Thursday, January 30, 2014

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Tues-Thurs Reading Schedule

Okay so today I figured out what the check out limit is at my library. It's 20. I had eight more books to pick up but on this impromptu trip I didn't take the books I was going to return. But at least now I know how many books I can get at one time. So I have a lot of material to go through. On the way home I thought about making a schedule to read them. So that's what I did. Now of course the challenge...

Monday, January 27, 2014

We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates review

We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates My rating: 5 of 5 stars My journey to reading this book started back in December. I wasn't looking for this book necessarily but I was looking for a book by Ms. Oates. I had read her Wiki article. She fascinated me. She who wrote in different genres and was...

Friday, January 24, 2014

Two Poetry Reviews

The Dead and the Living by Sharon Olds My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was my first of Sharon Olds. I picked it because I read an article where she was listed among the great modern confessional poets. I've recently found myself influenced by Plath and I wanted to learn more about the genre she helped...

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Rough Magic by Paul Alexander Review

Rough Magic: A Biography Of Sylvia Path by Paul Alexander My rating: 5 of 5 stars I started this book near the end of last year. I had bought the ebook a few months back but I didn't start on it right away. When I started reading this I grew more interested in Sylvia. It's safe to say that I already...

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

2013 Book Roundup.

Well let's see according to Goodreads I read 60 books. Of that I read: Fiction: 49 Nonfiction: 8 Graphic Novel: 3 I mean that's not bad at all right? I did want to read more but you guys know I got distracted for part of the year haha. I am hoping to do better this year. I'm reading a number...