Saturday, February 27, 2021

Stacking the Shelves #135

  


Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature co-hosted by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality. It is a chance to showcase all the goodies you've collected throughout the week, whether they're bought on-line or in-store, an ARC or a final copy, borrowed from a friend or the library, physical or digital, etc.

Library Treasures

Happy Reading!

Sarah 

12 comments:

  1. FOUR for me this week. Two of each:

    Fiction:

    A Most Wanted Man by John Le Carre
    Started Early, Took My Dog by Kate Atkinson

    Non-Fiction:

    Spying On Whales - The Past, Present and Future of the World's Largest Animals by Nick Pyenson
    The Fall of Saigon - Scenes from the Sudden End of a Long War by David Butler

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  2. THREE for me:
    If You Kept A Record of Sins by Andrea Bajani from my Archipelago Books subscription.
    My Year Abroad by Chang-are Lee from ebook library
    Annie and the Wolves by Andromeda Romano-Lax also from ebook library.

    Now I have 3 books from the ebook library, all due within the next three weeks. Can I keep up?

    I wonder what you will think about Mexican Gothic! I loved it but not everyone does.

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    1. I have faith that you will have kept up with all your readings!

      I liked Mexican Gothic and the whole mushroom thing was a weird twist but I still dug the book. I think the title was terribly misleading, there was nothing especially Mexican about it except when it came to the mine. I have seen some very strong reactions to the book in both directions!

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  3. I read Mexican Gothic last year and was not among its many admirers, but to each his or her own when it comes to reading taste. Grover Cleveland is actually a WAY, WAY distant relative of mine on my mother's mother's side of the family. Maybe I should read the book!

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    1. Definitely read it! Puts him in different light, that's for sure.

      I really liked Mexican Gothic, the whole mushroom thing was weird and unique and I thought it was a good twist. But the title is super misleading, there was nothing especially Mexican about the book and probably could have been set anywhere with the same class/society disparities as between English and Mexican societies.

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  4. History of Elizabethan Lit/George Saintsbury; Black Holes and Baby Universes/Stephen Hawking; Artisans in Elizabethan literature/Camp

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  5. Ooh I just got a copy of Mexican Gothic too!

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    1. It was twisty and weird and I really liked it. The title is a bit misleading, nothing especially Mexican except the fact that the main character is Mexican and the story takes place in Mexico. I look forward to your review!

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  6. I got Mexican Gothic for Christmas. I haven’t read it yet, but I’m looking forward to it. I hope you enjoy these!

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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    1. It was definitely funky and weird; I liked it a lot. The title is misleading I think, it is not especially Mexican, except for the story taking place in Mexico. That cover though - gorgeous!

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