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2016: My Year In Books
Is it a common problem for bookworms to feel like they're not reading enough, or is it just me? My perpetually growing list of 'Books to Read' is not helping either. Fortunately, Goodreads' annual roundup put things in perspective for me. Here's what my year in books looked like: For more information and reviews on any of these titles, refer to my 2016 shelf . Have you heard about Goodreads yet? It's the online community for book lovers, with a very handy smartphone app. Initially, I used my online profile purely for tracking purposes - what I've read, what I still want to read, etc. That was back in 2010. These days, I'm using it to post and read reviews, save or search quotes, find gift inspiration, keep stock of my personal library, follow author blogs, learn about new books published, and set annual reading challenges for myself. Their app is also quite nifty. My fav...
Weekly Quotable: Party Time
If you've ever wondered why I sometimes skip over regular post schedules, this is the type of important partying business I'm attending to. Pic Source: When Bookworms Party
Rage Against the Night
To be honest, I had very low expectations for this collection of short stories. I found the book on Amazon as a free Kindle deal via BookBub, so I did not think it would be anything more than mere mediocrity (why else would it be free?). I was pleasantly surprised that I could not put it down though. My favourite stories were: Like Part of the Family - Jonathan Maberry wrote in a very funny action scene into this one. The View from the Top - Bev Vincent stuck a lump in my throat with his sad & beautiful tale. Chillers - Lisa Morton knows how to get me panicking. Make sure to read the Introduction!
Taking A Walk With Mr Mandela
As it happened, we planned a Soweto tour as our Company's Year End Function activity in 2013, and shortly after making our booking, Madiba passed away. It was a moving time for many in our nation, and on our visit to the Hector Pieterson Museum, I saw this book in the souvenir shop and immediately bought myself a copy. At over 700 pages, it took me two years to read it. Mainly because I left it on my nightstand to gather dust for the first 23 months before scraping together the courage to open it. It's not your usual Holiday read, but I finally had enough time on my hands to delve into this big book. Nelson Mandela is such an integral part of my country's history that his story is one that all South Africans must find/make time for. [Other notables include books and movies such as Cry, the Beloved Country ; Miracle Rising ; and The Bang Bang Club .] Right from the first sentence, the way the book is written reads as I imagine Mr Mandela's personality to have ...