Weekend Highlights! (2023 #14)
A few highlights from the weekend! Thursday Seeing John Wick 4 with Steven, Bobbi, and John. It was decent but much longer than it needed to be. I’m glad I saw it in the theater though – I can never pay attention to action movies like that at home. Being...
Reading Update (2023 #7-9)
[7] Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel Fiction / Literary, heard about somewhere and had to read because I love her work, Kindle version Synopsis: (I feel like synopses of St. John Mandel’s books often give way too much away, so I am purposefully saying...
Reading Update (2023 #4-6)
[4] Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Fiction / Literary, heard about in several places, read Kindle version Synopsis: Sadie and Sam are childhood friends who grew apart, then randomly see each other later in college, and reunite and make a video...
On not buying books you haven’t read
Last week The Popcast did an episode on “The NOs of Books” and asked for listeners to submit their NOs. One person’s submitted no was “no to buying books you haven’t read.” I was listening and thinking “yes, yes, yes!”...
Reading Update (2023 #1-3)
I’m bringing my reading updates back! I will post the books I read in groups of three dependent on my reading pace, so there will not be a set cadence to these posts. [1] This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens Fiction / Women, recommended by Val, read Kindle...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and am employed by the federal government. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