In My Mailbox is a weekly meme, hosted by The Story Siren, in which bloggers share books they’ve acquired in the mail / at the library / from a bookstore. It’s been a pretty slow book week for me. I’ve been reading and listening to a lot, but not much has come into my new …
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Thoughts on “Speak” by Laurie Halse Anderson
Another review of Speak? I must be joking, yes? Well, no. I know everyone either has read or is reading this novel right about now. I know every blogger everywhere has posted thoughts and personal stories and reviews. I thought about just letting this one slide. But I did read it, and it was an …
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Thoughts on “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Audiobook)
I checked an audio version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby out of the library for Banned Books Week. I read the novel in high school but, like most of the books I read for school, it has since faded from my memory. I remembered only a few names and something to do with …
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“Reading is an act of resistance.”
I had planned to have a review of one of my Banned Books Week selections ready to go for today, but alas, unpacking dominated my Tuesday. The quiet afternoon of bookish bliss I had planned was instead spent opening boxes and sorting possessions. Ah well. In place of said intended review, I’d like to share …
Books and Music Go Together
Today, in one of those interesting coincidences that occasionally come along, I have two book-and-music pairings to share. One has to do with Banned Books Week, and the other pertains to an album that’s just out. We’ll start with Banned Books Week. Last night, my husband and I attended an ACLU-sponsored banned books beading in …