Tag: reading challenge
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I thought it was time to talk about (and therefore read) some nonfiction. I’ve got them piling up on my shelf because I always promise myself I’m only going to take x amount of books out at the library at one time, and I always exceed that by a multiple of at least three. I…
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I pride myself on being able to choose good reading material, especially when the reader in question is me. I give fairly good recommendations, and I normally enjoy everything I read (or I don’t make it past the first page). Sometimes though, there’s a book that makes an even bigger impression. If I’m lucky, I…
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I think it’s very interesting when authors write about their own families, as I’ve mentioned before (when discussing Andrea di Robilant. Michele Zackheim was researching this history, thinking she was going to write non-fiction about her distant cousins, but she was swept into the story and characters and wrote something completely different. As you may…
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This book was recommended to me on Goodreads, based on my love of fairy tale adaptations. As a young adult, I was very fond of Patricia Wrede (especially her dragon series, The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, and Cecilia and the Enchanted Chocolate Pot, which she co-wrote with Caroline Stevermer) and so I didn’t hesitate to pick this…
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If you are anything like me, you are a huge fan of BBC shows, especially Downton Abbey. This book started all these wonderful shows: a classic memoir about working in service during the 1920s. Powell’s voice is personal; you can imagine her speaking to you as you read. Slightly nostalgic and quite feisty, I can’t…
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This book was a recommendation from one of my favorite college professors (I had a bunch of favorites, but Professor Freeman was something special). She was trimming down her library, preparing for a move to the east coast, and she invited everyone to come to her office and take a couple books. I chose this…
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My first book is a hold over from last year, I was reading it as the year came to a close and was working diligently on my Nana’s 70th birthday/New Year’s Eve party (more on that to come). I didn’t get a chance to finish it until after our move, but I’ve finally finished it.…
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“No black woman writer in this culture can write ‘too much’. Indeed, no woman writer can write ‘too much’…No woman has ever written enough” –Bell Hooks Many people talk about the difference between men and women as writers. Some believe that the difference is apparent and others that it’s negligible. My reading career has been…
Allison Burris 