I didn’t expect to like this book as much as I do. I have read other “literary” books about the personal journey of older white men and I always find them incredibly dull. So I was pleasantly surprised when Harold’s story gripped my heart. It is the simplicity of the text that’s moving. Like the… Read Post
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50 Book Pledge Giveaway
I was so worried I’d fail this challenge that I almost did not try! Well I was wrong, folks. I completed the 50 book challengewith 4 month to spare! Here are my stats: Total books: 50 Full manuscripts: 20 Fiction books: 43 POC books: 28 Books by women: 38 Book number 50 was The Palace… Read Post
Clearing my To-Read Pile
I just finished book 48 of the 50 book pledge. Assuming it won’t take me four months to read two more books, I need another challenge. Right now I have 27 books in my To-Read pile. Considering my current pace of approximately 1.5 books per week, I have exactly enough time to get through them… Read Post
Olympic Readathon Results
While London was hosting the 30th Olympiad, Random House of Canada hosted the Olympic Readathon! I participated because I’m a champion reader. Or I thought I was. Here are my numbers at the finish line. Miguel Streetby V.S. Naipaul—complete: 115 pages The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce—complete: 296 pages Throne of Glass… Read Post
