Sunday, April 5, 2015

Stacking the Shelves - 4.4.15

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

Aquarium
by David Vann
-Contemporary, YA
Amazon | Goodreads
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=====> Along with the scaly cover look, there are color photos of various sea creatures interspersed within the novel.

For Review:

One Thing Stolen
by Beth Kephart
-Contemporary, Italy, YA
courtesy of publisher
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads

Years and an Ocean
by Jo Noelle
-Historical
courtesy of book tour
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads


FYI: 2015 Rooster Award goes to...

Morning News Tournament of Books
11th Rooster Award
for best fiction (details)

Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
-dystopia
Amazon | Goodreads

=====> Fun to note that this book was resurrected in the Zombie Round and won. And then, it went on to win in the final round.

I did read this and liked it. The review will be posted later this week.

After following the lively discussions for the books in competition, I plan on adding these to my tbr pile...

An Untamed State
by Roxane Gay
-Contemporary
Amazon | Goodreads

A Brief History of Seven Killings
by Marlon James
-Crime, Historical, Mystery
Amazon | Goodreads

Silence Once Begun
by Jesse Ball
-Japan, Mystery
Amazon | Goodreads

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
by Elena Ferrante
-Italy
Amazon | Goodreads

=====> This is the third part of a trilogy and I am contemplating whether or not to start with book one. If you have read this and can comment about it, I would love to hear it.

AND binge watching:

Portlandia
tv series, season 5
-comedy

Per imdb:
A sketch-comedy series that parodies life in Portland, Oregon.

Love the theme song:


Feel It All Around
by Washed Out

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