Musings of a Bookworm

[betterbooktitles]

Donald Trump: The Art of The Deal

[freyareads]

Too messy for Konmari... Maybe

I have been reading "Spark Joy" by Marie Kondo and I really want to tidy my house up.

I do however have one gigantic problem, I'm a slob! I have been for my entire life as a matter of fact. I'm not hoarder level but I'm surprised I'm not being haunted by my neat-as-a-pin Grandmother for not keeping her house in order.

So today when I wake up I am going to start gathering up all my clothes and start discarding. I plan on doing some Audiocleaning, meaning I am going to listen to an audiobook or two as I clean. I have about 10 hours left of "The Vampire Lestat" That should keep me entertained.

As I am reading "Spark Joy" I am taking screen shots of all the folding guides. That is actually the reason I opened my laptop in the first place, I wanted to back them up. Low and behold I can't find my magical kindle cable so I can transfer the images over. Ergo I need to tidy!! I think by the end of the day I am going to want to smother myself with my own clothes that I have accumulated. I am going to have to do so much laundry.

I am not domesticated in any shape or form. I suck at cooking, cleaning and putting on make up. If you take the Mid century post modern ideal of a woman that would be the complete antithesis of myself. No perals, heels or having my husband's dinner hot and ready for him (unless it's Little Ceasars)

I am hopeless when it comes to stuff like this. To the point of being teased by my friends at work. "You are reading a book on how to clean??" to which I answered "Yes, I read books on everything"

If I can get the tidying and the folding right I should be able to pack my suitcase for my trip without having to check a bag. That and I will come back to a nice clean home everyday where I can truely unwind.

May the Gods of cleaning shine on me today.

[henologist]

[wheresmybubble]

My husband knows me too well.

[bookriot]

In an era of doublespeak, George Orwell’s 1984 has found new appeal for US readers. In response to White House alt-facts, readers have reportedly flocked to Orwell’s dystopic analysis of the perils of Stalinism, set in a parallel post-WWII Britain.

Orwell’s book certainly has wide appeal. Beyond its literary charms, it gives us a view on why people “like us” fall in line with a suffocating, autocratic system. Beyond 1984, a number of authors and book lovers have come up with more lists of what to read in an era of Trumpspeak. Yet most of the listed works about fascist futures, resistance reading, and Trumptopias have been made up of works by white writers.

The current turn towards militarist-laissez-faire nativism in the US surely borrows a good deal from the KKK and other anti-Reconstruction forces. America’s great black writers aren’t the only ones writing about these forces. But the seven books below are some of the greatest works grappling with a made-in-America doublefact. They aso show not just a catastropic collapse, but — in the cracks — other, better possibilities.

http://bookriot.com/2017/02/20/a-black-history-month-reading-list-to-re-imagine-trumpspeak-america/

[toocooltobehipster]

“gays are ruining the sanctity of marriage”

[itmakesyousorry]

WHY DOES IT HAVE HANDS

[kindlecoverdisasters]

Wow, this one certainly did the rounds. Congratulations, David Bussell, whose book was the inspiration for this blog.

Buy it HERE.

[scottishearthbender]

Reverse centaur?

[freyareads]

What the actual hell?

[freyareads]

Reading a book

Characters: *are finally happy and smiling*

Me: awww

Me: everything is gonna go to shit, isnt it

[freyaheart]

#17booklove Set in a beloved location. Well at least I hope it will be. This series is set in San Francisco. It’s where my cousin lives and I will finally get a chance to go there this year. So I love this series, I love my cousin and I hope I’ll love the place!

[pastelparrotlet]

When you find someone who has read all the same obscure books as you:

[treedance]

Stairs

Image: Stairs at Balamand University, Lebanon, via @rabihalameddine on Twitter.

[freyareads]

Updates on my reading challenges. I'm doing 2 photo challenges, 3 reading challenges and I'm part of a postal book club. Tomorrow I'll be starting Prisoner of Azkaban for HP chapter a day. I've included a few pictures from the various challenges as well.

[bookriot]

Yasssss.

The library isn’t just a happy place (though it is definitely a happy place). The library is also a center for the free exchange of information, which is vital to our democracy. The library assists us beyond getting us copies of our favorite books; libraries contain job centers, meeting spaces, assisting with taxes or voter registration, homework help, and access to technology for people who might not have any. Libraries are known to create economic value by increasing literacy in populations, helping people apply for jobs, and providing research materials for small businesses.

In the coming weeks, months, and years, we will need to ensure that our libraries get the support that they need if and when politicians suggest that libraries be de-funded (which seems likely in a political climate that abhors information). Here are ways that you can start supporting your local library right now.

http://bookriot.com/2017/02/06/7-ways-to-support-your-local-library-right-now/

[bookporn]

[libraryadvocates]

Yesterday I said that bookmobiles are an instant reblog. Today, I learned that rule also applies to book donkeys.

[rockpapertheodore]

BIBLIOBURRO

[freyareads]

viviparous ( Latin vīviparus, from vīvus + pariō. pronunciation - (IPA): /vɪˈvɪpərəs/ Adjective (not comparable) - (of an animal or animal species) Being born alive, as are most mammals, some reptiles, and a few fish (as opposed to being laid as an egg and subsequently hatching, as do most birds and many other species). - (of a plant or plant species) Arising from an embryo that develops from the outset (rather than from a true seed that then germinates). antonyms - (of an animal) oviparous translations (of an animal) - French: vivipare - German: lebendgebärend, lebend gebärend, vivipar - Italian: viviparo - Portuguese: vivíparo - Russian: живородя́щий - Spanish: vivíparo translations (of a plant) - Portuguese: vivíparo This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license ======== Text generated by the application English Dictionary https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=livio.pack.lang.en_US

[freyaheart]

I need a brain break from reality. #bookstagram #miserablemill #lemonysnicket

[clockworkbibliophile]

a few of the many copies of sorcerer’s stone that I own

[freyareads]

I want the illustrated version so badly.

[freyareads]

Happy birthday Gilderoy Lockhart. I'm sure he would be thrilled to know I read his chapter today, if his brain was addled