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Books read in July
Aug. 1st, 2025 07:03 pmA book that features a character with chronic pain: The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History by Manjula Martin (Jun 30-July 4). Ughhh this book was awful..she kept saying things like "my house, which I shouldn't even be living in because it's on stolen Indigenous land." She was a very annoying, boring writer in general. I was very close to quitting it, but I was waiting for the bus and definitely need something to read then lol
A book mentioned in another book: The Sagas of Icelanders by Jane Smiley (July 4-18). I had trouble getting through this one too (I know I'm having a hard time getting through a book when I keep falling asleep when trying to read it haha)..a very dry history of the Icelanders. A novel about them would be much better
A book with a happily single woman protagonist: Weyward by Emilia Hart (July 19-22). Someone on Goodreads said "three women in different time periods who like nature are treated horribly by men. That's it, that's the book." Ummm..what? There are those things in the book, but there was so much more to it than that! I very much enjoyed this book, especially the strength of the characters lol
A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile: Thirty Years in the Arctic Regions: The Narrative of a Polar Explorer by John Franklin (July 23-29). He might have been a great explorer, but his writing is SO boring. A difficult reading month for July lol
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There's something about Curti that makes him Extra Cute haha:
He's getting very big..he "leaks" out of his cat tree haha! (Poking a stray paw hanging down amuses me lol.) His meow is still very high-pitched though, which is cute too. It's also very cute seeing what toy he left on my bed when I was sleeping hehe
26. If you could give any gift in the world, what would it be? Uhhh..it would depend on the person lol
27. What does courage mean to you? Doing something scary, being brave, etc
28. Which Olympic event would you compete in? Fencing, though I'm definitely rusty by now haha
29. Your favorite type of food: Italian, Mexican, Thai, etc
30. If you could be invisible, what would you do? Sneak onto airplanes that are going to glaciers, or places like Iceland haha
31. Your worst mistake: Being controlling with friends, for one..I'd also get super jealous when they'd hang out with someone else and not me..I must have been afraid they'd forget about me or something. I'm glad I've matured!
Aug. 1: Do you tell the truth even when it might hurt? Kind of..I try to be very polite about it though. I have been known to be brutally honest..sorry, everyone. :P Haha
A book mentioned in another book: The Sagas of Icelanders by Jane Smiley (July 4-18). I had trouble getting through this one too (I know I'm having a hard time getting through a book when I keep falling asleep when trying to read it haha)..a very dry history of the Icelanders. A novel about them would be much better
A book with a happily single woman protagonist: Weyward by Emilia Hart (July 19-22). Someone on Goodreads said "three women in different time periods who like nature are treated horribly by men. That's it, that's the book." Ummm..what? There are those things in the book, but there was so much more to it than that! I very much enjoyed this book, especially the strength of the characters lol
A book by the oldest author in your TBR pile: Thirty Years in the Arctic Regions: The Narrative of a Polar Explorer by John Franklin (July 23-29). He might have been a great explorer, but his writing is SO boring. A difficult reading month for July lol
( the topics )
There's something about Curti that makes him Extra Cute haha:
He's getting very big..he "leaks" out of his cat tree haha! (Poking a stray paw hanging down amuses me lol.) His meow is still very high-pitched though, which is cute too. It's also very cute seeing what toy he left on my bed when I was sleeping hehe
26. If you could give any gift in the world, what would it be? Uhhh..it would depend on the person lol
27. What does courage mean to you? Doing something scary, being brave, etc
28. Which Olympic event would you compete in? Fencing, though I'm definitely rusty by now haha
29. Your favorite type of food: Italian, Mexican, Thai, etc
30. If you could be invisible, what would you do? Sneak onto airplanes that are going to glaciers, or places like Iceland haha
31. Your worst mistake: Being controlling with friends, for one..I'd also get super jealous when they'd hang out with someone else and not me..I must have been afraid they'd forget about me or something. I'm glad I've matured!
Aug. 1: Do you tell the truth even when it might hurt? Kind of..I try to be very polite about it though. I have been known to be brutally honest..sorry, everyone. :P Haha
