Books read in August
A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith/J.K. Rowling (July 29-Aug. 5). My suspicions of who the murderer was turned out to be true! I felt smart haha
A book set in the decade you were born (80s): The Terrors of Ice and Darkness by Christoph Ransmayr (Aug. 6-9)
Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges. I did all three! Why not haha
2017: A book with a cat on the cover: Out of Harm's Way: The Extraordinary True Story of One Woman's Lifelong Devotion to Animal Rescue by Terri Crisp (Aug. 10-16)
2016: A book with a blue cover: One Day the Ice Will Reveal All Its Dead by Clare Dudman (Aug. 16-23)
2015: A book set in a different country: Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler (Aug. 24-30)
"[The Winter Journey] had beggared our language," Cherry wrote, but he had searched within himself and produced a masterpiece
The Worst Journey has slipped the shackles of its period and entered the immortal zone. It has influenced countless people...
YEEEESSSS! I know it has changed my life!
"I saw from the map that we were in James Clark Ross's territory: he had sprayed names everywhere" (LOL)
"Lying in the remains of [Cherry's hut at Cape Crozier], I felt something approaching awe, as he had taught me so much. From him I had learned that it was possible to do anything two ways, whether a five-week dance with death or an hour-long business meeting. You could do it with dignity and loving kindness, keeping your temper with God, or with ambition, self-interest and greed. It was a simple choice. As he said, there were no promises attached--the effort brought its own rewards. I had made myself believe I could get to Cape Crozier, as he had done, but what mattered was "the response of the spirit." It is surely the same whatever your personal Crozier--summiting without oxygen, building a garden shed, telling someone you love them"
!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOODNESS
SOMEONE ELSE UNDERSTANDS
Absolutely one of the biggest reasons I love The Worst Journey: they were kind and kept going, no matter what. Why they are my heroes <3 <3
I'm also insanely jealous Sara got to lay in the remains of their hut haha
"When Mear and his companions returned to their Cape Evans hut, a 12-pound tin of strawberries exploded and could easily have killed them. Imagine doing all that and being killed by a strawberry" (OMG LOL)
"The captain had written a book on Soviet maritime history. 'Are you more interested in the south?' I asked hopefully as we sat in his private quarters sipping Coca-Cola..."
"No," he said. "I am bipolar" (BAHAHAHAHA)
"Nobody died, which meant that the media wasn't interested, and the expedition had nothing to do with the South Pole, always the sexiest part of Antarctica" (LOOOOL)
"Scott used to visit [Wilson], and once, when they were stalking, he let a deer pass unharmed 'because it was so pretty'"
THIS is a huge reason I love Scott, because he loved animals so much <3 <3
A quote from The Worst Journey she had at the beginning of a chapter: "Talk of ex-soldiers: give me ex-antarctics, unsoured and with their ideals intact. They could sweep the world" (totally!!)
"[Antarctica] was the great thrill of my life--on top of the snow hill, on Scott's bunk, in what was about to become my future. It had allowed me to believe in paradise, and that, surely, is a gift without price
Then I laid my head on his pillow and went to sleep"
Nice! I'd sleep on Cherry's pillow though LOL
A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
True crime
The next book in a series you started
A book involving a heist
Nordic noir
A novel based on a real person
A book set in a country that fascinates you
A book with a time of day in the title
A book about a villain or antihero
A book about death or grief
A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
A book with a LGBTQ+ protagonist
A book that is also a stage play or musical
A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
A book about feminism
A book about mental health
A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
A book by two authors
A book about or involving a sport
A book by a local author
A book with your favorite color in the title
A book with alliteration in the title
A book about time travel
A book with a weather element in the title
A book set at sea
A book with an animal in the title
A book set on a different planet
A book with song lyrics in the title
A book about or set on Halloween
A book with characters who are twins
A book mentioned in another book
A book from a celebrity book club
A childhood classic you’ve never read
A book published in 2018
A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
A book set in the decade you were born
A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
A book with an ugly cover
A book that involves a bookstore or library
Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
Advanced
A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
A cyberpunk book
A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
A book tied to your ancestry
A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
An allegory
A book by an author with the same first name or last name as you
A microhistory
A book about a problem facing society today
A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Ryan has now moved out and he's living with his boyfriend, Jo. Yesterday he came over to our parents' house to get some stuff and Jo was with him, so I finally got to meet him! He's very nice, and Abby was happy to have a new person petting her LOL
September 1 - Thing you are most looking forward to this month? Don't know, I don't have anything planned..
