Oh yikes, this once-in-two-week blogging routine better not be a habit. I hope it's just an indication of how busy July can get with planning for a birthday and doing different summer things. Life The girl had her birthday party today with friends from school and she had a fun day! It was nice seeing the kids have fun outside of school and take over the bouncy event place like they knew every corner of it. I was grateful for everyone who were brave enough to come to a party despite recent rises in case count. Thankfully most or all of us were vaccinated so that made the decision-making easier. Now that the party is behind me, I have a ton of things to get back to. I am hoping for a quieter week ahead and a chance to catch up on a few things. Reading I honestly haven't read much in the last two weeks. Well, at least not prose. Instead, I've been reading Marvel Comics. Don't ask. So far, I've read Thor: Son of Asgard and Wolverine's Origin stories. Loved all of th
The spookiest day in the world is coming up soon, and in my book that is the beginning of the end of the year. Although I read very little during the first half of the year, the second half made up for it mostly.
Next in the list
Last night, I started reading The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, which is another title that I've been intimidated by but ended up loving from the first sentence. I found it on the Oyster app on my iPad, and being eager to try this app, I joined the trial and decided to give the book a go. I'll talk more about what I think of Oyster in a later post, but for now, both the app and the book are pretty good.Reviews posted
1. The Boy Who Could See Demons by Carolyn Jess-Cooke (Very thrilling!)
2. The Dinner by Herman Koch (Loved it!)
Review Backlo
1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
2. Chaos Walking trilogy by Patrick Ness
3. Quarantine by Rahul Mehta
4. MetaMaus by Art Speigelman
5. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
6. Maus by Art Speigelman
7. Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
8. Can you Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
9. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
10. In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
11. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Comments
I remember being a bit annoyed by the ending of the Reluctant Fundamentalist, as always I wanted more answers!