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No suitably summative title could be found: A top seven list

This week’s top ten seven list: settings I would like to see more of in modern literature (as hosted by The Broke and The Bookish). I tend to take each novel as it is, there are few (if any?) I clutch and proclaim I must read this because it is set in “insert place here”. However,Continue reading “No suitably summative title could be found: A top seven list”

Future accomplishments: A top ten list

I’m not one to make New Year’s resolutions. Usually I just set reasonable goals throughout the year and follow through with those. With that being said, I see no reason why I should not at least try and come up with ten bookish goals (as hosted by the Broke and the Bookish) for 2013. IfContinue reading “Future accomplishments: A top ten list”

These books WILL be read in 2013: A top ten list

So I didn’t die of the heinous strain of influenza circling Denver, it was a near thing though. I have never been that sick in my adult life. There were several days where I  thought I might die. It may seem dramatic to say now, but at the time I swear it was true. NowContinue reading “These books WILL be read in 2013: A top ten list”

Best books of 2012: A top ten list

This week’s top ten list was a tough one (as hosted by The Broke and The Bookish). Last week, I listed my favorite new authors I discovered in 2012. I didn’t want to have two identical lists in a row, so it took some effort to make sure there was little overlap (only Tell the Wolves I’mContinue reading “Best books of 2012: A top ten list”

Authors I’ve discovered in 2012: A top ten list

This week’s top ten list: “Top Ten Favorite New-To-Me Authors I Read In 2012” (as hosted by The Broke and The Bookish). This guarantees that there will be no mention of John Irving, Richard Russo, or Stephen King – after this sentence of course. I’ve discovered several new authors and “met” a few bloggers whoContinue reading “Authors I’ve discovered in 2012: A top ten list”

Holiday gift guide: A top ten list for Santa

The Christmas season, and December in general, is my favorite time of the year. I love the cold weather, snow, winter clothes, the necessity of boots, the Santa and polar bear Coca-Cola ads, the music (but only in December please, Christmas is not in October), the giving of gifts, the list goes on and on.Continue reading “Holiday gift guide: A top ten list for Santa”

Being thankful: A top ten list

Today I am thankful. I am thankful for the authors and books that inspire me. Books, and the authors who write them, have made me happy and sad and angry and afraid and fulfilled and understood and a little less alone. I am in awe of you. So in honor of this, I am givingContinue reading “Being thankful: A top ten list”

Reading on a deserted island: A top ten list

For anyone who has been reading my blog for any length of time, none of this week’s top ten choices will likely come as a surprise. This week’s list is books I’d take to a desert island, so of course I’ll be taking some of my favorites (as hosted by The Broke and The Bookish).Continue reading “Reading on a deserted island: A top ten list”

Favorite quotations: a top ten list

I am not a writer nor have I ever particularly aspired to be one (I recently had to google  #NaNoWriMo, why I insist on including information that embarrases me in this post – I do not know). I am, however, a dedicated and voracious reader. I think for readers in particular, finding and identifying with certain writers hasContinue reading “Favorite quotations: a top ten list”