As always, Top Ten Tuesday meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Unique Book Titles 1. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick Why I like it: It's creative. Androids look like human but what kind of dreams do they have? Do they dream of sheep? This is … Continue reading Top Ten Unique Book Titles
“Death is the fairest thing in the world. No one's ever gotten out of it. The earth takes everyone - the kind, the cruel, the sinners. Aside from that, there's no fairness on earth.” ― Svetlana Alexievich, Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in … Continue reading Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
Hi guys, how's your week been? How's October been for you so far? I had most terrible reading and blogging slump last month -_- I barely read anything. This week I luckily got back to my usual speed and finished 6 books: H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald My rating: 4 of 5 stars I … Continue reading The Sunday Post #9: Everything’s science fiction until someone makes it science fact
I was so happy to see that Kazuo Ishiguro won Nobel Prize in Literature. Did the right person receive it? Absolutely.
Greetings from Dublin & Library of Trinity College Dublin. I visited Dublin during the weekend... visit to Trinity College is a dream come true for every bookworm :) How are you doing?
As always, Top Ten Tuesday meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Pick a genre and share with us some books that have gone under the radar in that genre! And I'll go with fantasy as it is my favorite genre.I do not own the pictures in this post, please see … Continue reading Ten Hidden Gems In Fantasy Series
...Or not Happy TTT! As always, Top Ten Tuesday meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is: Back To School Freebie: anything "back to school" related like 10 favorite books I read in school, books I think should be required reading, Required Reading For All Fantasy Fans, required reading for every college freshman, Books to … Continue reading 10 Schools You’d Rather be Attending
How's your week been? I've been tired and lazy mostly. I'm really looking forward to the next weekend as I don't have anything planned for then and I can just be and relax. Do you know that feeling? I read a lot of comics this week. I read all of the volumes of Saga by Brian … Continue reading The Sunday Post #8: anyone who thinks one book has all the answers hasn’t read enough books
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I'm so happy TTT is back! As always, Top Ten Tuesday meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: Ten book recommendations for ______________: (Skies the limit here...examples: for Hufflepuffs, for fans of Game of Thrones, for people who don't normally read YA, for animal lovers, for video game lovers, etc. I decided … Continue reading Ten Book Recommendations For Horror Junkies
“Madness, and then illumination.” ― Orson Scott Card, Xenocide Number seven...this is where you might want to ask if will I ever write reviews again or am I just focusing on these Sunday posts... Anyhow, I finished 5 books this week. Finally done with Ender's Saga. Finished Xenocide and Children of the Mind by Orson Scott Card. I … Continue reading The Sunday Post #7: Fall In Love With Your Solitude
Thoughts?
So now we're properly in August. How's your week been? I fell in love with this song and have been listening to it non-stop. I read two books this week. Empire of Cotton: A New History of Global Capitalism by Sven Beckert. I liked the book, it had many strong points on how at the same time … Continue reading The Sunday Post #6: That’s The Way The Road Dogs Do It
She does have a point?
“First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered... . Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don't follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not. Consider none your superior whatever their rank or station in … Continue reading Eragon
July is almost over soon? This turned into 1000 word post (sorry)...Mostly because I did not read anything last week and it bothered me a lot so I managed to finish 7 books this week. I read: #1 Kind, versprich mir, das du dich erschiesst freely translated as Child, promise me that you will kill yourself … Continue reading The Sunday Post #5: Lost In the Sky
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So another week has passed! How's your week been? I finally got some reading done. This week I read 5 books: Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges Trilogy #2) by Stephen King: Slow at first and then everything happened at once. Stephen King does not let you down. I'm looking forward to reading the third part of Bill Hodges trilogy. Into the Wild … Continue reading The Sunday Post #4: I Now Walk Into The Wild
“There is no place like home.” ― L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It was first published in 1900. Book consists of twenty-four chapters that tell the story of Dorothy’s arrival in Oz and her adventures in that magical … Continue reading How-To Walk The Yellow Brick Road
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.” ― Marilyn Monroe Okay. So I have a feeling that my blog consists of these … Continue reading The Sunday Post #3: I’m selfish, impatient and a little insecure
Very warmly recommend many of these books. Infographic from: ebookfriendly.com
“In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.” ― Mark Twain Yesterday I visited Kansalliskirjasto, The Nationa Library of Finland for the first time in my life. There I sat for many hours absorbing the wisdom … Continue reading The National Library of Finland
SO it's been an exciting week! And how is it July already?? Time flies! Beginning of the week slowed me down a bit as I was sick but I caught up with the reading. Books I've read this week: The Underground Girls of Kabul by Jenny Nordberg. Giving birth to a girl in Afghanistan is often … Continue reading The Sunday Post #2: Je te pardonne
As always, Top Ten Tuesday meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: “ Best Books You've Read In 2017 So Far (break it down however you want -- by genre, strictly 2017 releases, whatever!) " And I want to share with you the best nonfiction I've read this year so … Continue reading Best Nonfiction I’ve Read In 2017 So Far
“Based on the experience of my life, which I have not exactly hit out of the park, I tend to agree with that thing about, If it's not broke, don't fix it. And would go even further to: Even if it is broke, leave it alone, you'll probably make it worse.” ― George Saunders, Tenth … Continue reading The Sunday Post #1: Just alive, I guess.
