Hello, fellow readers and bloggers! Hope you've got a good book that you are lost in currently. Life This was a much needed slower week after weeks of the other kind. Work was busy until Wednesday and then it got quieter, so that helped me have the mental energy to do other things. The girl's birthday is in 10 days (yes, both my daughter and I share the same birthday month) and we are planning a small party during the following weekend. Guess what theme she wants? Yes, princesses. I wish little girls aspired for more than most of the pink stuff that's paraded at them in the stores. Anyways, I'll be doing some planning for this and trying to pull it together. There's been another big thing going on for the past couple of months. We've been meeting with a contractor to renovate our kitchen and do hardwood throughout the main floor. It's going to be somewhat massive of an undertaking but we are excited for the end result. We still have several finishes to dec
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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Enjoy your books.
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Your books sound great, haven't read any of this.
Good reading.
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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.