Thursday, August 11, 2016

Lit: Uniquely Portable Magic

Never a good week when you're not able to post a single book review for the entire week but that's how my reading's been going lately and it's not likely to get better with the Olympics on for more than another week yet! I actually have finished a couple of books one is a book for review and the one I just finished yesterday I decided to hold off on the review for another week when I'm also likely to be needing one.

Cleaning up my Facebook saves again and thought I'd share a couple of things.

Offtheshelf.com shared 11 Fascinating Books That Will Turn You Into a True Crime Junkie. I've long been a fan of true crime books. I can't recall when I first started reading them but Vincent Bugliosi's Helter Skelter and Joseph Wambaugh's The Onion Field are two that have always stuck with me. I lived a very sheltered youth; there was only about one murder a year in Lincoln at that time and while we might not have left our front doors unlocked, we likely could have. True crime books opened my eyes to a bigger more dangerous world. These days, I'm more likely these days to pick up a book about an historical crime than something more recent. I think I get enough of stories that scare me in the news. But the ones on this list, they do intrigue me.

In June The Washington Post gave us 37 Books We've Loved So Far In 2016.  In case you missed any of these and needed some more books to add to your list of books you want to read!

Gretchen Rubin asked if her Facebook followers look at the titles on bookcases when they visit someone's home. I know I do (and I may be guilty of being a little judgy sometimes, I'm embarrassed to admit. Do you do this?

I love this infographic from Electric Lit!  As National Whiskey Day was only a couple of weeks ago, I thought you might enjoy seeing the impact that drink has had on literature.

Buzzed put together a list of 31 Books You Need To Bring To The Beach This Summer, compiled from reader recommendations. The Millions has a much different take on summer reading with A Summer Reading List for Wretched A*#holes Who Prefer To Wallow In Someone Else's Misery. What kind of reading do you prefer for the summer?

Penguin Random House has compiled a list of 22 Unforgettable Love Stories In Fiction.  I don't consider myself much of a love story reader but I have read eleven of these so maybe I like love stories more than I thought I did!

And, finally, in the year of the first female presidential nominee, a list from Book Riot of 115 Reading Recommendations for Books by Women.  I've only read 20 of these, despite reading predominately books by women. How many of these have you read?



10 comments:

  1. So many links to explore! I do look at bookcases and what people are reading and anything else bookish. I love seeing what other people are reading. Now I need to go find out what books I've missed this year and check out how I do on the other lists.

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    1. I'm always saving those links to look at later but it's always so hard to find time later - this is my excuse to make sure I'm checking them all out!

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  2. I've been reading but the Olympics have sidelined my DVR catch-up effort. I am so behind on all of my shows.

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    1. My husband refuses to use a DVR for some reason. Heaven forbid we have the option to always watch shows we know we want to watch!

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  3. The Olympics have put a damper on my reading as well. As it is, I have to record the games and watch the next night in the evenings--if I can. I mostly have been following via online articles. I imagine next week will be more of the same. If only I could schedule a vacation around the Olympics. Although that might not be the best idea either. :-)

    I do have a habit of looking at the books on bookshelves when visiting. Many people who visit my home do it with my shelves too.

    I am not a big fan of true crime books, but I do like true crime shows from time to time.

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    1. I'm fairly picky about what true crime books I will read - it's scary to think that those kinds of terrible things really happen.

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  4. Of course I look at other people's bookshelves! Isn't that why they have them in "public" areas?

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  5. I totally look at other people's books! Mostly, so I can see if there's anything I want to borrow.

    I've been immersed in the Olympics as well, but because it's all about swimming for me, that portion has wrapped up so I can get back to reading!

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    1. Oh, you have good friends if they will let you borrow!

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