Movies so good, they made me want to read the book: Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín. A sweet and relatable coming-of-age tale capturing the heart and resilience of immigrant life in the 1950s.Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. I must admit I've yet to read Crichton, but I recently re-watched the original film and have two take-aways:... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Inspirational Book-ish quotes
Books and authors inspire in countless ways, one of the most lasting is through a well-built quotation. Quotes that capture an ideal, an entire theme in a few brief words, or those which stand alone on their own power are the ones I respond to the most. My Quotes 10. “Maybe our favorite quotations say... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Literary Couples
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl since January of 2018. Jana writes, 'it was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.” In that spirit, link up with your list at That Artsy Reader Girl and comment with your list, link, or thoughts below. Top... Continue Reading →
Top Ten Tuesday: Upcoming Releases I’m on the fence about reading: help me decide
With a constantly expanding TBR and an ever elapsing lifespan (there's an optimistic thought on an early Tuesday morning) the amount of books which I spend time reading has a direct inverse correlation to the amount of time I have left to read more books. Simply put, most of these 2019 releases won't make the... Continue Reading →
Netflix and Book Recs
Been meaning to write this post for ages. Ever since the meme appeared in my inbox from The Well-Thumbed Reader (I miss your posts, Mikaela) I've thought about it and finally gathered enough reading resources and hours of Netflix viewing under my belt to create my list. Rather than name a bunch of shows I've started, (I... Continue Reading →