So I was tagged in this a very long time ago, and finally got off my butt to do it. Don’t worry I didn’t forget this time, and in case you haven’t checked out the awesome blog The Orang-utan Librarian, go check it out right now!!
And now for the tag.
WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU MARKED AS ‘READ’?
Slowly working my way through the series, very slowly. But they are fun:)
WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY READING?
Two very different types of books, but both are really good so far.
WHAT WAS THE LAST BOOK YOU MARKED AS TBR?
I love memoirs and I find mountain climbing really interesting, I have watched a few documentaries on it.
WHAT BOOK DO YOU PLAN TO READ NEXT?
This finally came in at the library, but I joined a goodreads group called Read Around the World Book club. One book is chosen every month from a different country and is always a female author, this is the first one I will be trying, but sounds interesting. I’ll add the link here in case you guys want to check it out.
DO YOU USE THE STAR RATING SYSTEM?
Of course, expect I am a wild child and I use half stars, because Goodreads hasn’t gotten their s**** together yet.
ARE YOU DOING A 2017 READING CHALLENGE?
I am doing the Goodreads Reading challenge, where I set a goal for myself for 60 books and I am currently at 45 so I am way ahead of schedule. I usually do the popsugar reading challenge too, but I am just reading what I want and marking things off every once in a while that meet the list.
DO YOU HAVE A WISHLIST?
Yes, I have many some are in my head and then there is my Goodreads TBR, also I have a wishlist on my book depository account.
WHAT BOOK DO YOU PLAN TO BUY NEXT?
This is a tricky one, I just bought my second Moth box, which will soon be a subscription. So that will be my next two books but they will be a surprise when the get here.
DO YOU HAVE ANY FAVOURITE QUOTES? SHARE A FEW.
“What’s in a name”
“This above all to thine own self be true”
Both are Shakespeare and I have had them both tattooed on.
WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS?
Sooooo hard to make that choice. Shakespeare, Lisa Gardner, J.K. Rowling, Kahlil Gibran. A little bit of everything there.
HAVE YOU JOINED ANY GROUPS?
Oh well I guess I have answered this already the Read Around the World Book club.
I Tag:
I’ve seen reviews for “What If” and been tempted to make it my annual non-fiction book.
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It’s really sciency so I have been reading it just a little bit at a time, but it’s also really interesting and he has a good sense of humour in a dorky way:) hope you enjoy
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Thank you so much for the tag! 🙂
Oh those quotes are lovely and it’s so cool that you have them tattooed on your body!
I use half stars as well… It’s hard enough to express our opinion with only five stars, let alone have no middle ground between them.
Also, congrats on being ahead of schedule on your Goodreads challenge! I’m… way far behind XD But I’m okay with it.
Great post! ^^
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Thanks 🙂 you’ll catch up, winter is a great time to get some reading done, but that’s a ways away so maybe a holiday?
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I surely hope so! Guess winter just makes you want to stay home, warm and cozy with a book in your lap ^^
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Exactly, or cold rainy days
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Dead Mountain looks really good. I read Into Thin Air by John Krakauer, and found it really compelling.
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That is one that I haven’t gotten too, I have really only watched documentaries. I read half of On the Ridge Between Life and Death by David Roberts but it was written almost like shoe stories because it jumps through his life, and I wasn’t in the mood for it at the time, but I want to pick it back up.
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What If? sounds like a really fun book to read.
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There is a lot of specific science, but it’s fun and interesting, super dorky, but in a good way. It’s something I’m just reading a few at a time, not something I want to bing read. But it is super fun, and I feel smarter 🙂
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I know what you mean! 😛 There are some books that you just want a little dose here and then, but never feel like it was meant to be read in one-shot like any other fiction. 😀
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Exactly!!
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ooh I’ve wanted to read You for ages- glad you’re enjoying it so far!
haha I love half stars too- though I don’t know what I’d do if they introduced it at this stage- cos I’d want to go through all my books adding and deducting half stars- it would probably drive me mad if they introduced it now- though I’ve wanted it for so long. Those are beautiful quotes!!
Thank you so much for the lovely shoutout 😀
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Ohhh I never even thought of the fact that I would have to go back, damn that sounds like a lot of work.
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hehehe I know right- it’s a catch 22- cos I want it and I know some people would leave all the old ratings as they were, but I just know I’d want to go back and change them… 😉
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We NEED half stars for sure ahah. I’m always trying to rate a book between one and five stars, without the half stars, but it’s so hard. It’s already quite hard to decide on a rating alone, sometimes a book feels fabulous but not exceptionnal enough to get a five-stars…Tricky business for sure haha.
It’s SO great that you have your favorite quotes tattooed! 🙂
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I know so many times it’s 3.5 or 4.5 common Goodreads
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Thank you for the tag 🙂 I plan on working my way through Sherlock eventually. I also have a collection of Sherlock shorts written by Gaiman and several others that I am looking forward to. How are you enjoying “You” so far? I believe it is on my list as well.
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Oh I didn’t even know about the shorts by Gaiman, good to know. You is good so far, really creepy, but well done.
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I am not sure how many he wrote. Might be only one. It is a a collection.. hang on googling because I am too lazy to go pick up book bahaha..
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The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
I found a copy on Amazon 🙂
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Ok thanks, saves me the googling 🙂
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