Day: September 29, 2019
Bingo call: 9/29/19 – Truly Terrifying
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Non-fiction that has elements of suspense, horror or mystery, including true crime, both contemporary and historical. Examples would be The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale, In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, or The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson. If you have another idea, run it by me – just remember that it has to […]
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Halloween Bingo 2019: First Extra Square – Thirteen
As I said elsewhere, I’ve decided to read books for a few extra bingo squares now that I’ve finished those on my own card. First one up: Rex Stout’s And Be a Villain for Square 13 — as it’s the 13th book of the Nero Wolfe series. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1960151/halloween-bingo-2019-first-extra-square
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Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid’s Tale & The Testaments
~ Gilead ~ Well, that was as soul-drenching as any double bill ever was (even though The Testaments is marginally more optimistic than The Handmaid’s Tale). It’s not always a good idea for an author to revisit one of their standout classics decades later, but in this instance it clearly worked. Atwood stays faithful to […]
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Halloween Bingo 2019: Tracking Post — Bingo No. 3 and Reading Blackout
* Triple Bingo Happy Dance * Well, that went by much faster than I had anticipated … Many thanks to Moonlight Reader and Obsidian Blue for hosting this game for the fourth year in a row, bigger and better than ever before! I’ll continue tracking my bingos of course — and since we now have […]
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