First Line Friday Shawshank, December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Woohoo, we made it to Friday! So here’s the game that we’re playing; I give you the first couple lines of a random book on my shelf, you guess in the comments, and next week, I’ll give you the answer! Last weeks book was Clan of the Cave Bear. Did you figure it out? That sounds like fun, amirite? Ok, ready? Let’s go! For a long time the horizon had been a monotonous flat blue line separating the Pacific Ocean from the sky. The Navy helicopter raced forward, flying low, near the waves. Despite the nous and thumping vibration of the blades, Norman Johnson fell asleep. Think you have the answer? Comment below! Until next week… Lockup Library blogbloggerbookbook loverbooksfirst line fridayjournaltalking about books
Lockup Library When the landlord came today, he measured everything August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 So just thinking about it, I should probably write a review for my favourite book; House of Leaves. I remember that Crystal had a copy and really loved it, and was trying to explain it to me, but couldn’t. After reading the book, (I think during my first read, I read it five times) I… Read More
Lockup Library Book haul December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Hey there book nerds! I have another book haul! I know, I know, I can’t read what I have, why am I buying more books? Because it was full a bag for a buck, and there was one that’s been on my list for a while. Is that enough? Ok then, how ‘bout this: One… Read More
Lockup Library First Impressions – The Guest List January 1, 2021 So this is a new thing I want to try out. I’m calling it “First Impressions”. I’m only a handful of pages into The Guest List by Lucy Foley, and I just want to talk about what I’m thinking about the book as I read the opening chapters. It’s gonna be a wild ride, methinks.… Read More