Stories are wild creatures

A blog of book reviews and other bookish things. Be aware that not all reviews are spoiler free.

[newyorker]

Dwarsliggers, the palm-sized, horizontal books that have recently gained popularity, seem to privilege cosmetics over function. But perhaps these mini-volumes aren’t just decorative. John Green’s young-adult novels are now being reissued as dwarsliggers. Could this be an advancement in the state of biblio-technology?

Read the full story, “Are Tiny Books a Sign of the Twee-ification of Literary Culture,” here. 

[matchagirl]

[love-personal]

[theliteraryjournals]

Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it.

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Angel’s Game (via wordsnquotes)

[wildflowers]

[sulfur]

[marisais-deactivated20130905]

[jennybookish]

August Wrap Up ✨

[thebooksareeverywhere]

I loved The Next Together so much and I can’t wait to delve into this one!

[reading-out-loud]

It was so much easier to be loved than to have to do any of the desperate work of loving. ― Patrick Ness, Release

[bookishnerdsanonymous]

[whilereadingandwalking]

Where do you like to read? My favorite place is probably under the shadow of a great, old tree, with gnarled bark, on a summery day. When I look at some of the magnificent trees around me that are hundreds of years old, especially the ones with twisted, curving, thick bark, it makes me feel like I was in a fantasy novel myself, in some misty, mysterious time and in the myst of an adventure…

[coldstarlightqueen]

“Just keep reading”

[missguided-ink]

Sneaky little paws

[lillabardd-deactivated20180830]

Reading outside with the rain 🌧🌳

[firstpagewonders]

Currently reading ~ Has anyone read this before? What are your thoughts?

[kat-from-minasmorgul]

If I could forget a book just to read it all over again, it would be Harry Potter. I wish I could discover the magic of these books anew, feel all that wonder for the first time.