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Tag: Make Me Read It

You made me read it: The Shadow of the Wind

March 30, 2022March 27, 2022 ~ Lory ~ 18 Comments

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind, translated by Lucia Graves (2001) In my last Make me read it poll, there was a hot contest between The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie, but the gothic novel set in a … Continue reading You made me read it: The Shadow of the Wind

Month in Review: February 2022

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022 ~ Lory ~ 19 Comments

Literature I started out the month on a Kate Milford binge. I do like her books but five in a row was enough for now. The rest of the month was quite a grab bag, from Beverly Cleary's wonderful memoirs to a groundbreaking epistolary classic, a long-awaited sequel, an old favorite for the Narniathon readalong, … Continue reading Month in Review: February 2022

Make me read it: Acclaimed fiction edition

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022 ~ Lory ~ 34 Comments

Friends, it's time once more to help me pick something from my shelves to read, helping me to clear my TBR and my conscience of these books that have been sitting around way too long. Whatever you choose, I promise to read it ... sometimes it takes me a month or more, but I've always … Continue reading Make me read it: Acclaimed fiction edition

Make me read it: Science Nonfiction edition

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 7 Comments

In my last Make me read it post, I asked blog readers to help me choose from one of the classic books languishing on my e-reader. I actually ended up reading two of these while on vacation in October, but I find I do not have much to say about them. So I'll refer you … Continue reading Make me read it: Science Nonfiction edition

Make me read it: Classic e-book edition

October 10, 2021October 4, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 18 Comments

My last two "Make me read it" challenges have been a smashing success -- they encouraged me to read a book that has been sitting around on my shelves for much too long, and each time I was very glad of the push. You can read the results here: Parable of the Sower | L'étranger … Continue reading Make me read it: Classic e-book edition

Make me read it: French edition

May 26, 2021May 24, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 24 Comments

Thanks to all those who weighed in on my Make me read it challenge last month, I successfully knocked at least one book off my longstanding TBR pile! I'd love to ask for your help again, this time to decide what book I should read next in French (which will also count for my Summer … Continue reading Make me read it: French edition

You made me read it: Parable of the Sower

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 13 Comments

Octavia Butler, Parable of the Sower, 1993 I read Parable of the Sower for my "Make me read it challenge" -- blog readers told me which of five choices on my TBR shelf to complete. I'm not sure I would have gotten through it without the challenge, because this is a helluva bleak dystopian vision … Continue reading You made me read it: Parable of the Sower

Make me read it: Fantasy edition

April 28, 2021April 25, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 16 Comments

I have a lot of books sitting around that I have not read -- some as physical copies, some on my Kobo. I tend to stockpile books and then forget about them as I am lured by the new and shiny, so I'm looking for a push to get me to read some of these … Continue reading Make me read it: Fantasy edition

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