Nerd and a half

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

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Dec 7, 20232 min read

The joy of re-reading: Stories of Your Life

I recently re-read Stories of Your Life and others even though I had Covid and my brain stopped working. It was as good as the first read.

Aug 21, 20224 min read

The Joy of Re-Reading: The Silmarillion

Tolkien, JRRR: The Silmarillion The first time I read it I'm not going to summarize this book. It's a hard book to summarize; odds and...

Jul 24, 20223 min read

The Joy of Re-reading: Circe

If you love to read: -about a woman telling a bully who is much bigger than she is, "You don't know what I can do," -or, if you love...

Apr 4, 20223 min read

See it or read it: Belgravia

A couple of months ago, I saw Belgravia on DVD at the library and wondered how I had missed it. I'd read the book when it was fairly...

Mar 10, 20225 min read

Audiobook round-up

I'm completely addicted to having audiobooks on my phone all the time so I can listen in the car and while I'm doing my kitchen work. ...

Nov 21, 20214 min read

Children's favorites: Emily and Anne

When someone gave me the awesome Christmas present of the Emily of New Moon trilogy, I didn't like it! I didn't like old-fashioned books....

Jul 19, 20215 min read

The six things I learned from my alphabet reading challenge

Last December, I wanted to try something new with my reading and set up some challenges for the new year. I think that this is by far...

Mar 25, 20213 min read

Decorate like a total nerd

It's the most useful design book I've ever come across because it helps you to define your style through literature.

Jan 18, 20213 min read

The joy of re-reading: Narnia and The Magicians

Prince Caspian, The Silver Chair, The Final Battle, by C. S. Lewis The Magician King, The Magician's Land, by Lev Grossman I listened to...

Sep 16, 20203 min read

The love of re-reading: Persuasion

I just revisited one of my all-time favorites: Jane Austen's Persuasion. I had new questions, thoughts that had never occurred to me...

Aug 30, 20203 min read

The love of re-reading: The Secret History

The Secret History is one of my favorite books. I missed it when it was new- I was in college and not keeping up with new books.