Non-Book Update Time (of course it’s mostly about the dog)
I made a few changes to the blog to accommodate posts that don’t involve books, and I haven’t written even one non-book post since. Until now. You, dear readers, have been underinformed about dog-related happenings, and it’s time to rectify that situation. Zelda went to the dog park in Longview, TX. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lindsayloveshermac/16340184142/ Which wouldn’t be […]
Yay Christmas! (And we survived Thanksgiving.)
The various end-of-the-year holidays are always exciting, but for me, it’s all just a build-up to Christmas. It’s been so long since I’ve lived in New Orleans now that it’s eclipsed Mardi Gras in my Hierarchy of Awesome Holidays, and I start looking forward to it once the first Fall cold snap hits. Speaking of […]
Zelda went to Houston!…a few weeks ago.
My main blog-goal for next year is to expand a bit. Sure, the main focus will always be books, but I don’t want every non-book post to be appended to an actual book post. And, really, this blog doesn’t get enough traffic for me to worry about Google getting mixed up. So Zelda gets her […]
2014 Books #54-58: Ridiculous. I know.
So it’s been a while. Almost a month since I’ve updated. But I’ve been busy! I’ll get to that later. First, a super-quick rundown on what I’ve been reading. Acceptance, by Jeff VanderMeer, is the third book in the Southern Reach Trilogy. I was hooked near the beginning of the first book, Annihilation, and I had […]
2014 Book #52: The Bone Clocks
I’ve been putting off writing this review since I finishedThe Bone Clocks because I’ve had a hard time wrapping my head around it. Now, of course, I’m behind again, so here it goes anyway. I’ll do my best to make sense of it. The Bone Clocks is structured somewhat similarly to Cloud Atlas, in that […]
2014 Book #51: Authority
Authority is the second book in the Southern Reach Trilogy, to which I am hopelessly addicted. This one begins to fill in the mysteries surrounding Area X and the biologist’s experiences there that we read about in Annihilation. Which means that if you haven’t read Annihilation, you probably shouldn’t be reading this review. So. Authority picks up where Annihilation left […]
(Dog) Food: How to make Alligators!
At the beginning of this year, I made the decision to stick with book-themed posts rather than make my random deviations into food and photography, and, well, I’m breaking that rule here because I want to Share the Wealth. Alligators are Zelda’s very favorite treat. She pricks up her ears every time she hears the […]
2014 Book #37: The 42nd Parallel (USA part 1)
Okay, so The 42nd Parallel only qualifies as its own book in the way that The Lord of the Rings does: John Dos Passos‘s USA trilogy is really one big book. That’s my disclaimer. Note that I’m disregarding this disclaimer because USA is loooong – at least as long as The Lord of the Rings. Three books it is, then. Still suffering […]
2014 Book #36: (a biography of) Richard III
If you’ve ever seen my blog before, you’ve probably noticed that my reading statistics are overwhelmingly stacked in fiction’s favor. I have a habit of falling asleep when I try to read nonfiction, but sometimes these books seep in. My favorite English kings are Richards II and III. One was a tyrant, and the other […]
2014 Book #35: The Flamethrowers
Aaaand back to our regular programming. I’ve been putting off reviewing The Flamethrowers since I finished it a few days ago because I wasn’t sure what to say about it. I think I have it straight now. Here’s the gist: It’s a really good book that could have been a Great book but got a little lost on […]