Ready Player One is an amazing book. At this moment I have listened to the audiobook twice and have seen the movie three times. I have read some reviews, and I have talked to a couple of my friends. The response to the book has always been incredibly positive- except for the one person who didn’t finish it because there was too much cussing, and y’all can guess my response: “There was cussing?!” F-bombs aside, this book is everything glorious about the 1980’s. Imagine an entire virtual world that revolves around all the things I loved as a kid (and Read More
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Way Station by Clifford D. Simak
When I read something for book club, I try to wait to review it until after the book club meeting. Often my initial reaction to a book is changed through the discussion of the book. This is one reason I attend book clubs. For me, the best way to experience a book is by sharing it with others. This is why I am writing a blog about books. I listened to an audiobook of Way Station, and I felt that it went very quickly. At about 2/3 through the book I realized I was enjoying myself but that not much Read More
The Life-Changing Magic Of Literature
or 7 Books That Literally Changed My Life It is undebatable that literature is life-changing, so I will not try to convince you. Oprah would file this under: “What I know for sure.” When I think about my life and the book-related events that have influenced me the most, these are the books that I consistently mention and why: Heidi by Johanna Spyri I don’t think I ever read this book. I won’t swear to it, but I don’t remember reading it. Why would I list a book as being very influential in my life if I don’t remember having Read More