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kingstoken) wrote2020-12-08 07:50 pm
kingstoken) wrote2020-12-08 07:50 pm
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I finished my Book Bingo Card + Reading Wrap-up
**Trumpets blare** I finished my 2020 Book Bingo Card! And, it wasn't any easy thing this year, let me tell you. According to Goodreads I only read 35 books this year, which is less than half of last year's total, this is surprising, because I had so much more going on IRL last year, but this year with the the pandemic, my local library, and the Free Little Library, were closed for most of the year, and my access to books decreased, plus I had a rather large reading slump earlier in the year. I know there is technically still time, but I don't think I'll be doing anything more than maybe rereading a few of my favourite Christmas stories before the end of the year. Anyways, I had to use both of my substitution and wild card squares to fill the card, but I'm very happy I did. Thank you to stonepicnicking_okapi and smallhobbit for doing this Book Bingo with me, I have created this badge for everyone to celebrate
If you have been lurking and have also completed a bingo card feel free to snag it. I put my completed bingo card and my reading for the last quarter under the cut
The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie - a humorous, but also sometimes really sad, story about a 14 year boy that lives on a reservation, but chooses to go to school off the rez in hopes of a better future, but he is ostracized for it. Supposedly this book has been banned by a few school boards because the main character talks about masturbation in one chapter.
The Red Hot Earl by Darcy Burke - not a super memorable romance, about former childhood friends that fall in love as adults, it could have been developed more, but it's alright if you are looking for a very light read.
My One and Only Duke by Grace Burrowes - the set up is a little convoluted, she is a pregnant widow wanting freedom from her father's household, he is a a wealthy man that has been sentenced to death, so they marry for her to have his wealth and name, but he is saved from noose at the last minute. What I liked about this romance was has how respectful and caring the hero and heroine were with each other even though they had been stuck together unexpectedly, which unfortunately isn't always the case in romance novels.
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone - I absolutely love this book, and I think this is my favourite book of 2020! Two time travelling, shape shifting women, from opposing sides, who slowly fall in love with each other. If you at all like the enemies to lovers trope than you should check this out. It is written in epistolary style, which I know isn't some people's jam, and it isn't normally mine, but some of these letters are amazing, and even though it is mostly character driven, there is just enough glimpses of the different sci-fi timelines to pique your curiosity.
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor - Interesting concept and aliens, with a strong heroine, I do wish it had been developed and expanded a bit more, but it was still a solid read. Supposedly this is the first in a series, but I really can't see myself continuing on, this book is a self contained story.
Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen - A collection of the author's funny and relatable comics, I'd seen some of these floating around the internet, but many were also new, all of them made me smile or laugh.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - a creepy but also sad story, about a Victorian woman's mental decline, and how her physician husband unintentionally makes it worse.
stonepicnicking_okapi and smallhobbit for doing this Book Bingo with me, I have created this badge for everyone to celebrate If you have been lurking and have also completed a bingo card feel free to snag it. I put my completed bingo card and my reading for the last quarter under the cut
The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie - a humorous, but also sometimes really sad, story about a 14 year boy that lives on a reservation, but chooses to go to school off the rez in hopes of a better future, but he is ostracized for it. Supposedly this book has been banned by a few school boards because the main character talks about masturbation in one chapter.
The Red Hot Earl by Darcy Burke - not a super memorable romance, about former childhood friends that fall in love as adults, it could have been developed more, but it's alright if you are looking for a very light read.
My One and Only Duke by Grace Burrowes - the set up is a little convoluted, she is a pregnant widow wanting freedom from her father's household, he is a a wealthy man that has been sentenced to death, so they marry for her to have his wealth and name, but he is saved from noose at the last minute. What I liked about this romance was has how respectful and caring the hero and heroine were with each other even though they had been stuck together unexpectedly, which unfortunately isn't always the case in romance novels.
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone - I absolutely love this book, and I think this is my favourite book of 2020! Two time travelling, shape shifting women, from opposing sides, who slowly fall in love with each other. If you at all like the enemies to lovers trope than you should check this out. It is written in epistolary style, which I know isn't some people's jam, and it isn't normally mine, but some of these letters are amazing, and even though it is mostly character driven, there is just enough glimpses of the different sci-fi timelines to pique your curiosity.
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor - Interesting concept and aliens, with a strong heroine, I do wish it had been developed and expanded a bit more, but it was still a solid read. Supposedly this is the first in a series, but I really can't see myself continuing on, this book is a self contained story.
Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen - A collection of the author's funny and relatable comics, I'd seen some of these floating around the internet, but many were also new, all of them made me smile or laugh.
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman - a creepy but also sad story, about a Victorian woman's mental decline, and how her physician husband unintentionally makes it worse.
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I enjoyed Binti! I read the next one, too, and liked it. I also enjoy "The Yellow Wallpaper" but it isn't something I can read very often. There is a good audiobook version of it. I have heard of the Sherman Alexie book. I shall tuck your rec of This is How You Lose the Time Water for future purposes.
Do you think you'll do one for next year? I'd be in if you do.
Thanks for the badge! Nice!
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I think I want to do it again next year, maybe sometime within the next couple of weeks I'll create a brainstorming post so we can discuss ideas for what the squares should be.
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I had thought I was reading more this year but in fact so far I've read 57 and last year it was 54, so not a major increase. My local library was closed for four months, but since then I've been reserving lost of books - when it was closed I attacked my TBR pile, which has now grown back. The pandemic has affected different people in different ways, including their reading habits.
As Okapi said, I would definitely be up for doing another book bingo next year.
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Sometimes during the next couple of weeks I'll put up a brainstorming post and we can discuss which bingo squares to include for 2021.