autobiography
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• If Not, Winter
• Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
• The Kid Table
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Lolita
• The Monk
• The Night Circus
• Oathbringer
• Return of the Native
• Rhythm of War
• S
• Things Fall Apart
• The Unit
• The Woods Are Always WatchingCategories:
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Author Archives: Thistle
Sunday Coffee – The Nightmare Week
As the title suggests, it has been a nightmare this week! It started last weekend with Droplet’s emergency triage. I talked about that a little and I’m not going to go into the gross details, but essentially the whole situation … Continue reading
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, by Brandon Sanderson (audio)
From StoryGraph: Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a world of darkness, technology, and nightmares. When their lives suddenly become intertwined in strange ways, can they put aside their differences and work … Continue reading
Water Kittens
The day after our dear friend Chris passed away, grief was fresh but elusive (because my brain doesn’t process grief linearly, and instead waits to latch onto something seemingly inconsequential to grieve over). I felt both restless and absent, my … Continue reading
The Kitty Tattoo
Back in 2015, I decided that I wanted to get a tattoo across a particular part of my back – sort of between my shoulder blades but slightly lower, at a spot where I tend to hold a lot of … Continue reading
Goodbye to the Double Trouble Singletons
Well. After six weeks, our little posse of kittens is gone. Some of what’s in this post is repeat of earlier posts, but at this point, I don’t know what I’ve said where, so I’m just going to write as … Continue reading
June 2023 in Review
Have you ever spent a long period of time just going through the motions, and looking back, it feels like you were sleeping/dreaming for most of that time? That’s what June felt like for me. Part of that was the … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – Audible Scam
A few months ago, I purchased a book from Audible through one of their sales, for something like $7. Recently, I started listening to it, but it wasn’t catching my attention and I didn’t think it would do so in … Continue reading
Zero Days, by Ruth Ware
When Jack’s husband is killed in what appears to be a meticulous hit man job, she becomes the prime suspect and goes on the run to get at the truth. This book is exactly what it purports to be: an … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday – Precipice
In the spring of 1999, one of my French classes was visited by a professor to talk about a summer study abroad program to Bourges. It was exciting and fascinating, and I really wanted to do it. I came out … Continue reading
The Zen Leaf 