A girl and her books

I love books and I love reading. If you ever see me anywhere, you can bet I'll have a book with me.

Reading...

Reblogged from Hol:

Reading progress update: I've read 50%.

Night - Marion Wiesel, Elie Wiesel

Oh, my heart. I can't take this. To think al this happened less than 100 years ago and for humanity it seems so easy to forget it happened. My heart hurts for every soul that had to live through this, for all the ones that didn't make it.

They were probably descended from people who learned that if you look too hard at anyone on horseback you receive a sharp stinging sensation such as might be obtained by a stick around the ear. Not looking up at people on horseback had become hereditary. People who stared at people on horseback in what was considered to be a funny way never survived long enough to breed
—  Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times

Books...

Reblogged from Hol:

Reading progress update: I've read 60%.

Interesting Times - Terry Pratchett

It doesn't matter how old I am when I'm reading Terry Pratchett. I will always love him. I love, love, love the discworld series and I love, love, love Rincewind and his misadventures. 

Reading...

Reblogged from Hol:

Almost done!

That's it. I'm almost caught up with this year books and reading challenge. I'm missing some reviews and my march book haul, but I think I might do it this weekend! I'm so happy. I won't let this be like last year's I'm going to update this regularly. I promise.

PopSugar Reading Challenge 2016

 

A book of Poetry: El amor, las mujeres y la vida by Mario Benedetti

PopSugar Reading Challenge 2016 (Ignore my awful writing but I listened to the audiobook for this one)

 

A dystopian novel: The Giver by Lois Lowry

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The first book you see in a bookstore: Pluto: A wonder story by R.J. Palacio

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A book with a blue cover: Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie

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A Science Fiction Novel: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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A book that is under 150 pages: Girls At War by Chinua Achebe

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A book that is guaranteed to bring you JOY: Eric by Terry Practchett

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A National Book Award Winner: Salvage The Bones by Jesmyn Ward

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A book about a culture you're unfamiliar with: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe