January 2012
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Book a week, 2012
So, I’m trying it again. 52 books in 52 weeks. Last year I read 31 books.
31. The Paris Wife by Paula McClain
30. I am Half Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
29. A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley
28. The Weed that Strings the Handman’s Bag by Alan Bradley
27. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
26. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
25. Catching Fire by Suzanne...
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War Horse
Watched ‘War Horse’ tonight. Obviously I cried constantly, because a) WW1 and b) horses. Horses and Dogs are my big weaknesses, and if they are in movies getting hurt then I will cry forever. (In real life, I go into a black out rage)
I have to admit, however, that pretty much the entire movie, but especially the trench scenes, I kept thinking, ‘Oh God! That’s what Matthew...
December 2011
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Book 31 of 2011: The Paris Wife
I actually finished this before Christmas, and I’m now 3/4 of the way through ‘Death Comes to Pemberley”.
It was decent. Not spectacular, but comforting to read. It’s a fictional account of Hadley’s relationship with Hemingway in Paris in the 20s. It seems pretty reasonable, accuracy wise, though I’m afraid they portray pretty much everyone in an unflattering...
Apartment Hunting
…makes me want to kill myself.
Oh great and powerful ceiling cat, wont you help me find a decent 1 bedroom in Toronto?
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it's so strange that these people just talk freely...
sunny1:
half the time with their doors wide open.
Silly people, this is why everyone knows your secrets.
Laying down the Downton Abbey True Fax.
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Wow. That made me feel sick with longing. MUST GO BACK.
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Book a Week: Book 30 of 2011
“I am Half Sick of Shadows” by Alan Bradley.
Probably my least favourite, so far, of the Flavia series. Not enough mystery solving and deduction! Too much just sort of fell into Flavia’s lap.
My plan is now: “Death At Pemberley” and “The Paris Wife”. I think I’ll start on “The Paris Wife” first, as I already have it.
I’m...
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Book a Week 2011: Books 27, 28, 29
WOAH WOAH WOAH. I have not posted about my books in a while. And that caused me to lose track of how many books I’d actually read! I got so caught up in Hunger Games, and then I transitioned so smoothly into the Flavia De Luce books, so I have definitely read a lot.
I was a little hesitant about the Flavia series, which was recommended to me by a clerk at Book City, but I regret nothing...
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November 2011
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The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is...
– James D. Nicoll (via swindling)
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All that is missing from Downton Abbey is...
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Book 26 of 2011
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Ugh, the tears. I think Suzanne Collins can be up there with Jk Rowling and George R.R Martin for the sheer number of beloved characters brutally murdered.
Honestly, I fucking loved this series.
I pretty much cried throughout the entire last (two) chapter(s), just as a warning.
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