Book Review: Walden by Henry David Thoreau

I have been wanting to read this book for years, and I have owned my copy for at least 10 years. On one hand, I was excited to finally get around the reading it. On the other hand, I really, really didn't like it. And I am aware that my opinion will be very unpopular... …

A Massive Summer Thrift Book Haul

For the last six months, I've been collecting quite a few books from thrift stores and Goodwills near me. So I thought it would be fun to share with you all the books I've bought from thrift stores so far this year. As my yearly resolution is to get rid of as many books as …

Reading Wrap-up June, 2021

I can't believe we're already halfway done with the year. For those who are American, Happy belated 4th of July! I know I'm still recovering from mosquito bites from watching fireworks outdoors. Last month I really got into reading, finishing a total of 19 books. And for the most part I enjoyed them all, even …

My Favorite Classic Translated Books

Don't get me wrong, I love British authors like Shakespeare and Jane Austen or American authors like Ray Bradbury and H.P. Lovecraft. But as I've gotten older, I've realized so many of my favorite books, both classics and modern alike, weren't originally written in English. So today, I want to share my favorite translated books. …

Are Dollar Tree Books Even Good?

I've watched quite a few videos on Youtube where Booktubers go to the Dollar Tree and buy a bunch of books. A Dollar Tree book haul is pretty common. But I wanted to take it to a different level by buying 9 Dollar Tree books over 3 months and 3 different stores and then read …

Books I read that I remember nothing about

For me, remembering books falls into three categories. The first are the books I remember well. Usually these are the books I either absolutely loved or I absolutely hated. The second category are the book that, maybe I don't remember everything about them, but I remember that basics of what its about and what I …

Why are certain historical eras written about more than others?

This will be another sort of musing post. I'm still sick, though I'm better than last week (geez, this flu hangs on forever). Anyways, for those who don't know, yesterday was the anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 in Virginia. This last semester in college I took a Colonial American class. I really …

World War II Book Tag (Original)

I was sick all last week with a horrible stomach flu, so I was supposed to do another post today, but this is the one you're getting because I wasn't up for creating my other idea. Last Saturday (when I put on the original video for this tag on my Youtube Channel) I found out …

Reading Wrap-up April 2021

Last month was a pretty busy one for me with college finals, but not only did all my finals go well, but I was also able to read 12 books. Even better, I had only two one and two star books, and several five star reads, which is rare for me! So, without further ado, …

Books Releasing Soon by Authors I’ve Enjoyed

So, I've said previously that I tend not to look forward to new releases. In a single year, I usually have only a handful of new books I'm excited to read. However, I do like to try to keep up with authors I've enjoyed before to see if I like their new books as well. …