This book is a good candidate for the Color-Coded Reading Challenge, but frankly I am not sure if the cover is a shade of green or a shade of blue. I guess for now I will put it as green. Let me know what you think!
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Moth Smoke - Mohsin Hamid
This book was a relatively recent Library Sale Shelves addition to my TBR pile and readers, this was the perfect book to give this blog a fresh start. I loved it. The writing is amazing and the story is rich with symbolism (including the meaning of the title) and themes that one could discuss in a college class or write papers on. When I finished it my first impulse was to go back to the beginning and start reading it all over again, and that's not something I typically feel like doing at all. It's a good thing my secondhand copy is in such good shape because it will move from the TBR shelf to a space in my permanent collection. Highly recommended.
This book is a good candidate for the Color-Coded Reading Challenge, but frankly I am not sure if the cover is a shade of green or a shade of blue. I guess for now I will put it as green. Let me know what you think!
This book is a good candidate for the Color-Coded Reading Challenge, but frankly I am not sure if the cover is a shade of green or a shade of blue. I guess for now I will put it as green. Let me know what you think!
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Color-Coded Reading Challenge 2020
Bev at My Reader's Block is also hosting this fun challenge, which you can read all about and sign up here. Over the years I have really enjoyed finding books to fit this challenge, with brown being the most challenging overall. I'll update this post with links as I fill in the categories.
Read nine books in the following categories:
1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue (Turquoise, Aquamarine, Navy, etc.) in the title/on the cover. The Refugees - Viet Thang Nguyen (see linked post for photo of book cover)
2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgandy, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Maize, etc.) in the title/on the cover. Orphans of the Carnival - Carol Birch (see linked post for photo of book cover)
4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green (Emerald, Lime, Jade, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
Moth Smoke - Mohsin Hamid (see linked post for photo of book cover)
5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown (Tan, Beige, Sand, etc.) in the title/on the cover. Gingerbread - Helen Oyeyemi (gingerbread is usually brown)
6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black (Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe (see linked post for photo of book cover)
7. A book with "White" or any shade of White (Ivory, Eggshell, Cream, etc.) in the title/on the cover. Selection Day - Aravind Adiga
8. A book with any other color in the title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Magenta, Pink, etc.).
9. A book with a word that implies color in the title/on the cover (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Shadow, Paint, Ink, etc.).
Read nine books in the following categories:
1. A book with "Blue" or any shade of Blue (Turquoise, Aquamarine, Navy, etc.) in the title/on the cover. The Refugees - Viet Thang Nguyen (see linked post for photo of book cover)
2. A book with "Red" or any shade of Red (Scarlet, Crimson, Burgandy, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
3. A book with "Yellow" or any shade of Yellow (Gold, Lemon, Maize, etc.) in the title/on the cover. Orphans of the Carnival - Carol Birch (see linked post for photo of book cover)
4. A book with "Green" or any shade of Green (Emerald, Lime, Jade, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
Moth Smoke - Mohsin Hamid (see linked post for photo of book cover)
5. A book with "Brown" or any shade of Brown (Tan, Beige, Sand, etc.) in the title/on the cover. Gingerbread - Helen Oyeyemi (gingerbread is usually brown)
6. A book with "Black" or any shade of Black (Jet, Ebony, Charcoal, etc.) in the title/on the cover.
Say Nothing - Patrick Radden Keefe (see linked post for photo of book cover)
7. A book with "White" or any shade of White (Ivory, Eggshell, Cream, etc.) in the title/on the cover. Selection Day - Aravind Adiga
8. A book with any other color in the title/on the cover (Purple, Orange, Silver, Magenta, Pink, etc.).
9. A book with a word that implies color in the title/on the cover (Rainbow, Polka-dot, Plaid, Shadow, Paint, Ink, etc.).
Mount TBR Challenge 2020 - Continuing in 2021
Bev at My Reader's Block is once again hosting this great challenge - you can read all the details and sign up here. I am going to commit to the Mount Kilimanjaro level of 60 books, and see if I can manage more.
1. Moth Smoke - Mohsin Hamid
2. Butterfly Skin - Sergey Kuznetsov
3. Orphans of the Carnival - Carol Birch
4. Behold the Dreamers - Imbolo Mbue
5. The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
6. Daughters of the Samurai - Janice P. Nimura
7. Blindspot - Jane Kamensky & Jill Lepore
8. Selection Day - Aravind Adiga
9. Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin
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Mount Olympus (Mars)
1. Moth Smoke - Mohsin Hamid
2. Butterfly Skin - Sergey Kuznetsov
3. Orphans of the Carnival - Carol Birch
4. Behold the Dreamers - Imbolo Mbue
5. The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
6. Daughters of the Samurai - Janice P. Nimura
7. Blindspot - Jane Kamensky & Jill Lepore
8. Selection Day - Aravind Adiga
9. Rosemary's Baby - Ira Levin
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Pike's Peak
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Mount Blanc
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Mt. Vancouver
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Mount Olympus (Mars)
Happy New Year! I'm back!
Hi everyone. Sorry I was gone for so long. There were lots of life-related reasons, which resulted in me not reading very much at all for the past couple of years (ouch, it hurts to type that). I've really missed this blog, and of course reading, so I am going to start back up for 2020. You will see some backdated entries as I post about books I actually managed to read since my absence, with the exception of logging re-reads I did of books that have already been reviewed on this blog (there was some comfort reading going on). Of course, I'll log my reading going forward.
Longtime blog readers know I normally participate in lots of reading challenges. It looks like some of them aren't being hosted this year, unfortunately. For many reasons, I think I will forgo participating in too many challenges this year, and concentrate on 2 of my favorite challenges: the Mount TBR Challenge, so I can focus on TBR pile reading, and the Color-Coded Reading Challenge just because I really like it. I'll also keep track of the ongoing Planet Earth Challenge just because. Look for sign up posts later today.
Best wishes to all in 2020! Happy reading :)
Longtime blog readers know I normally participate in lots of reading challenges. It looks like some of them aren't being hosted this year, unfortunately. For many reasons, I think I will forgo participating in too many challenges this year, and concentrate on 2 of my favorite challenges: the Mount TBR Challenge, so I can focus on TBR pile reading, and the Color-Coded Reading Challenge just because I really like it. I'll also keep track of the ongoing Planet Earth Challenge just because. Look for sign up posts later today.
Best wishes to all in 2020! Happy reading :)
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