Nerd and a half

Celebrating the nerd life, being a huge dork, and geekery.

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Oct 30, 20224 min read

Victorian Bears and Monsters

OK, these two books don't really have much to do with each other, except: Victorian, British setting really looooong sinister, selfish...

Feb 20, 20214 min read

Challenge check-in: mid-Feb 21

Goodreads list: Haig, Matthew- The Midnight Library Nonfiction: Didion, Joan- Let Me Tell You What I Mean Stretch: Dickens, Charles-...

Dec 27, 20204 min read

2021 reading goals: challenge level

When I was in my last year of college, I decided that I was reading too many old books (I really liked Victorian novels), so I made...

Dec 5, 20204 min read

2021 reading goals: taking it easy

I don’t usually set reading goals, because I’m always reading anyway. I’ve found that if I set many restrictions on my book choices, it...

Oct 20, 20203 min read

DNF early fall: some pretty good books that I just could not get through

Wow, No Thank You, Samantha Irby Somewhere in the Dark, R. J. Jacobs The 2084 Report, James Laurence Powell To Sleep in a Sea of Stars,...