I figured it was time to share what I’ve been reading latelyish. My peak reading time is now somewhere between 11pm and 4am. And there are now three TV-less nights a week in this house. So, there’s that, too. The Unseen World, Liz Moore – This book. This effing book. I identified with Ada more than I care to admit, and as such, did not want this to end. Ten big, fat, teary stars. Read it. Once Upon A River,…
I’m quite generous with my 4-star ratings, but 5-stars is harder for me. I have a shelf on goodreads labeled ‘ten stars’ and another one called ‘there were tears’ and those ones are the ones that I’ll throw at people, so we can talk about it. ‘There will be a test,’ I tell them. Recent 10-stars have been: Dept. of Speculation – Heard a bunch about this, and bought it while in NY. Maybe that’s why it’s a tenner. But really,…
In the time it took Sarge to read one chapter of Ulysses, I started and finished I Was Amelia Earhart, recommended by DB over at Getting in Touch with my Inner Basket Case. This book was a blink. A very poetic blink. I wanted it to be longer, but I realise now the length was perfect for the story, the moments. It reminded me of any books read in any year of High School English. This is part of its…
