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Favorite Reviews:
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 – Comment Issues
After an extremely rough week emotionally and a few nights of very little/poor sleep, I don’t have much to bring to the table for this morning’s Sunday Coffee. I thought I’d take a quick moment, then, to address a WordPress … Continue reading
KonMari, Part VI: Storage
There are a couple of main principles to storage espoused in The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: Store only after all disposal is done. Stack vertically instead of horizontally. Don’t keep things tucked away in places you’ll never see or … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #4: Invisible
With this whole KonMari project going on, I’ve been thinking a lot about happiness lately. Happiness and decision-making, happiness vs functionality, happiness in body image, etc. Today I want to discuss happiness, clothes, shame, invisibility, and PTSD. True Confessions Choosing and … Continue reading
Gentlemen and Players, by Joanne Harris
St. Oswald’s Grammar School for Boys has withstood so much, from curriculum modernization to the dwindling of funds to a series of scandals buried as deep as the Board of Governors can dig. Roy Straitly has been teaching Latin there … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2025, 2026, Adult, Prose
Tagged audio, callback, favorite, memorable, multi-read, psychology, reread, RIP-worthy, WTF moments
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Sunday Coffee – Bountiful (2)
Well. I had no idea when I typed up last week’s Bountiful post that this would be another very bountiful week! I admit to being quite grateful for it, as it’s also been a kinda wretched week in other ways, … Continue reading
KonMari, Part V: Sentimental Items
The last culling segment of the KonMari method, in my Great Tidy-My-Life Project, involves sentimental items. This was a pretty quick segment for me, and not nearly as difficult as I expected it to be. Supposedly, this is because by now, … Continue reading
Wellness Wednesday #3: Choosing Happiness
In the spring of 1999, a professor came to my French course to advertise that summer’s abroad program in Bourges. I loved the idea, but my boyfriend objected, and I discovered I could only get financial aid in the form … Continue reading
The Girl at Midnight, by Melissa Grey (audio)
Echo has been raised by Avicen, a race of bird-like creatures living outside human society. Though raised by them, Echo is not fully accepted, since she’s human, and so she’s willing to work to gain their respect. She agrees to … Continue reading
Posted in 2015, 2017, Prose, Young Adult
Tagged atmospheric, audio, LGBTQIA, reread, RIP-worthy, speculative
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