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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: book report
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Last July I shared six books I read and loved in the first half of 2020 and I am back with six more favorites (all fiction this time!). My goal last year was to read 100 books; I ended up finishing with 66. Twenty audiobooks were part of that total! I could have never gotten…
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I set a goal to read 100 books in 2020. 100. LOL. At first it seemed realistic. And then shelter-in-place began and I became glued to my phone. I didn't finish a single book in April. I doubt I am going to get through 68 more books in the next six months, but I have…
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As we wrap up 2019, I was feeling a bit bummed about my reading this year but then, I popped over to Goodreads and saw a bunch of 5 stars I had forgotten about. So that's great news. Big year for fiction for me. (Also the book I wrote came out this year! So that's…
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I set a goal in 2017 to read 52 books and fell short at 37. Thinking I'd set myself up for success this year, I set a goal to read 36 books and with a few weeks left in 2018 I am at 54. Most of were checked out from the library, some were from…
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Eh, I didn't do so well book-wise this month. I started falling back into "browsing my iPad" instead of reading before bed and I can always tell…and not just because I get through less books. I'm more tired during the day and generally feel more bummed out when I'm reading the Internet instead of reading…
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Some good ones this month! The Long and Far Away Gone by Lou Berney / I picked this up completely based on the cover at the library. Usually, I go in and just scoop up my holds which are always recommended books, so this was the first book I've read in a long time that…
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I was all over the map this month: History of Love by Danielle Krauss / this was not the best book I have ever read, but I enjoyed it for sure. I am still a little confused by the ending; I think I wanted more. More closure? More detail? More? But I sort of think…
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I think I’ve read three life changing books. I don’t use that concept lightly. Harry Potter is great, but it didn’t “change my life”. Born to Run inspired me tremendously when I was running a lot but it doesn’t effect the choices I make on a daily basis. Amy Poehler made me think and laugh…
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Here we go…sort of a mixed bag this month… Girl Underwater by Claire Kells / I don't think anyone recommended this to me, I just picked it off the "new book" shelf at the library. It was fine and a cool plot idea but it was also Young Adult which is a genre that tends…
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For the past few years, I have been sharing book reports on the blog. They are one of my favorite things to write, mostly because I get such great book suggestions in the comments. But one question that always comes up is… "when do you have time to read?" And I get it. I have…
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