Devourer of Books

I’m starting to think I have a cursed relationship with the read-athon.  Last time I was having issues with my blog, having just switched over from Wordpress to self-hosting, and couldn’t post at times.  Now my whole internet keeps going out.  With my last post I even had to restart it a second time just [...]

I’ve pretty much been reading for the last two hours straight, pausing only to microwave leftover Thai food (yes, pad kee mao is sort of an odd breakfast, I know) and constantly reset the wireless router.  My internet seems to be going out pretty regularly.  I’ll reset it and it will work for about 5 [...]

I didn’t even set an alarm this morning, but my body must have known it was time for the read-athon, because it woke up a nice 15 minutes before the start (allowing me to start not TOO late, since I still had to write this post).  I’m starting on the couch with my pile of [...]

Are Women Human? by Dorothy L. Sayers
I borrowed “Are Women Human?” from a friend and read it during the read-athon, so we shall see how well I remember it…
“Are Women Human” is a very short collection of Dorothy L. Sayers’ essays of women’s place in society. Perhaps it was the read-athon, or the fact I’d [...]

Dolphins Under My Bed
Sandra Clayton
ISBN 978-1-58736-816-5
Reviewed by Jen Cardwell for Reader Views (06/08)
Sailing the World from Home
4 Stars
Sandra Clayton’s husband told her one day that he would like for them to sell their house in England and live on a sail boat for their retirement. Although she was quite skeptical at the [...]

For those of you Sunday Saloners who aren’t aware, I participated in Dewey’s read-athon yesterday.  Or, rather, I attempted to participate.  My cumulative actual time reading was only somewhere between 5 and 6 hours.  I managed to complete only about 340 pages, inluding two (very, very short) books:

I also got a fair amount listened to [...]