"'Strange to be almost fifty, no? I feel like I just understood how to be young.' 'Yes! It's like the last day in a foreign country. You finally figure out where to get coffee, and drinks, and a good steak. And then you have to leave. And you won't ever be back.'" ~ Andrew Sean Greer, Less
Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite Novellas/Short Stories
This one was a bit tougher to come up with than some of the others. But it was a fun challenge nonetheless.
Review: Gilead
“This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.”
Review: A Thread of Grace
“God save us from idealists!” Renzo cries softly. “They dream of a world without injustice, and what crime won’t they commit to get it?” ~ Mary Doria Russell, A Thread of Grace
Top Ten Tuesday: Best Books I’ve Read in 2018 (So Far)
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday from That Artsy Reader girl explores our favorite books we’ve read in 2018 so far!
Team Review: The Library at Mount Char
“Carolyn–I need you to go back into America. We need an innocent heart. We will offer it to Nobununga when he arrives. Do you think you can handle that?” ~Scott Hawkins, The Library at Mount Char
Review: The Sympathizer
"Don't you see that Americans need the anti-American? While it is better to be loved than hated, it is also better to be hated than ignored."
Top Ten Tuesday: Books with Red, White, and Blue Covers
Thank you to That Artsy Reader Girl for a fun Top Ten Tuesday!
July TBR
July is a surprisingly nonfiction-heavy month for us both... with a healthy dose of fantasy, of course.
Team Review: Children of Blood and Bone
“Courage does not always roar. Valor does not always shine,” by Tomi Adeyemi