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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!
Bought:
The Korean Music Revolution
by Mark James Russell
-Non-fiction, Korea, Music
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> Got this for the basic intro to Kpop music.
Freebie: PDF
by Sarah Von Bargen
-Inspiration
courtesy of author -Thanks!
Goodreads | Website -get yours
The Book Of Yes is 51 pages of checklists, tips, and journaling prompts that will help you:
Travel more
Meet more people + strengthen your friendships
Be more intentional with your spending
Stop dating the wrong people
Treat yourself (in ways that don't involve shopping or food)
Actually enjoy winter
Get what you want
=====> Looks like a fun one to start the new year with. It includes lots of lists perfect for list lovers ;-)
Freebie: for kindle
by Derek Murphy
-Fantasy, Mermaids, YA
courtesy of author - Thanks!
Amazon -get yours | Goodreads -giveaway ends 2/4 | (Giveaway for Mermaid Lovers) -ends 2/4
=====> Adding this to my summer reading list. Who could resist mermaids?
Library:
by Young-Ha Kim
-Korea, Mystery, Art
Amazon | Goodreads
"I don't encourage murder. I have no interest in one person killing another. I only want to draw out morbid desires, imprisoned deep in the unconscious. This lust, once freed, starts growing. Their imaginations run free, and they soon discover their potential... They are waiting for someone like me."
A spectral, nameless narrator haunts the lost and wounded of big-city Seoul, suggesting solace in suicide. Wandering through the bright lights of their high-urban existence, C and K are brothers who fall in love with the same woman - Se-yeon. As their lives intersect, they tear at each other in a struggle to find connection in their fast-paced, atomized world.
Dreamlike and cinematic, I Have the Right to Destroy Myself brilliantly affirms Young-ha Kim as Korea's leading young literary master.
=====> This starts my exploration into reading books by Korean authors. Feel free to send me any recommendations of other Korean authors or fiction that takes place in Korea.
UNBOXING:
OwlCrate is a subscription service that sends you magical monthly boxes tailored to a chosen theme. Each OwlCrate will contain one new Young Adult novel, as well as 3-5 other bookish treats to help you get your nerd on. @owlcrate
JANUARY Box includes:
- Worlds of Ink and Shadow by Lena Coakley
- Letter from author, Lena Coakley
- Paper doll kit
- Funko POP figure, full-size, Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter collection
- Patronus Lip Balm from Geek Fire Labs
- Bookmark inspired by The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater from Evie Bookish
- Art print inspired by Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas from Evie Bookish
=====> Dolls :-) Fun box for the kiddie in me!
by Lena Coakley
-Historical, Fantasy, YA
Amazon | Goodreads
Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The Brontë siblings have always been inseparable. After all, nothing can bond four siblings quite like life in an isolated parsonage out on the moors. Their vivid imaginations lend them escape from their strict upbringing, actually transporting them into their created worlds: the glittering Verdopolis and the romantic and melancholy Gondal. But at what price? As Branwell begins to slip into madness and the sisters feel their real lives slipping away, they must weigh the cost of their powerful imaginations, even as their characters—the brooding Rogue and dashing Duke of Zamorna—refuse to let them go.
Gorgeously written and based on the Brontës’ juvenilia, Worlds of Ink & Shadow brings to life one of history’s most celebrated literary families.
=====> Loving and looking forward to this Brontë theme.
AND watched: in theatre, Oscar nominees
Director: Adam McKay
Screeplay by: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay
Based on book: The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis
Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling
-Biography, Drama | imdb | my rating: 5
Four denizens in the world of high-finance predict the credit and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to take on the big banks for their greed and lack of foresight.
=====> Great historical piece for those of us who are a bit clueless as to what (and how) happened during this time period.
Director: Todd Haynes
Screenplay by: Phyllis Nagy
Based on book: The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson
-Drama, Romance, LGBTQ | imdb | my rating: 5
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman.
=====> Lovely. Beautiful shots. Tugs at the heart.
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Screenplay by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh
-Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western | imdb | my rating: 4
In the dead of a Wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters.
=====> Truly hateful. Tribute to the genre with Tarantino style violence. Cool film-making with shots taking place in mostly one room.
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