I read:
Thoughts:
The Nigger of the Narcissus by Joseph Conrad: Got to love how on the cover they emphasize the “Narcissus” as if that’s the main point of the story. Also, contains one of my favourite expressions: avoir garder les cochons ensemble, although translated into English.
Wonderland by Tommy Kovac: All the little details in the comics (like the drawing of mome raths in the grass by the sun dial) made this book for me.
Inspired! by Maria Bukhonina: Reviewed earlier this month.
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris: It made me sick. Well, actually, gastro virus made me sick, but was it coincidence that I threw up right after getting to the story where there’s a picture of vomit? Hmm….
In the Light of What We Know by Zia Haider Rahman: It was like reading Tolstoy, all the depth murked-up with pontificating and then I am sleepy and just say what you mean all you damn characters, I want to go to sleep, even though I know that you are an Important novel.
Bossypants by Tina Fey: Needs more Amy Poehler stories, although I suppose that could be said for every book ever written.
The Green Road by Anne Enright: Read at the end of my gastro-bug week and I can’t for the life of me remember how it ends.
Our Cats Are More Famous Than Us by Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota: To be reviewed closer to the publication date.
Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley: Reviewed earlier this month.
the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace: To be reviewed closer to the publication date.
Big Happy Mush Lump by Sarah Andersen: To be reviewed closer to the publication date.
Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel García Márquez: Reading this and then later seeing Moana, I have shipwrecks on my brain.
Ms Marvel No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona: I am not a super-hero comic book person I am thinking.
Favourite book:
This book made me so happy. So so so so so so happy. Lumps of the world — unite!
Most promising book on my wishlist:
There is a new Lara Jean book coming out next year! YAYAYAYAY!
I watched:
Thoughts:
Odd Squad: I’m pretty obsessed with Odd Squad. If we go anywhere with cable, I’m like First things first, search PBS/TVO schedules to find out when we can watch Odd Squad.
I wrote:
I got past a tricky-rewrite place in my faerie story! Hurray! And I thought a lot about a new story, but wrote down nothing.