I find it interesting (horrifying) how, as human beings, we are willing to accept institutional untruths/lies and manipulation in order to feel safe and in…
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Excuses, excuses
Can I just say, it is nearly impossible to read when you’re visiting family for 12 days!!! I had an amazing vacation and got to…
A Reading Kind of Life – Act 1
I grew up reading. I grew up surrounded by books knowing there was a vast well of knowledge out there that I would only ever…
Why are we talking about gym class?
You know how back in middle school gym class there was that one kid who tried really hard but no matter how hard she/he tried…
Swing Time
Like Hannah, I have been making a conscientious effort to read a wider variety of genres and authors since we began The Book War. My…
Spring has sprung!
There are so many reasons to choose to read a book: to learn something, to be part of a different world/reality for awhile (entertainment), to…
The Dead Key
As Hannah (or anyone who has known me for very long) can tell you, I have a tendency to have extremely high expectations for just…
Wait…What?! There is fantasy literature NOT written by J.R.R. Tolkien?
I have noticed that since Hannah and I began this blog, people are much more interested in what I am reading. I have had a…
A Wrinkle in Time
We had this book sitting on our shelf my entire childhood but I am not sure I ever actually read it. I first saw a…
Olympic Hiatus
I don’t know about you, but I absolutely LOVE the Olympics!! Doesn’t matter, summer, winter, whenever the Olympics are on I am glued to my…