The Sunday Post #175

A blog for that weird dark void in your life.

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. It’s Monday, What Are You Reading? is hosted by Book Date. I get to tell you what I’ve read recently.

On The Blog Last Week

• On Tuesday I recommend books with excellent platonic relationships.
• On Thursday I reviewed two books with excellent death and destruction.
• On Saturday I reviewed two nonfiction books.

On The Blog This Week

• On Tuesday I review books about plagues and brains.
• On Thursday I wrap up November.
• On Saturday there’s a book haul.

In My Reading Life

I finished it! I finally finished The Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple by Jeff Guinn. It's so detailed, and there's so much information to absorb that I occasionally felt my brain going numb and my eyes glazing over. Still, it's the most balanced Jonestown book I've read so far. The author reports the facts and avoids personal judgments. Some nonfiction authors struggle to do that, so I was happy. Overall, I liked the book.

Then I read A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean by Tori Murden McClure. It’s a memoir written by the first woman to row a boat across the Atlantic Ocean. I may have stayed up until 2 in the morning to finish this book. It’s a bit pretentious at times, but the story is harrowing, and I can’t believe that anyone would willingly row a boat 3000 miles. I’m impressed. Also, I feel like a really lazy human.

Right now, I’m reading A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson. It’s okay so far. Kind of funny and kind of educational.

In My Internet Stalking Life

• Tanya @ Girl Plus Books asks if you're afraid of writing discussion posts. *Raises hand.* I am.
• Tracy @ Cornerfolds is talking about books that share names and characters who don't act their age.
• Do you want to laugh? Check out these unfortunate book covers on It Starts At Midnight.
• Ali @ Ali's Bookshelf went on a social media ban. I haven't done one of those in years. I'm probably overdue.

In The Rest Of My Life

Five things that made me happy last week:

1. There’s a new thing on Mars! InSight safely reached the surface of Mars and sent back photos.
2. I put up the Christmas tree and decorated the house.
3. I found a radio station that plays 24/7 Christmas music for all of December. Everybody in this house is going to hate me by January 1^st. Stay tuned to find out if I get murdered in my sleep.
4. I made a French vanilla cake that tasted really good.
5. I succeeded at Nonfiction November! I didn’t read as many books as I’d hoped, but I managed to read nonfiction for an entire month.

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Take care of yourselves and be kind to each other! See you around the blogosphere!