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Sunshine Blogging: Survey via Classics Considered
Marian over at Classics Considered just posted a survey, and I figured — why not? If you go back and read one book for the first time again, which would it be? Probably the first Wodehouse novel I read, just … Continue reading
Off-topic: RDR2 shots with snow
During the Christmas season, the world of RDR2 online got a wintry makeover — somehow making an already pretty game even more dazzling.
Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Hopes for 2021
This week, the Artsy Reader Girl is taking a look at bookish hopes for 2021. A strong start to the Classics Club Strikes Back. By strong, I’d like to have read at least 20 entries from my list by the … Continue reading
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Permanent Record
Permanent Record© Edward Snowden352 pages Nearly a decade ago we bore witness to magnificent acts of rebellion and alarm-calling, as dissidents like Julian Assange and Edward Snowden began exposing DC’s global surveillance state and abuses of power. DC acted with … Continue reading
Ten Songs (or Artists) that Made My Year
This started as a “Things I’m grateful for at the end of a crappy year”-esqe post, but then inspired by Marian I decided to make it all-music. It was meant to be an end-year 2020 or January 1st post, but … Continue reading
Scaling Mount Doom: 2020
The following titles were TBR titles read in 2020. From August on, they were part of the on-going Scaling Mount Doom series, in which I suspended book purchases except as rewards for reading TBR titles. The ban on book purchases … Continue reading
The best of 2020 — in books
2020 was….a heck of a year. Hurricanes, pandemic, fires, the existential dread of an election featuring a wide variety of creepy corrupt politicians, all with their own plans for spending other people’s money badly and killing people overseas on behalf … Continue reading
Science Survey 2020
Three years ago I created the ‘science survey’ challenge to make myself read more widely in science, and I’m pleased to report that not only did I complete the survey halfway into the year, but I was able to go … Continue reading
What I Read in 2020
I wasn’t able to finish Mama’s Last Hug before 2020 ended. I blame Arthur Morgan. Oh, well! 2021 will have a head start. –January–1. A Warning, Anonymous2. How Jesus Became God, Bart Ehrman3. The Best Cook in the World, Rick … Continue reading
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The Classics Club Strikes Back
From 2015 to 2019, I participated in the Classics Club, leaving one book to read in 2020 from my list of 50 — and having finished, it’s time to start again. I decided to focus on stories closer to home, … Continue reading