Dear Fahrenheit 451 – Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks: A Librarian’s Love Letters and Breakup Notes to the Books in Her Life by Annie Spence Book about Books 244 pages Published 2017 Dear Fahrenheit 451 was recommended to me by Doing Dewey in the comments to my last book about books, My Life With … Continue reading
Book Review: The Girl with the Red Balloon
The Girl with the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke Young Adult/Magical Realism/Alternate History 277 pages Published 2017 I’ve actually had this out from the library for a while, but when discussing Summer Bird Blue with the YA_Pride Twitter Book Club, I learned the person behind the book club is none other than Katherine Locke, the … Continue reading
Friday 56 – The Girl with the Red Balloon
The Friday 56 is hosted by Freda’s Voice. The rules are simple – turn to page 56 in your current read (or 56% in your e-reader) and post a few non-spoilery sentences. Today’s quote is from The Girl with the Red Balloon, set mostly in East Berlin. The Girl with the Red Balloon also happens to … Continue reading
Book Review: Summer Bird Blue
Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman Queer YA 373 pages Published September 2018 This is the second YA_Pride book club chat I’ve participated in – the last one was The Summer of Jordi Perez and the Best Burger in Los Angeles. (Which was great.) Summer Bird Blue was just as good, but where Jordi … Continue reading
Library Loot Wednesday
I got more books than I expected this week – went in to pick up three and there were six waiting for me! It turns out there should have been one more, so I sent my husband back to get it the next day, and he came home with another hold, but STILL not the … Continue reading
Top Ten Tuesday – Longest Books I’ve Read
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, and this week’s topic is the longest books I’ve ever read. I typically read books between 400 and 600 pages, so I tend towards the long end of the spectrum anyway, but when I start creeping towards 1000, that’s notable, even for me. Knocking out … Continue reading