Nerd and a half

Celebrating the nerd life, being a huge dork, and geekery.

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Jan 282 min

New year, newish goals, new books!

I considered not setting any reading goals for the year but when I was going over my reading log for last year, I saw soooo many DNFs and...

Oct 13, 20232 min

Finally read a challenge book: The Mill on the Floss

I don't know if any two characters I've come across in the hundreds of books that I've read in my life have made me half as tired as Tom Tul

Jan 10, 20236 min

My 2022 reading challenge check-in

Well, it wasn't great, and it wasn't bad. Part of my reasoning behind this goal (read my own shelves) was that I am always buying new...

Oct 21, 20223 min

Halloween reads for 2022

It's time for my annual tradition of scaring myself half to death by late October! Books: King, Stephen- 'Salem's Lot Searles, John- Help...

Jun 27, 20223 min

The mid-year reading challenge check-in

Last December, I set myself what seemed like an easy challenge: each month, I'd read one book from my own shelves. I thought I'd ace...

Apr 26, 20223 min

A short YA fantasy list

Levine, Gail Carson- Fairest Levine, Gail Carson- Ella Enchanted Novik, Naomi- A Deadly Education Novik, Naomi- The Last Graduate and...

Jan 26, 20222 min

2022 reading challenge: read my own shelves

I've seen this come up on other book blogs, so it seems to be a pretty popular resolution. I decided last summer, when I got my books...

Jan 9, 20223 min

Nonfiction

Harmon, Claire- Jane's Fame Worley, Jeff (ed.)- What Comes Down to Us: 25 Contemporary Kentucky Poets Zinsser, William- Writing Places...

Jan 9, 20223 min

Alphabet challenge: v, x, y, z

Yeah, I know it's a bit out of order. Vuong, Ocean- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous Xiao Bai- French Concession Yu, Charles- Interior...

Dec 27, 20212 min

Goodreads list challenge: completed!

Moreno Garcia. Silvia- Certain Dark Things Kantra, Virginia- Meg & Jo Joy, David- When These Mountains Burn I haven't read a book for the...