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Ten Winningest Titles
Five years ago I created a list called “Titles that Win”, not for Top Ten Tuesday but because I was inspired by How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had it Coming. Today’s TT on our favorite ‘titles’ offers a … Continue reading
Top Ten Books That Made Me Laugh
This week Top Ten Tuesday is looking at funny books, so I’m listing my ten favorite P.G. Wodehouse novels. Okay, I won’t go that far, but.. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, Max Shulman. I was given this collection of … Continue reading
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
Top Ten Favorite Reads, 2020!
This week we’re looking back at the year and thinking about our favorite reads. These are presented in the order in which I read them. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owns. An absolutely unforgettable mix of character drama and nature … Continue reading
The 12 Days of Christmas Book Tag
Ruth at A Great Book Study shared a fun little book game called “The Twelve Days of Christmas”, where a book is used to fit the lyrics of the song. She did a Little House on the Prairie spin! I … Continue reading
Books on my Winter TBR
This week, the Artsy Reader Girl is taking a look at our Top Ten Books on Winter TBRs! What are you reading as Christmas approaches and hope for a corona-free future looms? Ends of the Earth: The Polar Regions of … Continue reading
Top Ten Childhood Favorites
Today the Artsy Reader Girl’s topic is…. top ten childhood favorites! I didn’t realize this before, but boy howdy did I read a lot of science fiction as a kid. 1. The Henry Huggins/Beezus and Ramona books. Beverly Cleary was … Continue reading
Top Ten Couples Redux
Eight years ago, in another Top Ten Tuesday, I almost managed to think up ten literary couples I liked. I’ve read…more books since then, so can I think of ten more? 1. Jayber Crow and Mattie. Jayber Crow (Wendell Berry) … Continue reading
Top Ten Tuesday: 10 Recent Additions to my To-Read List
Today the Artsy Reader Girl is hosting top ten lists on recent additions to TBR piles. These are books which are either on my to-read Goodreads list, are Amazon bookmarks, or were books I took a photo of in the … Continue reading