Started listening to this on my last flight. Enjoying it so far, and should get a lot more listening in since I don‘t think I will sleep much on my next flight even though it‘s a red eye.
Redwritinghood Happy birthday! 🎂🎂 4d
Started listening to this on my last flight. Enjoying it so far, and should get a lot more listening in since I don‘t think I will sleep much on my next flight even though it‘s a red eye.
I just landed in Seattle but before we left the Anchorage airport early this morning I snapped a pic of this awesome service!
I am really trying to finish this before I leave for vacation on Friday. I have 250 pages to go, so that might not be possible...
Listening to this today in honor of Veteran‘s Day. This is not only one of my favorite war books, but also one of my all time favorite books. I love the interconnected -ness of the stories and the meta-commentary on the purpose and act of telling stories, especially war stories. O‘Brien plays with truth and fiction throughout. The title story is a masterpiece in the short story genre.
Mainly sharing this photo because of the bookshelf cameo in the background. My weekend was taken up by work, birthday party, and recovering from said birthday party all day Sunday. My actual birthday isn‘t until Sunday, but I will be on vacation in South America, so my friend (on the left) and I had a joint birthday before I leave on Friday.
My bf also said on Saturday that we should “get a new bookshelf” which is the best birthday present.
Accurate ⭐️⚡️⭐️
Today‘s audiobook listening while I‘m at work. I have a long day for a Saturday unfortunately, but I am looking forward to tonight...having a birthday party for my 30th before leaving for vacation next week (my birthday is not actually til the 17th). Other than this audiobook, I don‘t think I‘ll have much reading time today.
I got roped into playing two games of Super Smash Bros. but now I am free to read my book while my bf keeps playing with our roommate.
Reading > video games
Tonight‘s #bookanddinner! Chicken coconut curry and hibiscus rosé hard cider :)
While I don‘t fully buy into Transcendentalism (especially the religious aspect), having grown up in Alaska, the appreciation for nature that Transcendentalist writers like Emerson and Thoreau portray is something I can really appreciate.
Screenshot from the Obvious State Instagram (if you‘re unaware of this company, they create beautiful designs paired with literature quotes and sell very high quality prints and other products).
1. Learning about new books and the community of fellow book lovers!
2. The only thing I don‘t like is when I see posts that are negative. Not negative reviews, but rather complaining, passive-aggressive posts. I‘ve had to unfollow some people in the past that were too negative.
3. I would love it if there was a private message function. A lot of the swap spam could be cut down.
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#Scarathlon was so much fun, and I am really looking forward to taking part in the similar #WinterGames in December. November is going to be a light reading/Litsy month for me because I am going on vacation and will be out of the country during the second half of the month, so this will be a great way to end the year in reading!
Check out @Clwojick page for more info!
Decided to use my Audible credit this month on this book. The Night Circus is one of my favorite books of all time, so I am super excited to get into this new story from Morgenstern. This is going to be my vacation/traveling audiobook. Leaving next Friday for South America!
Watching the first episode on HBO tonight. I never really got into the original book series (I think I read the first two books, maybe), but the casting of the show is so good I can‘t resist!
Happy Monday! Back to work tomorrow, but I had a good day. Been listening to Catching Fire on audio while I ran errands today. Now ready to make dinner and hopefully put in some more time reading Once Upon a River, which I have been loving so far!
I‘ve got Sunday breakfast started, now starting a new book while the potatoes cook. #SundayFunday
¡Feliz día de los muertos!
Screenshot from @strandbookstore Instagram story.
Can‘t wait to get home from work today so that I can channel Harry‘s sweater/sweatpants/socks reading look.
Our couple costume this year was inspired by Dracula. My bf is a Victorian vampire (not necessarily Dracula), and I am his victim. Photo was taken at our friend‘s Halloween party earlier in the month.
