Tag Archives: reading

You must be this tall to read.

By Em | Published: October 13, 2010
We’re going to try something. Here’s what I need you to do: Go round up those TBR (to be read) books you’ve been collecting. The ones on the shelf, in the pile by the couch, and in the box under your desk. Stack all the books in one tall column. Take your shoes off. Stand next to the stack. Is [...]
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Reading banned books.

By Em | Published: September 30, 2010
It’s Banned Books Week. Have you been celebrating your freedom to read the books other people think you shouldn’t? If so, you’ve earned the “reading banned books” merit badge! Today dozens and dozens of bloggers (see list & links at the end of this post) are blogging about their favorite banned books. I decided to participate, [...]
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Red badge of having read Red Badge of Courage.

By Em | Published: September 28, 2010
Ha ha HA ha HAHA ha haha ha… Well, it amused me, anyway. Actually, this was the very first reading badge I made, but I showed great self-restraint and waited to post it. It goes up today because it is Banned Books Week, and The Red Badge of Courage has been a banned book. Want to talk [...]
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Audiobook addict.

By Em | Published: September 23, 2010
It started innocently enough. A little something to keep you relaxed during a seven-hour drive. Where’s the harm in that? You were so naive! Soon you were gorging on audiobook after audiobook while you jogged. Sneaking hits of podcast novels on your lunch break… and then in your cubicle. Eventually, you even started listening to books with your [...]
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Series train wreck survivor.

By Em | Published: September 15, 2010
It was one of your very favorite book series. While waiting for the latest installment to be published, you read the volumes you already owned over and over. You hand-stitched a costume based on an obscure character to wear to the book release party. To avoid spoilers, you stayed up all night reading. And then—CRASH! Turns out, this book isn’t [...]
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Ugly duckling.

By Em | Published: September 14, 2010
You were all set to live the rest of your life judging books by their covers. It was efficient, and you got to read a lot of great books that way. You were happy. Then it happened. There was that one book. The one you were sure you wouldn’t like. Maybe it was the cover art or [...]
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High fantasy (continued).

By Em | Published: September 9, 2010
The “High Fantasy” Merit Badge: An Epic Trilogy in Two Parts (Part 1 is here.) Book Two Author’s note: We’re skipping this part of the story. Why? It started with me losing a riddle contest to Eric, thereby becoming obligated to accompany him on his quest. The whole thing was kind of embarrassing, and I don’t know why I even agreed [...]
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