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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 reviewed books about plagues and brains.
- On Thursday I wrapped up November.
- On Saturday there was a book haul.
On The Blog This Week
- On Tuesday I show you festive holiday book photos.
- On Thursday I list some oddities that I discovered in this blog’s comment section.
- On Saturday I review two books about religion gone wrong.
In My Reading Life
Last
week, I finished A Walk in the Woods:
Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson. It’s
entertaining and quick to read, but it’s also a little disappointing. Whenever
the trail became difficult, the author and his friend quit hiking and
hitchhiked to an easier section. I wanted more hiking!
Then, I
read The Breadwinner by Deborah
Ellis. Any kid who knows what “breadwinner” means could probably predict what’s
going to happen in this story. Despite the predictability, it’s an informative
look at daily life for children in Taliban-controlled areas.
After
that, I read The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963
by Christopher Paul Curtis. I guess this would be considered a reread because a
teacher read it to our class when I was 9 or 10. I remembered the rebellious
older brother and the ugly brown car. I did not remember how terrifying the
ending is! I liked it.
Right
now, I’m finally (!) reading The Last
Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand. There have been a few moments of
gag-inducing melodrama, but there’s a ghost, so I’m thrilled.
In My Internet Stalking Life
- Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction wants to know if you're an email hoarder. I am!
- Did you know that there's an award for bad sex scenes in fiction? Chuckles @ Chuckles Book Cave takes a look at the cringe-worthy finalists.
In The Rest Of My Life
Five
things that made me happy last week:
- Christmas candy! Yes, I’m overeager about Christmas and have already acquired massive amounts of red and green candy.
- Ditto cookies. I already have Christmas cookies.
- I’ve been watching holiday baking shows on the Food Network. I do not have the patience to make my cookies look that pretty. I tend to get bored and eat them during the decorating process.
- Staying with the food theme, I ate a yummy pizza.
- I won a book giveaway!
Click A Link; Grow My Ego Monster
Take care of
yourselves and be kind to each other! See you around the blogosphere!
Congrats on winning the book giveaway. :) Christmas is the perfect holiday to hoard candy and chocolate. It seems that every time I go out, I return home with a chocolate box. =P
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Tânia @MyLovelySecret
Congrats on the book giveaway! Lots of good food. And reading. I've only managed to read Lord of Shadows and most of QOAAD this past week.
ReplyDeleteLove the theme:plagues and brains.Your Thursday post should be real interesting-Finding oddities in your blog's comment section- I have a wonderful blog for you to check out if you want to read oddities. I'll link it and if you have a chance swing by.Have a great week.
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oooh festive holiday book photos. And that cover on A Walk in the Woods is cute. Happy reading and happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteI bought christmas candy that probably wont make it till Christmas and We baked cookies yesterday!!!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great week, AJ! Happy Reading!
I am now curious about those oddities in the comment section, and I always enjoy your five happy things. Have a great week, and thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteBreadwinner looks interesting. Somehow books about the Taliban have been making it into my circles a lot lately. That's curious. There's an award for bad sec scenes xD that's hilarious... Oh, congrats on winning the giveaway :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't started baking Christmas cookies yet but I did spend the morning looking for new recipes to try. I still need to buy Christmas candy too. I'm all about the red and green wrappers even if it's the same candy I would normally buy throughout the year, lol.
ReplyDeleteI never hoard emails! I delete them as soon as they're not needed anymore. It's bitten me in the butt a few times, but I'd rather have a neat inbox. I really need to go through all of my saved emails, but that's a problem for another day.
ReplyDeleteWe've been baking a lot this month! The kids love their cookies. ;)
Have a lovely reading week!
Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear?
WowI I don't know, I am sort of impressed that the author admitted he skipped the hard parts of the trail. I have that Hand book. A little melodrama is usually ok by me, as long as I'm in the mood for it. What did you win? I haven't won anything in a long time, so I need to live vicariously through you. With the food too, because I can't eat all that stuff.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the giveaway win! And I love your weird comment posts, I'm so excited you're doing another!
ReplyDeleteOh, I am looking forward to those oddities! Christmas everything, especially food, is one of my favourite parts of the year!
ReplyDeleteI liked your 5 happy things. And congratulations on your giveaway win! I had to laugh when I read Chuckles bad sex scenes post. Just eww! LOL
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Christmas sweets are super dangerous---especially when I start eating them before Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteNicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction
Oh my gosh... I've gone to two Christmas parties already this month... So. many. sugary. treats..! I love it though :)
ReplyDeletePizza is the best. And then Christmas cookies. and then maybe M&M's at Christmas time? You know, just sitting out in a bowl so you can swipe some every time you go by. Life is good. Those are nice happy things. :)
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh that's funny about the Bryson book- they hitchhiked past the tough areas! That cracked me up (and I'd probably do it too).
