A History of the Wife Marilyn YalomNon-fiction, paperback A look at what it meant to be a wife from ancient times to modern day. I had an inkling of how this was going to go because I started it just as I finished The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World….
Tag: DNF
Category: Review
2017 State of the Blog and Wrap-Up
It’s four days till Christmas, and I’m heading out the door to celebrate with family — mostly by eating an embarrassing amount of tamales. But first, some end-of-year stats! First, the basics Books read in 2016: 56 (13 since 10/1) Audiobooks: 0 (0 since 10/1) Ebooks: 6 (0 since 10/1) Pages read: 17,725 (3,414 since…
2016 State of the Blog and Wrap-Up
It’s just a few days til Christmas. I haven’t recovered from Thanksgiving yet, but soon I will be stuffing my face with even more delicious things and wallowing in a sea of wrapping paper. I’m hoping for good things in 2017, but first I want to take a look back. First, the basics Books read…
2015 State of the Blog and Wrap-Up
How is 2015 over already? Let’s talk nerdy. First, the basics Books read in 2015: 73 (46 since 7/1) Audiobooks: 13 since 7/1 Pages read: 24,911 (15,838 since 7/1) Books reviewed: 54 (27 since 7/1) Books not enjoyed: 11 (5 since 7/1) Books not finished: 1 (1 since 7/1) Library books: 37 (21 since 7/1)…
2014 State of the Blog and Wrap-Up
Another year, another State of the Blog. Time to look back…and forward. First, the basics Books read in 2014: 52 (9 since 10/1) Pages read: 17,452 (3,004 since 10/1) Books reviewed: 49 (11 since 10/1) Books not enjoyed: 7 (3 since 10/1) Books not finished: 3 (0 since 10/1) Library books: 11 (4 since 10/1)…