December Overview
I hope everyone had an awesome December and survived the holiday stress.
What gifts did you give and get? I gave my dad a mini drone and my mom a
coloring book. I got a Barnes & Noble gift card, a suitcase, a calendar,
slippers, a desk lamp, and a space heater. I also ate a lot of really good
food.
Books I Read
I read 11 books in December. The ones with the * by them were read
as research for the Giant Essay From Hell and won’t be reviewed. The rest will
have reviews up eventually.
*On Combat: The Psychology and
Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace – Dave Grossman
*Burning Down the House:
Essays on Fiction – Charles Baxter
Blankets – Craig Thompson
Jellicoe
Road – Melina Marchetta
Going
Bovine – Libba Bray
Best Books of December
These are my three favorite books from the month:
2. Blankets – Craig Thompson
Most Popular Reviews
These are the most-viewed reviews from December:
Most Popular Non-Reviews
These are December’s most-viewed non-reviews:
Tentative January TBR
Here are some of the books I plan to read in January. Let me know if
you’ve read any of them.
Ship Breaker - Paolo
Bacigalupi
Where Things Come
Back - John Corey Whaley
In Darkness - Nick
Lake
Midwinterblood - Marcus
Sedgwick
I’ll Give You The Sun - Jandy Nelson
All The Things
All The Things (AKA my TBR pile) = 47 books. Yeah, it’s time for a
serious book-buying ban.
I’m currently reading Ship
Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi.
Happy New Year and see you around the blogosphere!
OMG that wrapping picture is so me. I am the worst. I always use bags except for the kids. Sounds like you got a lot great things for Christmas. I need to put myself on a book buying and ARC requesting ban. I am excited because I have Carry On finally checked out from the library and can't wait to get to it!! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteYeah, me and gift wrapping don’t get along. I go through so much tape.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Wow, you had a really busy December! Love your wrap-up images. That gingerbread meme is really heavy, hehe. Hope you have a great New Year!
ReplyDeleteSo much love for Carry On <3 Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteKatie @ The Queen of Teen Fiction
Yeah, Carry On is awesome.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Looks like you had a great month here!!! Love good food during the holidays!!! Hope you had a fun time with your family.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I did have a great month.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
It sounds like you had a great month. It would be really hard to go on a book buying ban with that new gift card begging to be used...lol. I hate wrapping gifts so I love the wrapping photo. I always try to get my husband to do it for me and it usually works.
ReplyDeleteCarole @ Carole's Random Life
Yeah, I hid the gift card so that I’m not tempted to use it.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Ooh, December looks like a bookishly diverse month for you! I remember reading Peter Pan when I was about 8 and being bored out of my mind! But I need to reread it someday, maybe my opinion has changed! Hope you like I'll Give You The Sun! I haven't read it, but I adored The Sky Is Everywhere! :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I can see how the original Peter Pan wouldn’t appeal to modern children. It’s slower and denser than a lot of modern children’s literature.
DeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Your TBR is down to 47 books?!?! How is that even possible? I am impressed - especially with your goal to read older books.
ReplyDeleteI'm not going to lie, I haven't read any of these, but have seen feed floating around a lot lately. Wish you the best for this new year!
47 books? I have over 6000 on my TBR pile! Carry On looks really great, yeah that you enjoyed it! Hope you have a good year! Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteI love that you got your mom a coloring book for Christmas. They're all the rage right now, in fact, I use them myself. :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy 2016!