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Today’s Topic: Reasons Why I Love Reading
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I’m always baffled by people who don’t enjoy reading. Honestly, I wonder what is wrong with them, but then I have to remind myself not to judge. Everyone has different interests and passions. However, I still feel sad for those people because I feel they are missing out on one of the great experiences of life. Here are a few reasons I love to read: Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Reasons I Love Reading”
Biggest Disappointment: Rose Marie
Favorite Discovery: Honolulu, Just William
Most Watched Actors/Actresses: Fred Astaire, Ann Southern, Eleanor Powell Continue reading “June 2021 Quickie Reviews”
Today’s Topic: Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half of 2021
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Instead of narrowing it down to just ten, I’m going to include my most anticipated new book releases by the month. There’s a lot to look forward to. Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Most Anticipated Releases of the Second Half of 2021”
The Philadelphia Story, Camille, My Fair Lady, The Women, It Should Happen to You, it surprised me to learn how many of the films I love shared the same director. When I realized how many of George Cukor’s films were favorites of mine, I actively started seeking out his pictures and have now seen the majority of them. But still, I didn’t know much about this film legend who is often known as the “women’s director.” I recently happened across a copy of Patrick McGilligan’s biography George Cukor: A Double Life and took it as a sign that it was time for me to learn more.
All drama, Cukor thought, ought to be tinged with comedy. That was how he viewed life. pg. 145
Continue reading “Book Review – George Cukor: A Double Life by Patrick McGilligan”
After fleeing the murderous Bolsheviks, Her Serenity Princess Svetlana Dmitrievich Dalsky arrives in Paris with the sole responsibility of her mother and sister sitting on her shoulders. Survival quickly becomes the sole focus of her days. A chance encounter with Scottish nobleman turned doctor Wynn MacCallan finds her with a champion and suitor she does not want. But when further threats and tragedy impact both their lives, Wynn and Svetlana must learn to trust each other in order to move forward towards an unpredictable future. Continue reading “Book Review – The Ice Swan by J’nell Ciesielski”
Today’s Topic: Books On My Summer 2021 TBR
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I’m using this prompt as a kick in the pants to read some of the books on my TBR pile as well as a few new summer releases. I’ve already finished a couple that were originally on this list. Progress! Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – 2021 Summer TBR”
Biggest Disappointment: Operator 13, Skirts Ahoy!
Favorite Discovery: The Cafe, The Sky’s the Limit, A Damsel in Distress Continue reading “May 2021 Quickie Reviews”
Today’s Topic: Freeebie
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Anyone who has hung around here long enough knows two of my passions are books and classic films. I really love when I get a chance to combine the two, which is why for this week’s freebie, I am sharing my favorite books on film stars Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday My Favorite Books on Film Stars”
Today’s Topic: Book Quotes that Fit X Theme (Pick any theme you want, i.e., motivational quotes, romantic dialogues, hunger-inducing quotes, quotes that fill you with hope, quotes on defeating adversity, quotes that present strong emotions, healing, etc. and then select quotes from books that fit that theme.)
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Last year, someone very near and dear to me passed away. It really hit me hard. Thanks to that loss, I now notice fictional statements on grief and loss whereas in the past, I kind of skimmed over them. It wasn’t something I really related to. Now I do. And I hope that this experience and the ability to relate to fictional character’s journeys of grief are making me a more understanding and compassionate person. Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Bookish Quotes on Grief and Loss”
Today’s Topic: Book Titles That Are Complete Sentences
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Well, I originally thought this prompt would be a bit more difficult as I don’t tend to read books with long titles. However, once I started going through my Goodreads, I realized some sentences can be short and still complete a thought.
I did notice one peculiarity, the majority of this week’s titles come from my TBR list, not from books I’ve already read. Maybe I have a subconscious bias against sentence titles? Continue reading “Top Ten Tuesday – Book Titles that Are Complete Sentences”