My apologies, everyone, for slacking in so many ways on this blog lately. I have a post ready to go about where I've been when not here, with you, but now isn't the time. Give me a week or so. For now, a little catch up on last year's books. I'm tackling the second and third quarters today, and ...
First Quarter Reads
** The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling: All 7 of them. I- like so many others around my age- tuned in for the 20th anniversary special, and it immediately sparked a desire to read the books again. I'm admittedly the WORST when it comes to try and watch a movie objectively after reading a ...
4th Quarter Reads
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson: I picked this one up online after watching the Hill House mini series on Netflix. I'd seen the movie The Haunting in the 90's and was a fan of it for sure, and the mini series was great (and very, very well cast), but had never read the classic book. ...
2nd and 3rd Quarter Reads
Sophomores by Sean Desmond: This one was a little all over the place. From the perspectives of a high school sophomore (hence the title), his mom and his dad, we live through a year as the son finally wakes up and starts wanting to learn when he encounters an English teacher that lights a fire in ...
First Quarter Reads
Around New Year's Eve, the man and I were exposed to Covid, and ended up quarantining at home for a couple of weeks. Aside from daily walks and trying our best not to spend all of our savings on DoorDash Delivery, we started going through some of the documentaries that have been on our list. One ...
4th Quarter Reads
Farming: A Handbook by Wendell Berry: Each time Bryan and I head to Carmichael's Bookstore for anything, I almost always grab a book of poetry by Kentucky's own Wendell Berry. There's something about the movement in his words and the romanticism he displays while describing the smell of soil or the ...
Second and Third Quarter Reads
Followers by Megan Angelo: Oh, man... This one was... Difficult. Weird. Frustrating. Imagine everything you hate about reality television put on paper in front of you for a few hundred pages. Now, try to imagine the people made famous by reality television wanting to change and escape the world ...
First Quarter Reads
Start with Why by Simon Sinek: I started 2020 with a book that's been highly recommended by many in my office. I'd be lying if I said I'd read any of Sinek's books before, so I was easily surprised at how easy this one was to breeze through. Books on business, corporate development, and finding ...
Fourth Quarter Reads
Well, this is sad...
I've met my reading challenge of 2019, reading an average of 2 books a month. I've covered everything from books on women in business to the history of hip-hop to Stephen King's classic It. But, in the final quarter of this year, I've been so distracted by other things, ...
