Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was books I enjoyed that were outside my comfort zone. While I am grossly under-representing the following titles, I've also tried to explain them in a way that feels unappealing to me. Considering that there are books out there … Continue reading Top Ten: Books I Enjoyed Outside My Comfort Zone
Top Ten: Books That Lived Up to Their Hype
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme was books that lived up to their hype. Whether these books were hyped by friends, book blogs, or the press, they came with high expectations and delivered! Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates // The Da Vinci … Continue reading Top Ten: Books That Lived Up to Their Hype
Top Ten: Books Set Outside the US
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme was a rewind, so I chose to cover July 19th's list: top ten books set outside the US. Although I mostly read books set in England, I was able to find ten books set wholly (or partly) in … Continue reading Top Ten: Books Set Outside the US
Five Favorite: Books I Read in 2015
"Five Favorite" is a feature on thewasofshall where I lay out my five favorite "x". Sometimes they're relevant to a season or holiday, mostly they're not. It's an all-around fun excuse to give my 100% amazingly awesome opinion. To see previous topics, click here. I read about 30 books in 2015 - a lot of … Continue reading Five Favorite: Books I Read in 2015
Review: The Martian by Andy Weir
Title: The Martian Author: Andy Weir Rating: ★★★★★ Summary: Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate the planet while thinking him dead, … Continue reading Review: The Martian by Andy Weir
Five Favorite: Science Fiction Novels
"Five Favorite" is a feature on thewasofshall where I lay out my five favorite "x". Sometimes they're relevant to a season or holiday, mostly they're not. It's an all-around fun excuse to give my 100% amazingly awesome opinion. To see previous (and future) topics, click here. To participate, scroll all the way down. I intended … Continue reading Five Favorite: Science Fiction Novels
Top Ten: Book-to-Movie Adaptations I Still Need to Watch
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme was book-to-movie adaptations I still need to watch / to which I'm looking forward. And, since I have so many freakin' films on my to-watch list, the following are ones that have come out within the last year … Continue reading Top Ten: Book-to-Movie Adaptations I Still Need to Watch
