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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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Top Ten Literary Adaptations
Today is a movie freebie on Top Ten Tuesday! Here are my favorite book-to-movie adaptations. 1. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen – I once tried reading this book but gave up two chapters in. Watching the movie changed my mind, … Continue reading →
Top Ten Series Starters
Today’s topic is a fun one: top ten books to read if your book club likes ___. I chose “series” to fill in the blank, mostly because the last book club I was in prohibited any series starters as book … Continue reading →
Sunday Coffee – Wrapping Up RIP XI
I didn’t have much of a plan for RIP this year. I knew things would be chaotic and sporadic since we were in the process of moving. When I made up my original list of RIP-possibilities, I had no idea … Continue reading →
Top Ten Halloween Memories
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is a Halloween-themed freebie, so I’m going the non-bookish route and looking back over my favorite Halloween(ish) memories through the years! 1. I enjoyed Halloween as a kid, but it was really college when the holiday … Continue reading →
Top Ten Books on my Fall TBR
It’s been a while since I made myself a seasonal TBR! There’s a ton of excellent books coming out over the next couple months, though, and there are others waiting for me to begin ASAP. I have a very definite … Continue reading →
Top Ten Books that are Better on Audio
I’m a huge fan of audiobooks, though I’m very picky about my audiobooks. Some books, however, just beg to be listened to. These are my favorites: 1. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (narrator: Will Patton) – I originally tried … Continue reading →
R.I.P. XI
I say it every year, and I’ll say it again: autumn is my favorite time of year, and Readers Imbibing Peril is my favorite reading event of the year. My family just barely arrived in Wisconsin two days ago, and … Continue reading →
Top Ten Books I Read Before Blogging
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is a Rewind: Choose any topic from the past that you didn’t get to participate in before. I had a couple years of only on-and-off blogging, so I thought I’d choose a post from that time. … Continue reading →
July Yarn Art
I admit: with so much construction going on this month, not to mention heat, medicine issues, the boys’ camps, Jason traveling, blah blah blah, there’s been a lot of stress, and with all the stress, I’ve coped with copious amounts … Continue reading →
The Books Made Me Do It
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday asks about the things books have made me want to learn or do. Excluding travel-related things (“I really want to see X now”), I have eight that I can think of off the top of my head. … Continue reading →
The Zen Leaf 