Notes on Books & Life
About the Book: It’s 1906, and Mattie Gokey lives in the Adirondacks of New York State with her father and younger sisters. Her mother is has recently passed away, and it’s up to Mattie to run the household while her father tries to keep the family farm alive. Mattie dreams of attending college in New …
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As many of you know, I used to do a weekly vlog about the books that found their way to me during the week. As my schedule got busier, I realized weekly vlogs were no longer feasible, and instead I’ve been posting exciting library sale finds and mailbox surprises on Tumblr. The past few weeks, …
I read the YA novel Feed by M.T. Anderson with my new informal IRL reading group. About the Book: I usually write my own summaries, but I really like the one from the back of the book, so I’m going to use it: “‘We went to the moon to have fun, but the moon turned …
Another month has come and gone, and 2011 is half way over! Here’s what my June looked like: Books Total books read: 8 Total pages read: 2,675 Favorite book: This month was a winner. Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, and When She Woke by Hillary …
Reading Buddies has been going strong now for five months. Five months! I can hardly believe it. I’ve finally gotten around to reading some excellent books, and I’ve gotten to discuss them with fellow readers. Thank you to those who have read with me so far! And to those who haven’t but mean to: I’m …
