December 2016

I read:

Thoughts:

The Nigger of the Narcissus by Joseph Conrad: Got to love how on the cover they emphasize the “Narcissus” as if that’s the main point of the story. Also, contains one of my favourite expressions: avoir garder les cochons ensemble, although translated into English.

Wonderland by Tommy Kovac: All the little details in the comics (like the drawing of mome raths in the grass by the sun dial) made this book for me.

Inspired! by Maria Bukhonina: Reviewed earlier this month.

Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris: It made me sick. Well, actually, gastro virus made me sick, but was it coincidence that I threw up right after getting to the story where there’s a picture of vomit? Hmm….

In the Light of What We Know by Zia Haider Rahman: It was like reading Tolstoy, all the depth murked-up with pontificating and then I am sleepy and just say what you mean all you damn characters, I want to go to sleep, even though I know that you are an Important novel.

Bossypants by Tina Fey: Needs more Amy Poehler stories, although I suppose that could be said for every book ever written.

The Green Road by Anne Enright: Read at the end of my gastro-bug week and I can’t for the life of me remember how it ends.

Our Cats Are More Famous Than Us by Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota: To be reviewed closer to the publication date.

Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley: Reviewed earlier this month.

the princess saves herself in this one by Amanda Lovelace: To be reviewed closer to the publication date.

Big Happy Mush Lump by Sarah Andersen: To be reviewed closer to the publication date.

Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor by Gabriel García Márquez: Reading this and then later seeing Moana, I have shipwrecks on my brain.

Ms Marvel No Normal by G. Willow Wilson and Adrian Alphona: I am not a super-hero comic book person I am thinking.



Favourite book:

This book made me so happy. So so so so so so happy. Lumps of the world — unite!



Most promising book on my wishlist:

There is a new Lara Jean book coming out next year! YAYAYAYAY!



I watched:

Thoughts:

Odd Squad: I’m pretty obsessed with Odd Squad. If we go anywhere with cable, I’m like First things first, search PBS/TVO schedules to find out when we can watch Odd Squad.



I wrote:

I got past a tricky-rewrite place in my faerie story! Hurray! And I thought a lot about a new story, but wrote down nothing.