Week of 4 June 2023
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Protected: Sunday Summary #42
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Friday Book Memes #3: Project Hail Mary
Book Beginnings on Fridays, hosted by Rose City Reader, is where bloggers share the first sentence or more of a current read, as well as initial thoughts about the sentence(s), impressions of the book, or anything else that the opening inspires. I am currently reading three books — an anthology of science fiction short stories, a non-fiction… Continue reading
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WWW Wednesdays #3
WWW Wednesdays is a bookish meme that was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by “fledgling writer” Sam A. Stevens on Taking on a World of Words. To participate, you just answer the Three W’s: Currently Reading: Still working on this one (now about 35% of the way in). For the Goodreads description, please… Continue reading
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My Book Collection: Three by Andy Weir
About the Author Andy Weir Website: http://www.galactanet.com Andrew Taylor Weir (born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist and former computer programmer. His 2011 novel The Martian was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016 and… Continue reading
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My Book Collection: The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
Title: The Hacienda: A Novel Author(s): Isabel Cañas Publisher: Berkley Published: May 3, 2022 Format: epub Date Added: June 5, 2023 calibre ID: e-2693 Read: No Date Finished: n/a About the Book Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister… Continue reading
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First Chapter, First Paragraph: Tuesday Intros #3
First Chapter, First Paragraph: Tuesday Intros is a weekly meme hosted by Socrates Book Reviews where participants share the first paragraph of one of the books that they are currently reading, have read or are planning to read. According to Socrates, this meme is guaranteed to increase your TBR 🙂 This week I’m participating with… Continue reading
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5 On My TBR #2: Summer
#5OnMyTBR is a bookish meme hosted by E. @ Local Bee Hunter’s Nook and you can learn more about it here. It occurs every Monday when participants post about five books on their TBRs. This week’s prompt simply says “Summer“. Hmmm, a season from my past. We don’t have “summer” where I live — southern Thailand. We have the “Hot… Continue reading
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Word of the Week #2
Word of the Week is a bookish meme hosted by The Plain-Spoken Pen on Mondays in which participants share a word that they find entertaining, enlightening, edifying, or just plain fun to say! Share your own word on your blog, then help us grow the meme and come share it with us! I teach English… Continue reading
Mark Joseph Jochim 