Tonight, my husband posed one of those husbandly questions that had the potential to take a turn south.
Category: Mama Reads
The Books I’d Rather Be Reading
Since I have a few books I’m dying to read, I thought I’d share those most-anticipated titles with you.
Has Anyone Even Read ‘Frankenstein’?
I’ve seen cultural references to Frankenstein my whole life, as the monster is a very common figure to emulate, imitate, and replicate. For the life of me, though, I can’t understand how we got it all wrong?
October: A Book I Should’ve Read in High School
My high-school experience left me with a loooong list of books I woulda, coulda, shoulda read.
September: Eleanor Oliphant is NOT completely fine
Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine. Just ask her. She has a run-of-the-mill office job. She has weekly calls with her mummy. She has a potential love interest. What else does she need?
September: Quizzing Librarians for Book Recommendations
I realize librarians don’t seem particularly intimidating, but this is where the rest of the world is wrong and I’m right.
August: A Spoiled Heiress, a Mysterious Duke, and a Whole Lot of Drama
If you’re yearning for a world filled with corsets, titled, wealthy landowners, and snobby British folk, pick up Mama’s May Reading Challenge book, The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin.
Mama’s 2018 Reading Challenge: August
Last month, I came across The American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin and decided it needed a new home on my bookshelf…next to my stacks of other books that I’m sure I’ll get to someday very, very soon.
July: King Arthur, Merlin, and ‘The Sword in the Stone’
OK, I don’t care who you are. If you claim “The whole world knows and loves this book,” you have serious backbone, my friend.
What Mama Reads: The Penderwicks–A Summery Story of Sisterhood
The Penderwicks reminds me of sweet family ties in The Boxcar Children, Anne Shirley’s spunk throughout Anne of Green Gables, and the camaraderie of sisterhood in Little Women.
