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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 UnitCategories:
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- abandoned
- Africa
- Asia
- atmospheric
- audio
- BBAW
- body image
- Bra Hunt
- callback
- circus horror
- classics
- collection
- comfort
- Cosmere
- cruise
- divinity
- dream-invader
- education
- end of year
- favorite
- fitness
- food
- gender studies
- goals
- Harry Potter
- health
- historical
- house
- humor
- I made a thing.
- joint review
- KonMari
- Latin America
- LGBTQIA
- lists
- memorable
- Middle East
- mini-review
- multi-read
- nonfiction
- photography
- place-character
- POC
- portentous
- psychology
- quarantine
- race report
- readathon
- reread
- revisiting
- RIP-worthy
- running
- shredded me
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- Sunday Coffee
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- Wellness Wednesday
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Tag Archives: photography
September 2021 in Review (Except Vacation)
September was divided into two very distinct sections. There were the first three weeks, filled with a whole lot of malaise and depression, and the last week, which began Jason’s and my nine-day road-trip vacation. I’m keeping the vacation portion … Continue reading
Sunday Coffee – 100 Happy Days, Part 1
I was not doing well mentally over the summer, so I made myself a personal 100-day challenge that began September 1st. My plan was to discuss it here at some point. Honestly, the plan was overly ambitious and stressful, so … Continue reading
August 2021 in Review
It’s been a month. With a capital M. Man oh man am I glad to have August behind me! Reading and Watching August was a slumpy kind of book month, with me sending back to the library several books that … Continue reading
July 2021 in Review
So. July. It was an interesting month in the Gignacery. 1) Four birthdays, including one in my direct household. 2) We added three car accidents on top of the one from June, and had to replace both our cars. 3) … Continue reading
June 2021 in Review
June began in a blaze of glory. Finally out of May and the PTSD time of the year, I felt alive and awake for the first time in what felt like forever. I’m really glad I had that feeling, too, … Continue reading
In Search of Elsewhere, by Steve McCurry
Subtitled: Unseen Images The cover of this photography book is so striking that I had to check it out from my library on the very first day I was let back inside to browse. The book is mostly made up … Continue reading
Posted in 2021, Adult, Visual
Tagged Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, mini-review, nonfiction, photography, POC
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