There is rarely a book I will never read, but this week I’m talking about the books that I don’t really have a desire to pick up right this second. You know the books — maybe they are over-hyped or maybe they are just not your cup of tea right now, but you really don’t care about them. Let’s get started. 1. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, and John Tiffany I’m sure there were gasps heard round the world at that one. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a HUGE Harry Potter fan — I’m a true Harry Potter fan. I’m not satisfied with Harry Potter…
Top 10 Tuesday: Books I Read in School
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It combines what I love most in this world into one—lists, books, and blogging. It couldn’t be any better suited for me! Since school has started/is starting (today’s my first last day of school ever), this week I’m going to be talking about my favorite books I read in school. This is going to range from elementary school all the way through college. Let’s get started! 1. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner These were some of the first books I remember reading in my reading groups in first grade. I would check them out in batches of five…
Treasure Tuesday
1. I am currently still reading the Chronicles of Narnia (but I’m already on book five). 2. I started my senior year of college today. I feel extremely old, and I’m not ready to talk about it. 3. 4. Being home for a week was so great. I got to cuddle with my puppy, lay by the beach, and read a ton. 5. This sea otter is absolutely adorable. Happy reading, Kimberly
The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P.: A Review
Title: The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. Author: Adelle Waldman Genre: Fiction Quotation: “Dating is probably the most fraught human interaction there is.” Would recommend to: anyone dealing with a break-up looking for perspective. “I feel like you want to think what you’re feeling is really deep, like some seriously profound existential shit. But to me, it looks like the most tired, the most average thing in the world, the guy who is all interested in a woman until the very moment when it dawns on him that he has her. Wanting only what you can’t have. The affliction of shallow morons everywhere.” If you want a summation of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. by…
Top 5 Wednesday: Books to Read This Year
This week’s Top 5 Wednesday is all about the books I want to finish before the end of the year. Let’s get started! 1. One Thousand and One Nights I read selections from this series of tales in my class in January and loved every bit of it. I’d love to pick up a copy and read it from cover to cover. 2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis I’m currently plugging through the series and will be happy to say that I’ve definitely finished this book before the end of 2016. 3. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd I bought this for my grandmother…
Top 10 Tuesday: Books I Still Need to Read
Top 10 Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in 2010. It combines what I love most in this world into one—lists, books, and blogging. It couldn’t be any better suited for me! This week I’m going to be slightly embarrassed to list some of the books on my shelf that I haven’t read from before my blogging days. I’ve only been blogging for a little over a year now, so this shouldn’t be too bad. Let’s get started! 1. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Even though I’ve started it more times than I can count. 2. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams It’s been daringly…
Treasure Tuesday
1. I am currently reading “The Chronicles of Narnia” since I have never read them before. 2. I am home for the week! So I’m relaxing and catching up on work before school and my internship start up in the fall. 3. 4. The Olympics ended this past Sunday! What was your favorite event? Let me know in the comments below. 5. With school coming up nothing calms my spirit quite like a well organized notebook. Check out these aesthetically pleasing bullet journals from Buzzfeed. 6. Check out this adorable Border Collie puppy. It reminds me of my dog Bella! Happy reading, Kimberly
Feed: A Review
Title: Feed Author: M. T. Anderson Genre: Science Fiction Quotation: “We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned out to completely suck.” Would recommend to: anyone who is weary of the development of technology. Feed‘s book jacket describes it as a science fiction tale of two teenagers who fall in love and choose to fight the “feed”, basically the internet in your head, together. I was expecting a story relatively similar to Divergent or The Hunger Games, both stories that include strong protagonists that challenge the current way of life to find something better. That is not what Feed is. Feed is the story of Titus and Violet and their struggle to overcome socio-economic prejudices they didn’t even…
Top 5 Wednesday: First Sentences
This top 5 Wednesday is dedicated to my favorite first sentences in books. The lines that have hooked me and made me want to devour every other line of the book. Let’s get started! 1. 1984 “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” 2. The Catcher in the Rye “If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don’t feel like going into…
Treasure Tuesday
1. I am currently reading “The End of Dieting” by Joel Fuhrman. 2. 3. Do you need any advice? Buzzfeed presents some of the most powerful advice from literature. Some of my favorite quotes are from Perks of Being a Wallflower, Tuck Everlasting, and More Than This. 4. One week from today I’ll be home cuddling with my puppy! I couldn’t be more excited. 5. Michael Phelps crushed the Olympics (again). Who is you favorite Olympian this year? 6. Here’s an adorable photo of a pig eating ice cream. Enjoy! Happy reading, Kimberly
