It’s book review time! I recommend the last two, but not the first two. Huh, I only read four books this month and two were in the span of two days. That’s not very impressive. What did I do with the rest of my time? The Portable Veblen, A Novel by Elizabeth McKenzie Quirky girl who… Read More: Book Reviews – August 2017 »
Lady luck and the universe conspired to test my coping skills recently and everything I wrote turned out really negative and complainy, not worthy of littering your inbox. Over the course of two weeks, each and every day brought something new to mope over. My laptop died and I sprained my toe, cutting me off from… Read More: Book Reviews – July 2017 »
Oh man, I just realized I haven’t logged into Goodreads in months. I’m so bad at these social medias. I just spent some time entering in my reviews trying to catch up. It’s not very fun and I don’t know how to make myself care about stuff like this. I want to care because I… Read More: Book Reviews – June 2017 »
I’ve been going out and doing things with other people a lot lately and not spending as much time reading as I normally do. How many books a month do you read? I think when I was working, I would manage 2-3 each month, mostly for book clubs. Post retirement, I think it’s 6-8 maybe.… Read More: Thriftygal’s Book Reviews – May 2017 »
Hello my delicate little sunflowers! I read some more books and then I wrote down what I thought of said books. Book reviews, go! Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel by Robin Sloane It started out strong with the possibility of mystical elements, but veered back into mundane life about halfway through. I enjoyed the style,… Read More: Book Reviews March 2017 »
More book reviews! I’m sorry if you don’t care about the book reviews. I read a bunch of Chetan Bhagat’s books while in Kuwait because that’s what my cousin had on her bookshelf. He’s a popular modern author in India. I get why people like him. His books are easy and quick reads populated with… Read More: Thriftygal’s Book Reviews – February 2017 »
More book reviews! I read a lot self-help manuals recently. Overdosed on them, you might even say. I think I would have appreciated the avalanche of good advice more if it had been dispensed as a light shower instead. A light shower on a sunny day so the rain feels like a treat. I snuck in… Read More: Thriftygal’s Book Reviews – January 2017 »
Hey, y’all. I’m working on Bucket List Item #6 (write a book) and it’s taken over everything else. This is not me complaining. I’m giddy! I feel like this is what I’m supposed to be doing with my life — crafting words on my computer in a comfortable space and giggling to myself like a… Read More: Thriftygal’s Book Reviews – November 2016 »
Hey, here’s a new thing I’m doing. I like to read and I’ve started writing pithy little reviews of books I finish. Okay, that’s not accurate. Pithy implies short, but full of substance. My reviews are mostly rubbish. If my review of the book makes it sound interesting and if you click on the link and if… Read More: Thriftygal’s Book Reviews – October 2016 »