Where are you at? I think I'm between 4-5.
“Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough. You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.” ― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up or Peter and Wendy is J. M. Barrie's most famous work, in the form of a 1904 … Continue reading The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up
As always, Top Ten Tuesday meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: “Top Ten Most Anticipated Books For The Second Half of 2017" In no particular order: 1.Warcross by Marie Lu You all remember her Legend trilogy. And Young Elites trilogy and both were just stunning. Warcross makes me think … Continue reading Top Ten Most Anticipated Books For The Second Half of 2017
“The only easy day was yesterday.” ― Bill Willingham, Fables, Vol. 1: Legends in Exile Legends in Exile (2001) by Bill Willingham is the first part of FABLES. In Fables series, Willingham has created a new world for beloved fables, fairytale characters like Snow White, Bigby Wolf, Bluebeard, Rose Red, Jack the Giant Killer, Prince … Continue reading Legends in Exile
Harry Potter has become a household name around the world. On 26th June 2017, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone celebrates 20 years since it was first published by Bloomsbury in 1997. An online cartridge company has produced an infographic showing the success of the books with a comparison to other successful books and subsequently … Continue reading Grab the Firewhisky and Butterbeer – The Harry Potter Series turns 20!
“All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.” ― Richard Adams, Watership Down Watership Down … Continue reading Watership Down
As always, Top Ten Tuesday meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: "Cover Theme Freebie: literally anyyyything about covers....top ten covers that scream Spring, ten books with ice cream on the cover, ten books with blue covers, etc. etc." I decided to show you all my favorite Folio Society covers....now … Continue reading Top Ten Folio Society Covers
“A man that flies from his fear may find that he has only taken a short cut to meet it.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Children of Húrin The Children of Húrin is an epic fantasy which original version was written by J. R. R. Tolkien in the late 1910s, he revised it several times later, … Continue reading The Children of Húrin
“Sapiens rule the world because only they can weave an intersubjective web of meaning: a web of laws, forces, entities and places that exist purely in their common imagination. This web allows humans alone to organise crusades, socialist revolutions and human rights movements.” ― Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow Homo … Continue reading Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
“You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.” ― Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind … Continue reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really..."Do the stars gaze back?" Now, that's a question.” ― Neil Gaiman, Stardust Stardust is a novel by British writer Neil Gaiman, published with illustrations by Charles Vess in 1999. It … Continue reading How-To Catch a Falling Star
You probably shouldn’t start with the Oxford Comma, but you’re good to go with the Sleeping Editor! Infographic: Eyewash Via: ebookfriendly.com
“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love. It did not end well.” ― Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone Daughter of Smoke and Bone is a fantasy novel written by Laini Taylor. It was published in 2011. The story follows Karou, a seventeen-year-old Prague art student. Karou has bright … Continue reading How an Angel And a Devil Fell in Love
As always, Top Ten Tuesday meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is: “Ten Books I Loved More/Less Than I Thought I Would”. Here are recent reads I never expected to like as much as I did: The Demonata series by Darren Shan “There's something different about you," he says. "I've … Continue reading Ten Books I Loved More Than I Thought I Would
Yapp... I get that a lot especially with books like Harry Potter. ~ Anastasia
One of the most commonly used excuses I hear is "I don't have enough time," or "I'm busy." My goal with this post is to show people that they have a lot more time than they think.
My name is Tyler Wright, and I am Anastasia's newest recruit. I'll be posting here every once in a while.
When you answer a couple of questions, you and your beloved one with have a chance to learn which famous literary couple you have most in common with. Happy Valentine's Day! Infographic by Penguin Books Via: https://ebookfriendly.com/
I think this is pretty much the male version of me... Though I don't really like to smell books...touching them yes.
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next … Continue reading 2016 In Books & 2017 Reading Goals
Happy Christmas! 🎄Read books ❤ Hope you'll get bookish presents 🎁 ❤ : Anastasia
