Category Archives: Book Talk

Top Ten Books That Celebrate Diversity

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Thistle

This is both a fantastic topic and a very difficult topic – difficult because I’ve read so many great books of many sorts of diversity and it was hard to narrow down to a top ten! I debated between choosing … Continue reading →

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Last Ten Books Acquired

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Thistle

Today’s topic asks us what are the last ten books that came into our possession, through any possible means of acquisition (bought, borrowed, received for review, etc). Now, I’m a prodigious library-user, and the sort of reader who will borrow … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Not Like Others

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Thistle

I began blogging about books in early 2008, and have done so off and on (mostly on) in the seven years since. During that time, I’ve come to realize that I’m a bit different from many book bloggers. I don’t … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Hyped Books I’ve Never Read

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Thistle

I’m not a real big hype person, meaning that I don’t pay much attention to whether or not a book has a lot of hype. I don’t go out of my way to pick up books that win awards and … Continue reading →

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Top 2015 Books (So Far)

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Thistle

Hm. Difficult topic for me this week, because I’ve only read 34 books* so far in 2015, and ten would be a pretty huge chunk! I don’t want to cheat and pad my numbers by including rereads of favorites (like the … Continue reading →

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Top Five Top-Ten Posts

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Thistle

Top Ten Tuesday, as a book-meme, started five years ago. Today’s topic is in honor of that fifth anniversary, and asks us what are our favorites Top Ten Tuesday posts of the last five years. For my part, I have … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Seeking Comfort

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Thistle

Moving across the country without any outside help from family/friends = stressful. Last year, this was slightly easier. We stayed at my dad’s house while we packed the last of our old house into a storage shed. We had beds … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books On My 2015 Summer TBR

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Thistle

Just like I said with my 2015 Spring TBR Possibilities List, I would rather not be too heavy-handed in my choices for summer. I never really know what I’ll read in advance, as my mood will change as the months pass. … Continue reading →

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Top Seven Rest-of-2015 Releases

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Thistle

Well…I’ll be honest. I barely had ten releases I was looking forward to for all of 2015, much less the second half. And my most anticipated 2015 release (The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater) has been pushed back until February … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Wrapping up May

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Thistle

May was an interesting month, both in life (very fun last-northern-vacation!) and in books. Because in books, the month was anything but typical for me. I finished six books in May, two on audio and four in print. None of … Continue reading →

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