The Parasites by Daphne du Maurier
This was the July selection for the SBC. It’s not too late to join the discussion! Visit us at our Goodreads group to discuss this or any of our other … Continue reading The Parasites by Daphne du Maurier
Tag: Sisters Book Club
Bookends: June 2016
June began with the close of a very long project I was working on and ended with a road trip to Acadia National Park and Prince Edward Island. The month was marked … Continue reading Bookends: June 2016
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Housekeeping was the May 2016 SBC selection. If you would like to join the conversation about this book or June’s book—Atlas of Unknowns by Tania James—I invite you to join our … Continue reading Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson
Bookends: May 2016
When I got dressed this past Sunday I felt pretty badass. I went to church, and I got lots of compliments, so when I got home I had my daughter … Continue reading Bookends: May 2016
Bookends: April 2016
April started out slow, but I managed to get a second wind thanks in part to Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon and the impromptu extension of the readathon I gave myself … Continue reading Bookends: April 2016
Into the Go-Slow by Bridgett M. Davis
Into the Go-Slow is the April 2016 SBC book selection. If you’d like to join the discussion about this or any other of the SBC books, visit our Goodreads group. May’s book … Continue reading Into the Go-Slow by Bridgett M. Davis
Bookends: March 2016
Like February, March was a lighter reading month for me. I didn’t even manage to finish this month’s SBC selection (The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford) before April 1. … Continue reading Bookends: March 2016
Bookends: February 2016
A strange thing happened this month: Halfway through February I lost interest in reading. I still crave books. I still get excited about picking them up from the library and adding … Continue reading Bookends: February 2016
Bookends: January 2016
Did you all know it’s February? Turns out it is, and it has been for nearly five days now. And I totally missed posting my Bookends post for January on February … Continue reading Bookends: January 2016
The Makioka Sisters by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
The Makioka Sisters by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Makioka Sisters is the January 2016 selection for the SBC (Sisters Book Club). February’s book is The … Continue reading The Makioka Sisters by Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
2015: My Year in Books
In 2015, I read 105 books, consisting of a total of 30,038 pages (I stopped reading two of these books before finishing them; the page total does not account for this). The average … Continue reading 2015: My Year in Books
Bookends: November 2015
November was a whirlwind of a month. I read bits and pieces of multiple books, but only managed to finish the kid books (including an impromptu Lois Lowry marathon … Continue reading Bookends: November 2015
Imperfect Happiness 