Category Archives: Book Talk

Sunday Coffee – No place like home?

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Thistle

June. What a crazy month! Travel: first to Houston the last weekend of May, followed by a week at the coast in early June, followed by two weeks in Wisconsin, ending on July 4th. I think I spent more days … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Underrated Gems

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Thistle

We’ve talked about underrated books for Top Ten Tuesday before, but today’s prompt was slightly different, going by GoodReads ratings to helps judge book popularity. I admit, I was kind of shocked to discover that some of the books I’ve … Continue reading →

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Top Books of 2016 (so far)

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Thistle

Last week, the Top Ten Tuesday topic discussed best 2016 releases so far. I haven’t read a whole lot of 2016 releases – release date often isn’t my priority – so I skipped posting. This week is a freebie, though, … Continue reading →

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Top Most-Anticipated Remaining 2016 Releases

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Thistle

How do you shorten today’s topic into a brief title?? Heh. Anyway, today we discuss those releases still left to come in 2016 that we’re most excited about. I don’t quite have ten, because my most anticipated (Oathbringer by Brandon … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – A Balance of Voice and Persona

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Thistle

When I started blogging about books over eight years ago, I was a very different reader than I am today. I had a very limited set of books I enjoyed. I always finished books that I started, no matter how … Continue reading →

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Summer Reading Project

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Thistle

It’s that time of year. The boys just finished with school, and all the days of swimming, vacations, camps, and heat have begun. For me, summer = projects. I need projects in order to stay sane while my stay-at-home-mom job … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Brain Candy

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Thistle

Let me be honest: This was not a good month for me. This wasn’t really because Stuff Happened (though of course there was stuff…kidney stone, ankle problems, sweltering heat and humidity, a shooting near my son’s high school, the discovery of … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books That Changed Over Time

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Thistle

Today’s topic is about books you once read and your feelings toward have changed over time. That change can be positive or negative, but in this post, I only want to discuss books that I originally had negative or indifferent feelings toward, … Continue reading →

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Top Books Picked Out on a Whim

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Thistle

Today’s topic specifies that we’re discussing books picked up without recommendation and without knowing much about the book beforehand. I have a tendency to pick up a lot of books based purely on the cover or mini-description that comes through my … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – The Right Books

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Thistle

Back in 2008, when I first started blogging, I’d spent most of my adulthood reading classics only. A few modern books had caught my attention over the years, but for the most part, I ran up against the same problem … Continue reading →

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