September TBR // September 7, 2015

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Under a spell of temporary insanity, I decided that these are going to be all the books I will read in September. Considering the fact that September 10-20 will be devoted to TIFF (and my schedule there is pretty intense), this TBR pile is overly ambitious. Or outright crazy.

Nevertheless, I am excited. I have heard great things about these books, and I am super pumped about some of these (I'd say probably about the books on the right). I understand that there is a very high chance I won't have time to read even half of these, but I will try my best. Almost all of them were picked from the library, so I will just go in the order of which books are due sooner. (Worst scenario, I will just read the rest of the books in October.)

I have already started reading Margaret Atwood's collection of short stories, as you know. I am reading one story at a time, whenever I fancy it, so this book will be featured in my TBR piles until I am done with it.

I am 70% done with Rook and I love it. I thought I'd finish it in August, but August was a pretty busy month for me.

So here's the list:

  • Sharon Cameron “Rook” [still reading – almost done]
  • Margaret Atwood “Moral Disorder And Other Stories” [I started it but I am still reading]
  • Kelley York "Made of Stars"
  • Stephanie Kuehn "Charm & Strange"
  • Nina LaCour "Everything Leads To You"
  • Melissa Landers "Alienated"
  • Libba Bray "Beauty Queens"
  • Courtney C. Stevens "Faking Normal"
  • Becky Albertalli "Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda"
  • Patrick Ness "More Than This"

Eight books to read if you don't count Rook and Atwood. That's crazy! But I am super excited.

If you are going to see movies at TIFF this year and see someone reading one of those books in the line, that will probably be me. ;D

 

August Wrap-Up // September 4, 2015

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So, here is the list of books I read in August:

  • Andy Weir “The Martian” (my review)
  • Charles Bukowski “Absence of The Hero: Uncollected Stories and Essays Vol.2 1946-1992” [I didn't really like it as much as I expected]
  • Margaret Atwood “Moral Disorder And Other Stories” [I started it but I am still reading]
  • John Green “The Fault in Our Stars” (my review)
  • Vera Brosgol “Anya’s Ghost” (my review)
  • Andrew Smith “Grasshopper Jungle” (my review)
  • Patrick Ness "A Monster Calls" (my review)
  • Sharon Cameron "Rook" [still reading - almost done]
  • Justin MacCormack "Twilight of the Faerie - Book 1: Spring" [the ebook I was sent to review - my review is on GoodReads]

Compare it to my planned TBR list.

I didn't read "Shiver" by Maggie Stiefvater as I really want to marathon the whole series, but I still haven't bought book 3. I also started but haven't finished Margaret Attwood's collection of short stories. But I did read one eBook which was not on the list and I almost finished "Rook", so it was a really good reading month! Almost all of the books I've read were fantastic!

But if I have to choose, The Martian, A Monster Calls and Grashopper Jungle are my favourite reads of the month.

Bookshelves Reorganization // August 30, 2015

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My bookshelf reorganization looked way easier than it turned out to be. ???????? Probably this is the only good outcome (the opportunity to reorganize things) out of the whole mess.

On the right is the photo of my reorganized bookshelves. Took me almost an hour but I managed to cram everything in 3 shelves. ????????

From the bottom to the top:

1) The biggest books and hardbacks. Alexandre Dumas books (how many copies can you spot? ????), Sherlock Holmes, crime, sci-fi books and others.

2) My favourite shelf: high fantasy, Katherine Kurtz, Lynn Flewelling, Elizabeth Bear, Sarah Monette, etc; middle grade; Divergent series, contemporary, plays, classics. A complete mix but my favourite and well read books.

3) TBR/YA/recent purchases shelf. The majority of books are unread and also some are just first books in the series that I plan to buy and read later.

July TBR, Books // July 2015

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I have no shame when it comes to books. Once I start buying, I can't stop.

Books bought in July: 

  • "Ash" by Malinda Lo
  • "Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of The Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz
  • "On Writers and Writing" by Margaret Atwood (non-fiction)
  • "Moral Disorder and other stories" by Margaret Atwood (collection)
  • "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" by Charles Bukowski

July TBR:

  • "Portions from a wine-stained notebook" by Charles Bukowski - collection of short stories and essays (already done, skipped a couple of essays, but the short stories were great)
  • "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth (I have been trying to finish this one since last year; it's my 3rd attempt)
  • "Moral Disorder and other stories" by Margaret Atwood (collection)
  • "On Writers and Writing" by Margaret Atwood (non-fiction)
  • "Ash" by Malinda Lo (already started)

I admit that I ordered 2 more books online today. This needs to stop.