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Tag Archives: reading challenge
#TBR Challenge – Spooky (Gothic): All Clear by Connie Willis
October 16, Spooky (Gothic): All Clear by Connie Willis (2010) is the second half of Blackout, which I read for the September Drama theme. It actually does fit the Spooky theme a bit, as the characters navigate London during the … Continue reading
#TBR Challenge – Drama!: Blackout by Connie Willis
Blackout by Connie Willis came out in 2010, the first of two books that are really one book, so it ends on a cliffhanger and continues in my next month’s book, All Clear. Does it fit the theme? Oh, yes, … Continue reading
#TBR Challenge – What a Wonderful World: The White Mosque: A Memoir by Sofia Samatar
What a Wonderful World: The White Mosque: A Memoir by Sofia Samatar (2022) hasn’t actually been on my TBR for very long; I just couldn’t wait any longer! I’ve been a fan of her poetic prose since reading her 2013 … Continue reading
#TBR Challenge – Bananapants!: Cathy’s Book: If Found Call (650) 266-8233 by Sean Stewart
Cathy’s Book: If Found Call (650) 266-8233 by Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman definitely fits this month’s category! First in a trilogy, it’s a teen mystery/thriller with speculative fiction and interactive elements, such as phone numbers you can call to … Continue reading
#TBR Challenge – With a Little Help From My Friends: My Dear Watson by L.A. Fields
May 15, With a Little Help From My Friends: My Dear Watson by L.A. Fields only somewhat fits this month’s theme, as the friendships are complex. It’s narrated by the second Mrs. John Watson. She explores a queer relationship between … Continue reading
#TBR Challenge – No Place Like Home: The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
I don’t live in New York City, but I’m close enough and I’ve been there enough that I felt The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (2020) worked for this month’s theme, No Place Like Home. The book expands on … Continue reading
#TBR Challenge – Not in Kansas Anymore: Was by Geoff Ryman
My choice for the Not in Kansas Anymore theme is Was by Geoff Ryman (1992), which I feel is perfect because it plays directly with The Wizard of Oz, both book and movie, and the making of the movie as … Continue reading
#TBR Challenge – Furry Friends: The Wider Worlds of Jim Henson, edited by Jennifer C. Garlen and Anissa M. Graham
The Wider Worlds of Jim Henson, edited by Jennifer C. Garlen and Anissa M. Graham is a collection of essays about various Jim Henson productions. I am huge fan of Henson’s work, but managed never to see Fraggle Rock because … Continue reading
#TBR Challenge 2024
I’ll be participating in the #TBRChallenge from Wendy the Super Librarian once again! Themes for this year are: January 17, Once More With Feeling: Territory by Emma Bull. February 21, Furry Friends: The Wider Worlds of Jim Henson, edited by … Continue reading
#TBR Challenge – Festive: Coming Home for Christmas by Carla Kelly
Coming Home for Christmas by Carla Kelly is slightly different from the other TBR books I’ve read this year; I actually started it at some point, in either 2020 or 2021, and then just…didn’t finish it, possibly because it’s a … Continue reading