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  • Finished reading: An Abundance of Katherines by John Green 📚 ★★★

    Seems like all John Green books are alike. My daughter was surprised that I read John Green because it is all teen fiction. I don’t need to read more than 2 books I have read already. That said I really liked his non-fiction “Anthropocene reviewed”

  • I like John Green’s excellent writing. His novels are well written and are a good read including this one but, my favorite is his book “Anthropocene reviewed” and the eponymous podcast.

    Finished reading: Turtles All the Way Down by John Green 📚

  • Actually DNF. It started out very well but became too violent and I didn’t want to keep reading.

    Finished reading: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor 📚

  • Assassination Vacation

    Assassination Vacation was my second Sarah Vowell book. It was so entertaining and educational. The book is about Sarah’s travels to visit many locations that were center stage as well as little sideshows in the assassinations of three sitting U.S. Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, James A. … read more

  • Wump of Mr. Gump

    I made a post about Dr. Suess' One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish sometime last year. It is still one of the most read books in the house. Here is another one of my favorite passages (poems) from the book: Bump! Bump! Bump! Did you ever ride a Wump? We have a Wump with just one hump. But we … read more

  • The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

    Calling all Calvin and Hobbes fans… The biggest and most complete Calvin and Hobbes compilation is about to be released in a couple of weeks. Pre-order your own copy of The Complete Calvin and Hobbes. Thanks to Patrix for his post about it. P.S. The same book is available at Buy.com for a … read more