My #august selection for #12booksof2024. I feel like this is the Canadian equivalent to All the Light We Cannot See, but without the hype of All the Light simply because it‘s a Canadian book. This was my second reading of the book and I just love this book.
My #july pick for #12booksof2024. Was really surprised that this #ww2 novel was as enjoyable as it was, as I have not enjoyed #ww2 books as much in the last few years, as I have felt that there are way too many books on this topic (suppose that‘s what happens when you open up the records).
And my top read for 2024 is (drumroll please).... All the Light We Cannot See. I thought that Tell or The Underground Library might edge out but I think just with how Doerr wrote the book and how it seemed to be even better this past June that made it my top read for 2024. Let's see what 2025 brings. #readingbracket2024
Even though the last few weeks weren‘t great, reading wise, 2024 was a pretty good reading year. I started to embrace #romancefiction a little bit more and read less #historicalfiction. I also have realized that I need to read more of the books that I do have before accumulating more books and to get rid some more of those that I do have. And maybe try to limit the number of library books I have out at one time…
Love this book; it, along with Cutting for Stone, are probably my favourite books from the past twenty years. This is my favourite book from #June. Yes I have watched the Netflix miniseries. #12booksof2024
My #May selection for #12booksof2024
My #April selection for #12booksof2024. Love this book.
My selection for March for #12booksof2024 is Hamnet & Judith (aka Hamnet). I read this for one of my book clubs.
Really liked this book and one that I have often thought about over the course of the past 10 months since I finished it. #12booksof2024
Is there a way to connect with fellow #canadianlittens? I know that there was a group that was doing exchanges but I was wondering if there is a Facebook or discord group. And if there isn‘t a group, are there fellow #canadianlittens who would like to connect with each other?
My #jolabokaflodswap from @ShelleyBooksie. Thanks to @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing this wonderful event. #jolabokaflod
I‘ve been really busy the last few couple of weeks; am hoping that it slows down a bit so I can get some reading and watching in. #wintergames #xmaschacha
A fascinating podcast on Roman Saturnalia #wintergames #xmaschacha +5pts
pick4 ⭐️ Can‘t recall why I gave it the rating that I did. #2024 #historicalfiction #fiction #deweyreadathon
so-so3⭐️ Thought it was ok; felt like a slog for most of the book, as I felt that the three storylines could have been better integrated than they were. #2024 #bookclub #climatefiction #fiction #dystopian
Really interesting episode about the history of Christmas Creep #wintergames #xmaschacha +5pts
so-so3.5⭐️ I thought it was a decent story. Felt kinda blah. #literary #2024 #indigenious #fiction #contemporary +5pts
Just got home from church (my church has Saturday evening services) and sat down in my chair and couldn‘t believe how exhausted I felt. I have been running around for about two months now driving my elderly grandpa so he can visit my grandma, who broke an arm in mid-September. Grandma has been residing in a separate care facility since early October & I hv been driving btwn the facility that my grandparents live in & the facility my grandma ⬇️
Onto listening to this episode from The Gilded Gentleman about Christmas Tales #wintergames #xmaschacha +5 pts
pick4⭐️ A graphic representation of Timothy Snyder‘s On Tryanny. While some of the material is uncomfortable and difficult to read, it is definitely a worthwhile read. #2024 #nonfiction #history #politics
+25pts
Did a bit of catch up on my #readingbracket2024. Some surprises.
Was difficult to decide between Jul/Aug & Sept/Oct. I was surprised that the HP books were not higher.
so-so3.0⭐️ Was a bit disappointed with this book. Even I quite enjoyed The Summer Bookclub, I felt that this was not as enjoyable as that one; it could have been the fact that I read these two books too close together. #2024 #fiction #contemporary #romance
so-so
so-so3⭐️ While the concept is interesting, I didn‘t really get into the book. It was too creepy for my liking. #2024 #contemporary #dystopian #fiction #bookclub #thriller
pick
so-so3⭐️ It was okay; it felt a bit too convoluted at times. #2024 #fiction #booksaboutbooks #translation #contemporary
so-so3.5⭐️ Thought that it was ok; not as good as the first one in the series. I thought that the author could have been more restrained in how many sex scenes were played out and there could have been more of an actual story, like in the first book. #2024 #fiction #romance #contemporaryfiction
so-so3.5⭐️ I thought that the book was ok. I liked the ending more than the beginning and the references to Shakespeare‘s play. #2024 #fiction #retelling #historicalfiction #literary #literarycrew
so-so3.75 ⭐️ There is a lot to digest from this book and it will need another read to understand it better. #2024 #review #nonfiction #feminism #history
bailedBailed at about the 65% point; will come back to it later.
so-so3⭐️ Thought the book was ok; not my cup of tea though. #reread #bookclub #fiction #2024 #dystopian #canadian #indigenious
so-so3.5⭐️ Not the biggest fan of the book; the story was pretty good, but the interruptions with the mathematical formulas was off-putting. #2024 #fiction #bookclub #contemporary