Yay for winning a book giveaway! That's the best.
ReplyDeleteOh I have been watching al the baking shows on the Food Network too. Love them!! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the book win! I really wish someone would make me some cookies but the only person willing to actually make food in my house is me so I guess it might be a while before I get a homemade cookie. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteI'm a total email hoarder too. I should read that post! Some of the middle-grade book have really disturbing endings, the kind of thing that would give nightmares. Enjoy your week, AJ!
ReplyDeleteI made Christmas toffee yesterday and omg, it was amazing. I need to make more...and more Christmas cookies in general, though I really need to watch it and not over eat this holiday season. LOL I'm loving all the Food Network Holiday cooking shows too!
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I'm giggling at your header image because I just finished The Bigfoot Files. My weekly update
ReplyDeleteBigfoot has good taste. 👍✨
ReplyDeleteI have had neither Christmas cookies, nor Christmas candy, yet. I feel deprived. 😭
I am looking forward to your interesting comments post. 🙌🙌🙌
Have a wonderful week. 🌞
I keep thinking about trying to bake something but I never get by the thinking phase! I tend to buy tasty treats from the shops instead! Thanks for the shout out!
ReplyDeleteI feel like I've seen The Last Time We Say Goodbye a LOT. I'll be interested to see what you think of it. I typically have no sweet tooth but my husband came home with some Lindor gingerbread truffles yesterday and I'm in heaven. Yay for winning the book giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThat hiking book seems like the author is so lame, but also how I'd want to hike. LOL.
ReplyDeleteI will make Christmas cookies closer to Christmas but I have all my cards in the mail and presents bought. And I am always eating candy lol
ReplyDeleteHaha on the taste-testing the cookies as you decorate them.
ReplyDeleteChristmas cookies and candy are top priority this time of year.
ReplyDeleteBake your own cookies and eat them as you go... I think I should adopt that practice this year:). Have a great week, AJ.
ReplyDeleteI am a sucker for seasonal cakes and snacks. All the Christmas-themed food!!!! Lol ;)
ReplyDeleteI am excited for Christmas as well! I haven't baked anything except Empire Biscuits with my mom and SIL, but I have watched holiday baking shows. Lol. We are planning a baking day soon, we will see how much we actually get done..
ReplyDeleteI loved A Walk in the Woods! Lol. I do felt like it kind of just trickled out at the end though. I liked their foibles and knowing their own limits, but there could have been more hiking for sure. :)
Congrats on your win!
I discovered the Deborah Ellis books through 1001 Children's Books list, and I loved them. It's a trilogy, I think. Unless this is a new book.
ReplyDeleteI am mad for baking these days. I predict I will go crazy baking Christmas things this year, especially cookies.
Interesting reads this week. Breadwinner sounds like it'd be interesting.
ReplyDeleteHahaha - no one can blame you for the candy and cookies!
My list
I've been watching the Christmas baking shows too. That's the closest I'll get to Christmas cookies. Too much fuss for me! Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDelete"oddities that I discovered in this blog’s comment section" - you mean the "interesting" spam comments we all get lol. I read The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963 as a kid too. I honestly can't remember what happens especially what that terrifying ending could be.
ReplyDeleteI recently won a book giveaway myself! It's only happened a couple of times in the past eight years but it is always thrilling nonetheless. What did you win? I've never decorated cookies. I tried to decorate cupcakes once with my mom and we both sucked at it. Maybe in the far off future I'll try again.
I remember The Watsons! Well... I remember reading it, but I don't remember the ending, haha.
ReplyDeleteChristmas candies and cookies are the best! I usually end up missing out on some of the sales that happen shortly after. Congratulations on the book giveaway!
Congratulations on winning a book giveaway, yay! And yes for eating all the cookies! I stocked up on a ridiculous amount of boxes of candy cane joe joe's from Trader Joe's (they're like Oroes) and between them and baking I've definitely been in cookie heaven too.
ReplyDeleteJen @ Star-Crossed Book Blog
Oh, I'm so excited about all the festive foods too! It's a bad time of year to try and slim down a bit... That's why I've given up! 😂
ReplyDeleteLOL about eating the cookies during the decorating process. I can so relate to that. lol
ReplyDeleteYou have the best 5 things! We have been so lazy this week. But next week we have a lot more activities happening. I'm trying to get ahead so I can just relax and read whatever I want the last couple weeks of December here. Here's to a great week with lots of cookies! (I got gluten-free chocolate cupcakes at Trader Joe's today!) Anne - Books of My Heart
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