Yet another week has gone by with no end in sight for the pandemic. Being able to distinguish weeks became a challenge months ago, so no surprises there. But the weather is getting colder and winter is coming (hopefully not Martin's winter - we had enough of that this year already). I used to love winter, I used to look forward to it. But for the past few years, it has tended to be a very gloomy season. I'm usually just looking forward to it ending. So, this year, it's going to be harder to get through the season, especially since we are all still mostly at home. Mind you, I don't mind the restrictions as they do have a useful purpose, but wish more people followed them well and that we had done a better job when the weather was warmer to keep the virus at bay so that it didn't have to last this long. But that argument probably won't stick anyways, as many countries are now facing second waves. At the end of the day, we really need a vaccine but I hope that isn…
Sheila @ One Persons Journey through a world of Books wants to know what we're reading. I'm only too happy to oblige!
I had to do a double-take at the date when drafting up this post. August 22, seriously?
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Check out this book, guys!)
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Books on my nightstand
Lately, my nightstand seems to be having one-night stands with books. No wonder, it's a nightstand, eh? So rather than listing what I may or may not read (because my mood dictates that most of the time), I'll share a photo of who all my nightstand is dating at the moment.
(At the very bottom) Lost and Found by Shaun Tan: Ever since Shaun Tan went and made us bibliophiles proud by winning that Oscar, I've been meaning to read this book. I absolutely loved his The Arrival, and I know that a lot of my favorite bloggers loved this one, so I'm pretty excited to read this!
Skim by Mariko Tamaki: I know a few bloggers have raved about this title, and one thing that caught my eye was the plethora of adolescent issues that this book addresses. I hope it's not too many, but I'm excited all the same.
The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach: By now, the hype surrounding this book has quietened quite a bit making it an ideal time for me to pick it without worrying about expectations. I'm sure the buzz is going to crawl up soon though. Baseball seems to be big element of this book, and it will be interesting to see how that works for a non-fan like me.
Emiko Superstar by Mariko Tamaki: I only picked this one because I saw it sitting next to the other Tamaki that I picked from my library. Honestly, I'm not sure about this at all. All that pink on the cover is repulsing me a bit, so I may read this only if I really enjoy Skim, unless some of you have read it and really liked it?
And at the top, in Hobbes' collection (that's my nook) Pigeon English by Stephen Kalman: I know I had this book on, couple of weeks ago as well, but I'm only now getting the time to think about getting to it. This one too has mixed reviews all over the place, but I hope I will enjoy it enough to talk something about it.
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My Monday: http://www.rundpinne.com/2011/08/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-53.html
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Here's my post for this week: It's Monday! What Are You Reading? And don't forget to sign up for the Readerbuzz August Giveaway!It's Monday! What Are You Reading? And don't forget to sign up for the Readerbuzz August Giveaway!
Enjoy your books.
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Mine is here:
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Your books sound great, haven't read any of this.
Good reading.
Mine is here: http://readingandall.blogspot.com/2011/08/e-segunda-o-que-voce-esta-lendo-5.html
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Have a great week!
I liked Naked! It was hilarious! Sedaris makes a wonderful narrator!
I hope you enjoy all your reads.