By Jennie Another in my sporadic updates on what I’ve been reading… Still reading Bleak House. Still. But: I finished The Brothers Karamazov and it was awesome! Okay, awesome is a bit strong, but finally, a big, important Russian novel that I felt connected to. It makes me want to read The Idiot soon. But not too ... more >
I read a bit more than I usually do in the first half of November. Here is my latest reading list: Tis the Season to be Sinful by Adrienne Basso This book arrived in a package from Jane. I had heard good things about Basso’s writing so I opened it ... more >
October was a month for reading material with fantastical elements. All three of the works I read were promising, but only one ended up satisfying me. White Cat by Holly Black My husband and I started reading this contemporary YA paranormal, which Jia reviewed favorably awhile back, after it was ... more >
In addition to the books I read for review, I’ve been doing some reading with my husband. Because he is not a romance fan, and I am not a fan of science fiction (his genre of choice), we have to meet in the middle. For the most part that has ... more >
A lot of my time the past week or so has been taken up with washing machine repairs and acclimating my new kittens to their new home. Guess which has been more fun. But I have gotten a little reading and movie watching squeezed in now and then. Flawless by ... more >
By Jennie So, when last I wrote, I was reading four books at the same time; three long dense books and one other, shorter book. I’m still reading the same three long books, but figured it was time for an progress update, as well as some brief mentions of what else ... more >