The Sunday Post #245

 

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The Sunday Post is a chance to recap the past week, talk about next week, tell you what I’m reading, and share news. It’s hosted by The Caffeinated Book Reviewer, Readerbuzz, and Book Date.

 

 

 

 The Sunday Post #245

 

 

 

 

On The Blog Last Week

 

• On Tuesday I recommended some books for fall.
• On Wednesday I showed you my most-anticipated October book releases.

 

 

 

 

On The Blog This Week

 

• On Tuesday we’re going to talk about Instagram and book recommendations.

 

 

 

 

In My Reading Life

 

Last week, I finished Beasts Of Extraordinary Circumstance by Ruth Emmie Lang. What a bizarre story. I guess I’d call it light fantasy? It’s about a homeless man and his pet pig. The man can influence nature, but he doesn’t know how his powers work. He falls in love with a “normal” zoologist woman, which terrifies him because he thinks he’ll accidentally hurt her with his animal-influencing powers. This novel is much less serious than the stuff I usually read. I had tons of fun with it. It’s definitely the kind of book you read to escape from real life. It’s funny, creative, sweet, and populated with adorable characters who are easy to love. The tone reminds me of middlegrade fantasy, but with adult characters who have grownup problems. This book is a strong contender for my “best books of 2020” post. I enjoyed it very much.

 

Then I reread the short story “The Masque Of The Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe. I’ve been thinking about this story a lot lately because of . . . no reason whatsoever. It was first published in 1842. It’s about a prince who invites 1000 wealthy friends to a costume party at his castle during a plague called the Red Death. The prince’s masquerade ball does not end happily (because of the aforementioned plague). I always thought this story was an allegory about people’s futile attempts to avoid death. Death will find you, even if you have money, a castle, a cool costume, and 1000 friends. Now I’m wondering if Poe meant us to interpret the story more literally . . . . It’s a creepy story. And surprisingly relevant. I recommend it if you like classics.

 

I seem to be avoiding my TBR pile by rereading stuff. Right now, I’m rereading Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins and The Shining by Stephen King. I know I like both of these books. My TBR shelf is close to overflowing, so I really need to find the motivation to read something new.

 

In The Rest Of My Life

 

Five things that made me happy last week:

 

1. Dancing to The Wiggles with baby Brooklyn. She’s getting old enough to follow Wiggles dance moves. Also, she’s perfectly capable of following instructions when The Wiggles tell her to do something, but when I ask her to do something . . . nope.
2. The leaves are changing. It’s very pretty outside.
3. Fall walks. Some people have their Halloween decorations up, which makes walks around the neighborhood less boring.
4. Halloween candy! Of course I’m already eating it. And I got caramel to make caramel apples.
5. Halloween baking shows on the food channel. Who else is watching them? They make me want to try baking, but I don’t have the patience for all that fiddly stuff. I just want to eat the things. I don’t care if they’re pretty.

 

 

 

 

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