This second part of my end of the year book haul contains almost exclusively popular science books. If you're even remotely interested in space and physics, you should look in to a couple of these books. If you haven't already checked it out, the first part of my end of the year book haul can be found if you click right here. Hyperspace by Michio Kaku is as the subtitle says, 'A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimension'. Truly mind-blowing stuff is discussed here. And on a comprehendible level if you're willing to be open-minded. It works as an introduction to string theory without going into the depth of the obscure mathematics it's based on. I've … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2017
The Month in Review: December 2017
December was a month of mostly four-star books. It was also a month filled with a very good podcast I just discovered. And of course, it was the last month of 2017. I sound like a broken record, yet still, every new year I'm amazed at how fast time goes by. This year has been my absolute best reading year, but I'll (hopefully) post an entire post about that soon. Now I want to talk about December. I'll remind you that this thing I'm doing here is still very new. In fact, it's only my second time doing it. So bear with me while I experiment in order to figure out what to include in these posts every month. Enough blabbering, here we go: Favorite books of the month My two favorite books of … [Read more...]
Books I Want to Reread
After reading Aurora's post about which books she wants to revisit, I was inspired to do it myself. So here I am, happily stealing her idea. I have never been much of a rereader, which is a shame. In the never-ending pursuit of finding the perfect story, it's easy to forget about all of the great stories you've already experienced and loved. So I've decided I want to make sure to reread some of the books I know I love, as well as some I remember loving when I was younger, but which I haven't revisited since. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver. In high school, we read a couple of the stories from this awesome short story collection. A couple of years ago I read … [Read more...]
End of The Year Book Haul: Part I
The end of the year is near, so to celebrate not buying waaaay too many books these past few months, I bought waaaay too many books! Its great. I love it. The first part of my end of the year book haul contains everything from classic crime novels to sci-fi and fantasy. I'm extremely pleased with all of the books I've acquired this winter. The only problem I face with this stack of books, is where to put them all. I might need to do a culling of my shelves, or perhaps buy another. What a wonderful idea! Double Indemnity by James M. Cain is classic crime noir. It was published in 1943 and adapted for the silver screen the year after. James M. Cain is said to one of the original … [Read more...]
The Month in Review: November 2017
It always comes as a surprise to me when another year is coming to an end. Yet, it's never too late to introduce something new. I therefore present to you, a new monthly wrap-up where I share my favorite books of the month, which movies and tv shows I enjoyed, ect. I might expand it in the future as I come up with more ideas, but for now I'll stick to the basics. The month of November has been weird. It went by so fast, but, at the same time, it felt like an eternity. I've read a bunch of books this month. Honestly, I think it might have been my best reading month of the year. Without further introduction and babbling, let's get on with it: FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE MONTH To be honest, the … [Read more...]