A book set in the decade you were born (80s): The Terrors of Ice and Darkness by Christoph Ransmayr (Aug. 6-9)
Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges. I did all three! Why not haha
2017: A book with a cat on the cover: Out of Harm's Way: The Extraordinary True Story of One Woman's Lifelong Devotion to Animal Rescue by Terri Crisp (Aug. 10-16)
2016: A book with a blue cover: One Day the Ice Will Reveal All Its Dead by Clare Dudman (Aug. 16-23)
2015: A book set in a different country: Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler (Aug. 24-30)
"[The Winter Journey] had beggared our language," Cherry wrote, but he had searched within himself and produced a masterpiece
The Worst Journey has slipped the shackles of its period and entered the immortal zone. It has influenced countless people...
YEEEESSSS! I know it has changed my life!
"I saw from the map that we were in James Clark Ross's territory: he had sprayed names everywhere" (LOL)
"Lying in the remains of [Cherry's hut at Cape Crozier], I felt something approaching awe, as he had taught me so much. From him I had learned that it was possible to do anything two ways, whether a five-week dance with death or an hour-long business meeting. You could do it with dignity and loving kindness, keeping your temper with God, or with ambition, self-interest and greed. It was a simple choice. As he said, there were no promises attached--the effort brought its own rewards. I had made myself believe I could get to Cape Crozier, as he had done, but what mattered was "the response of the spirit." It is surely the same whatever your personal Crozier--summiting without oxygen, building a garden shed, telling someone you love them"
!!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOODNESS
SOMEONE ELSE UNDERSTANDS
Absolutely one of the biggest reasons I love The Worst Journey: they were kind and kept going, no matter what. Why they are my heroes <3 <3
I'm also insanely jealous Sara got to lay in the remains of their hut haha
"When Mear and his companions returned to their Cape Evans hut, a 12-pound tin of strawberries exploded and could easily have killed them. Imagine doing all that and being killed by a strawberry" (OMG LOL)
"The captain had written a book on Soviet maritime history. 'Are you more interested in the south?' I asked hopefully as we sat in his private quarters sipping Coca-Cola..."
"No," he said. "I am bipolar" (BAHAHAHAHA)
"Nobody died, which meant that the media wasn't interested, and the expedition had nothing to do with the South Pole, always the sexiest part of Antarctica" (LOOOOL)
"Scott used to visit [Wilson], and once, when they were stalking, he let a deer pass unharmed 'because it was so pretty'"
THIS is a huge reason I love Scott, because he loved animals so much <3 <3
A quote from The Worst Journey she had at the beginning of a chapter: "Talk of ex-soldiers: give me ex-antarctics, unsoured and with their ideals intact. They could sweep the world" (totally!!)
"[Antarctica] was the great thrill of my life--on top of the snow hill, on Scott's bunk, in what was about to become my future. It had allowed me to believe in paradise, and that, surely, is a gift without price
Then I laid my head on his pillow and went to sleep"
Nice! I'd sleep on Cherry's pillow though LOL
A book made into a movie you’ve already seen
True crime
The next book in a series you started
A book involving a heist
Nordic noir
A novel based on a real person
A book set in a country that fascinates you
A book with a time of day in the title
A book about a villain or antihero
A book about death or grief
A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
A book with a LGBTQ+ protagonist
A book that is also a stage play or musical
A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
A book about feminism
A book about mental health
A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift
A book by two authors
A book about or involving a sport
A book by a local author
A book with your favorite color in the title
A book with alliteration in the title
A book about time travel
A book with a weather element in the title
A book set at sea
A book with an animal in the title
A book set on a different planet
A book with song lyrics in the title
A book about or set on Halloween
A book with characters who are twins
A book mentioned in another book
A book from a celebrity book club
A childhood classic you’ve never read
A book published in 2018
A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner
A book set in the decade you were born
A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
A book with an ugly cover
A book that involves a bookstore or library
Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges
Advanced
A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
A cyberpunk book
A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
A book tied to your ancestry
A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title
An allegory
A book by an author with the same first name or last name as you
A microhistory
A book about a problem facing society today
A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Ryan has now moved out and he's living with his boyfriend, Jo. Yesterday he came over to our parents' house to get some stuff and Jo was with him, so I finally got to meet him! He's very nice, and Abby was happy to have a new person petting her LOL
September 1 - Thing you are most looking forward to this month? Don't know, I don't have anything planned..