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Read All The Things!: Review: Stone Mattress: Nine Tales – Margaret Atwood
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Monday, July 20, 2015. Review: Stone Mattress: Nine Tales – Margaret Atwood. Stone Mattress: Nine Tales. 8211; Margaret Atwood. Margaret Atwood turns to short fiction for the first time since her 2006 collection,. With nine tales of acute psychological insight and turbulent relationships bringing to mind her award-winning 1996 novel,. I’ve read almost all of Margaret Atwood’s short story collections, and Stone Mattress. All of the stories in this collection are great, but here are a few of my favorites:.
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Read All The Things!: Top Two Tuesday: Fairytale Retellings (Lamest Top Ten List Ever)
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Top Two Tuesday: Fairytale Retellings (Lamest Top Ten List Ever). Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is top ten fairytale retellings I want to read. This is going to be the lamest top ten list ever because I’m not a huge fan of fairytale retellings. You’ve all seen me post this picture before, right? I’ve just never found a retelling that I loved (no, not even Cinder. The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly. The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly.
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Read All The Things!: Discussion: Following Back—Why I Do It (And Occasionally Wish I Didn’t)
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Thursday, August 13, 2015. Discussion: Following Back—Why I Do It (And Occasionally Wish I Didn’t). I’m linking back to. Feed Your Fiction Addiction. It Starts At Midnight. They host the 2015 Discussion Challenge. Following Back—Why I Do It (And Occasionally Wish I Didn’t). Started getting followers, I followed them back because it seemed like a courteous thing to do. I’ve been doing follow for follow for quite a while now, and it definitely has perks and drawbacks. Right now, following back works well e...
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Read All The Things!: Review: Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Review: Ready Player One – Ernest Cline. 8211; Ernest Cline. Wade Watts is obsessed with a virtual world called the OASIS. He spends most of his time in the game searching for “the egg,” a prize that could make him a multi-billionaire. After years of searching, he finally figures out a clue to the egg’s whereabouts, but when other players learn about the information he’s uncovered, the game becomes deadly in a very real way. Labels: Young Adult Review. July 1, 2015 at 7:45 AM.
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Read All The Things!: July Wrap-Up
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Thursday, August 6, 2015. Welcome to my July 2015 Wrap-Up. The biggest thing that happened in July was my graduation. I officially finished my Publishing Certificate program, and the school gave me this fancy pen. Now I just have to finish my master’s degree (and hopefully get an even fancier pen). Books Read in July. I read 8 books in July. I don’t have reviews up for all of them yet, but I promise that they’re coming. 8211; Ben Marcus. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. 8211; Jesse Andrews. If You Find Me.
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Read All The Things!: Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl – Jesse Andrews
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Review: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl – Jesse Andrews. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl. 8211; Jesse Andrews. It is a universally acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the first day of his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he’s figured it out. The answer to the basic existential question: How is it possible to exist in a place that sucks so bad? This isn’t your typical dying-kid novel, which is great because I usually hate those things. I also have a slight problem with...
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Read All The Things!: The Sunday Post #15
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Sunday, August 16, 2015. The Sunday Post #15. The Sunday Post is hosted by. The Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to recap the past week, talk about next week, and share news. On The Blog Last Week. On Monday I reviewed Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. On Tuesday I listed my most-read authors. On Wednesday I reviewed The Silver Linings Playbook. On Thursday I discussed following back. On Saturday I broke my blog. On The Blog This Week. On Monday I review 5 to 1. By Maria Dahvan...
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Read All The Things!: Review: The Silver Linings Playbook – Matthew Quick
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Review: The Silver Linings Playbook – Matthew Quick. The Silver Linings Playbook. 8211; Matthew Quick. In this enchanting novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat's mind, showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective. As the award-winning novelist Justin Cronin put it: "Tender, soulful, hilarious, and true,. The Silver Linings Playbook. Is a wonderful debut.". I really like that this book gives the reader a glimpse into “football culture.” I...I had exactly...
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Read All The Things!: Review: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks – E. Lockhart
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Review: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks – E. Lockhart. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks – E. Lockhart. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14:. Her father’s “bunny rabbit.”. A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15:. A chip on her shoulder. And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed Matthew Livingston. No longer the kind of girl to take “no” for an answer. Frankie is ...
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Read All The Things!: Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe – Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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Monday, July 6, 2015. Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe – Benjamin Alire Sáenz. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. 8211; Benjamin Alire Sáenz. The only word that I can use to describe this book is “beautiful.” The cover is beautiful, the characters are beautiful, the writing is beautiful. It totally deserves all of the awards it has won. Dante is one of my new favorite fictional characters. I love (I’m using that word way too much) his innoc...I did s...
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