August… Wasn’t a great month in terms of health. I spent the majority of it knocked down by various illnesses, the latest being the worst flare up of my chronic bronchitis that I’…| dinipandareads
“He was born with an eleventh finger.” First line in The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez We’ve made it to September and it’s time to look back and reflect upon the previous …| First Line Reader
July is somehow already over and I already can’t seem to recall what I did this past month! 🤣 Honestly, I have zero social life and most of my days I’m at work, sometimes going to the g…| dinipandareads
“You do an awfully good impression of yourself.” First line in Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis It’s still summer but July is over, so it is time for me to talk about how I spent t…| First Line Reader
“My father kept a dragon eye upon his desk.” First line in Navola by Paolo Bacigalupi Welcome to another wrap-up where I talk about all the things I did and read in the month of June. I…| First Line Reader
“Our bards always ask the Muse to find the beginning, but the big joke – I say joke in the loosest possible sense – is that they never then start at the bloody beginning.” F…| First Line Reader
Arthur Manuel was a leader and an author. Born in 1951, Kamloops BC, Manuel was the Secwépemc leader, Chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band, President of the Native Youth Association, and Chair of th…| The Scientific Detective
“Why do you feed the cats, othala?” First line in The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison April is over and it is time for my monthly wrap-up! It was a month of trying to distract myse…| First Line Reader
“Happy birthday, Haymitch!” First line in Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins March isn’t completely over yet, but I won’t be finishing any more books so I thought I w…| First Line Reader
Note: This book contains spoilers for the story. Daffodil is a short story by Osamu Dazai, translated in 2023 by Maplopo. Dazai’s story only covers 16 pages and the remaining 23 pages consist of a …| The Scientific Detective
Books 1 and 2 in the Yellowstone wolf quartet focused on the ideal alpha wolf. The traits that prove time and time again that a wolf that cooperates with the pack, defends the pack, and feeds the p…| The Scientific Detective
“Would it kill you to get here before noon?” First line in Attachments by Rainbow Rowell I made it through a freezing cold February so now it’s time for a wrap-up! Life-wise, I di…| First Line Reader
Retrogression comes from the word retrograde and means to regress or go back. The word is harsh in its inflexibility to allow other interpretations. It does not allow for softer words such as retur…| The Scientific Detective
Last year, I decided to combine several different “end of the year” tags into one big one that’s complementary to the Mid-Year Freak Out Tag. I like what I came up with so I’…| Keeper of the Wood Between Worlds
May was a slump month. Such a slump that I couldn’t even muster the energy to describe it till now… at the end of June. I read 4 books, 3 nonfiction and 1 fiction. I would read each book, find it i…| The Scientific Detective
I haven’t done a tag since May. Actually, I haven’t done many tags this year, which is a shame for me because I enjoy doing them. Have I lost the enthusiasm for such posts? I really hope not. Thoug…| Zezee With Books
A highly appraised novel with a popular movie. Some people consider this to be Forster’s magnum opus. I, however, do not. Unfortunately Forster’s novel did not open any window in my brain. This is …| The Scientific Detective