#costumecraze #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
1. Dracula and The Haunting of Hill House
2. I‘ll Be Gone in the Dark
3. 19 total so far (8 comics, 1 graphic novel, 8 novels, 2 NF, 8 audio) - if I finish Dracula today that‘ll make 20 total.
4. Catching up on #BOTM books
#scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
I recognized this immediately because I underlined the same quote in my copy of the book! It‘s Dracula by Bram Stoker, of course!
Stoker also wrote: Dracula‘s Guest, Lair of the White Worm, Jewel of the Seven Stars, The Judge‘s House, and The Lady of the Shroud
#literaryquotes #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
pickHere‘s a 3 for 1 review of these books I finished this week.
Dracul was a great reimagining of the Dracula myth, coming from a descendent of Stoker himself. Listened to the Audible full cast recording.
World War Z was a reread on audio for a road trip last weekend. Full cast recording was EXCELLENT.
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 2 was a bit of a let down from the first volume. Gave it 3 ⭐️ for the artwork but (cont‘d in spoiler👇🏼)
I am listening to Dracula on audio all day so that I can hopefully finish the #DraculaBuddyRead. While I was enjoying my print copy, I can listen to this while I‘m at work today. The narration on this edition is really good! #Libby to the rescue today!
#scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
Fiction books don‘t really scare me (movies definitely do, though), but for many people this book is #nightmare fuel.
#chillingphotochallenge #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
I am so glad I waited on buying a new copy of Ninth House because I suspected it would be a November #BOTM pick! I also picked up this add-on using my BFF free perk for November being my birthday month. I probably won‘t get them until after I come back from vacation, though, as the #BOTM boxes usually take 2-3 weeks to get to me in AK.
This scary story generator from the HBO Instagram was fun!
#scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
This a tough question! I guess I‘ll have to go with B (fingers crossed that Winds of Winter will live up to the hype), as I‘ve read so many subpar sequels.
#scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
An appearance from another book character and his monsters #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
#Purple is my favorite color, and these Doc Martens are one of my favorite pairs of shoes.
#chillingphotochallenge #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
Continuing this book with some #audiocooking. We can never follow a recipe properly so this shrimp and chicken fried rice is being cooked in two separate pans because we always overdo it 🤷🏻♀️ #bookanddinner
#scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
#audiocleaning motivation. I‘m about halfway through, but need to finish by Halloween!
#scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
Car ride listening! Glad I‘m not driving because it is raining so hard. Did not get a lot of reading done this weekend due to being out of town for a party. Hopefully get in some Dracula reading tonight though!
#scarathlon #24b4monday #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
Of course I had to go with a Boromir meme
#Halloweenlaughs #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
Oops, I forgot to post for the #green prompt yesterday! Hear are a bunch of Shakespeare books with green covers from my office bookshelf. None are necessarily horror, but murder and eye gouging does feature prominently in at least two of these plays.
#chillingphotochallenge #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
Added Volume 2 to my collection! I‘ve been looking for a used copy for awhile and my go-to bookstore finally had it in stock. Yay! #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
Yay! With the new update, Libby now supports dark mode on iPhone. Love the color scheme with black and green.
#scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid
I was going to wait to start this on audio until after I finished rereading Dracula, but as the end of the month approaches more quickly, I decided to just get onto it. I have heard great things about this book so I am excited to get into this companion of sorts to Dracula.
#DraculaBuddyRead #Scarathlon #TeamStoker @TheReadingMermaid
I am in reading position, my boyfriends in video game position. #Draculabuddyread #scarathlon #teamstoker @TheReadingMermaid @TheReadingMermaid
pickI‘ll be honest, I didn‘t like this as much as I thought I would. My feelings about Neil Gaiman books have been all over the place (LOVED American Gods, meh on The Sleeper and the Spindle), and this fairy tale/urban fantasy just missed the mark for me (but still going with a pick). Gaiman‘s narration is great though! With angels, rat-speakers, and other strange creatures, this book fits the #teamstoker theme.
#scarathlon @TheReadingMermaid
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