A Bibliophile’s Pile (15): My 100th Book Was a Dud

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Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris (audiobook / library)
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I originally chose this audiobook because I needed a funny book to get over the paranoia inducing The Circle by Dave Eggers. While there were several funny stories, most of the humor was not at all to my taste. I should’ve DNFd.

Ninjas and Samurai by Mary Pope Osborne (physical / library / with kids)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My anime obsessed littles loved this one!

 

 

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (audiobook / library)
My rating: 3-1/2 of 5 stars

This was a fun, SUPER geeky book. There were plenty of references I didn’t get, but between my age, my own nerdiness, and my husband’s nerdiness, I got a lot of them. I thought the ending was a bit too pat, and I call absolute bullsh*t on the idea of vending machines for guns.

Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster (audiobook / library)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Forster’s first novel shares a similar setting and themes with A Room With a View. While there are some truly hilarious moments (“Harriet with a smut in her eye was notorious”), it was definitely less cheerful and hopeful overall. I’m looking forward to viewing the film (which shares several cast members with ARWAV).

Challenges

GOODREADS

103 of 260

AGATHA CHRISTIE READ ALONGS

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CLASSICS CHALLENGE

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BACKLIST READER CHALLENGE 2017

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CRUISIN’ THRU THE COZIES 2017

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POPSUGAR READING CHALLENGE 2017

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