Lockup Library Book haul – Outlander Shawshank, May 24, 2021 So the trip to CapitalCity was a good one, on the book front. My mom had mentioned in the past, that she wanted to continue to read the Outlander series. A couple of years ago, I had sent the first couple up her, she read them and sent them back. Then she had the first… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Book Club Book club – The Fifty Year Sword Shawshank, May 10, 2021 Hello book nerds! The masses have spoken, and yesterday I started The Fifty Year Sword by Mark Z. Danielewski. Let me tell you I’m throughly confused so far. In House of Leaves, there were only a few different stories to read at once. In Sword, from what I can tell, there’s 5 different “voices” -… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Book Club Book club – Choose your own adventure Shawshank, May 9, 2021 Good morning book nerds! I said I’d post about which book to read next, and here it is! I’m posting early, in hopes that this post will get shared, and commented on. Tomorrow, I’ll post the results and I’ll talk about the first chapter of which ever book you guys and gals decide for me!… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Book Club Book club: Plain Bad Heroines Shawshank, May 8, 2021 Hello book nerds! I feel so much better now that I’ve finally finished Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth! It’s like some weight has been lifted off of me. I accomplished something the been literally months in the making. It’s the journey, not the ending. The ending was ok, it didn’t seem too rushed,… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Book haul – I took my dad to the hospital edition Shawshank, May 3, 2021 So after I dropped my dad off at the hospital, I figured I had about 2 hours before I had to be back to pick him up. So I had some time. First stop – Value Village. I didn’t find anything of note there. Sadly. Then, after thinking about it, I decided to go to… Continue Reading
Lockup Library Book appreciation – House of Leaves Shawshank, April 16, 2021 Crystal is rereading House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski. This, contrary to my post history, is my absolute favourite book. Ever. You have to start your admiration of it by the cover. You simply cannot judge this book by the cover. You can’t even read reviews if it on the internet. You have to… Continue Reading