Rated Night Song of the Last Tram: A Glasgow Childhood 8/10
<div>This memoir of a childhood in post-WWII Glasgow was far less "noble poor" than the previous Glasgow memoir I read, though the grim moments were not sensationalized either. The whole book is an interesting set of snapshots from a particular time in history, and it was both useful to me for the reasons that I read it, but also in general a decent book. I'd be interesting in reading more of his work.</div>
Wants to read Ancestral Night
Wants to read Long Bright River
Wants to read Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir
Wants to read Paladin's Grace
Finished reading Witch King
Rated A Dead Djinn in Cairo 9/10
<div>I really enjoy all the stories set in this alternate Cairo universe. </div>
Rated Actress of a Certain Age: My Twenty-Year Trail to Overnight Success 10/10
<div>Absolutely recommend doing the audiobook version of this because Jeff Hiller reads it himself, and it really adds to the whole experience. It's a realistic and funny view of the hard work involved in acting, no matter what version of it you do — whether it's on a semi-cult HBO show during Peak Pandemic Times or pretending to be a cockroach in Times Square for a day because it pays $500 and has a free lunch. I truly laughed to the point of tears several times, and I remember seeing a few of his commercials back when they aired. The essays are great, but alas, my library audiobook did not come with the PDF of photos. He thanks Kate Dipold at the end, and it reminded me that I hope we get to see more from his character on S2 of Widow's Bay. </div>
Finished reading What Abigail Did That Summer
Finished reading Winter's Gifts
Rated Animals of the Ocean, in Particular the Giant Squid 8/10
Watch out for the terrible beak just waiting to rip you apart.
Rated After the Funeral 8/10
<div>My first Poirot! Which is funny because this is a late-career Poirot, but somewhere along the way I acquired the audiobook and had forgotten about it until now. I sort of had an idea of who did it, but not the way that it happened. Enjoyed this.</div>
Wants to read An Education: The Shooting Script
Wants to read Angel in the Forest: A Fairy Tale of Two Utopias
Rated Beat Fatigue With Yoga: The Simple Step-By-Step Way to Restore Energy 8/10
The title <i>Beat Fatigue with Yoga</i> sounds like something one would see on an infomercial, I know. To be honest, I don’t think I’d have even considered the book had it not been recommended by someone with similar health issues. Once I was done rolling my eyes at the title, I found quite a bit of useful information.<br><br>Like anything self-help or exercise related, your results may vary. Still, if depleted energy levels are an issue for you, I don’t think it would hurt to investigate this book. I’m guessing that over time, I will use it as a guide, but not a bible. My body and my attitude will decide the rest.<br><br>(My full review can be found on <a href="http://persephonemagazine.com/2012/08/02/book-review-beat-fatigue-with-yoga-by-fiona-agombar/">Persephone Magazine.</a>
Wants to read Any Day Now: David Bowie the London Years
Rated Auberon 8/10
<div>Okay! I started out thinking this book was post-book 6, then realized it wasn't, put it down, read Book 7, then read this and realized it's post Book 8, BUT I don't think I've spoiled myself on anything that didn't seem like it was coming anyway, plotwise. It's separate enough of a story. Outside of all that, I very much found this interesting and I'm curious to see how it relates to Book 8, once I get on that.</div>
Rated ATA Girl 2 10/10
<div>Maybe it's because this set has only has 2 instead of 4 stories — or maybe because I was better acquainted with some of the characters, having just listened to the first set — but everyone was much easier to differentiate this time around. Loose ends from the previous installment are wrapped up, the story content remains strong, and I enjoyed listening a lot.</div><div><br></div>
Rated Barnyard Battle 7/10
<div>Read this (possibly a reread?) for a "Childhood Fav" category in a reading challenge I've been doing this year. I read every Sweet Valley book I could get my hands on in elementary school, and these characters still felt quite familiar 30+ years later. Lila sucks as a friend! The boys have early 90s misogynistic ideas! Jessica is a bit of a brat! I had also completely forgotten they have an older brother.<br><br>Read it all in about 90 minutes. Not a terrible way to spend an evening. </div>
Rated Clay's Ark 8/10
<div>This was a strange, but interesting one. I'm unsure yet how it fits in with the previous two books in this series, but we'll see with the last book. All the content warnings though, whew.</div>
Rated Dalek Empire I: Chapter Four - Project Infinity 8/10
In the end, this series ended up being pretty enjoyable. Not one of my favorite Doctor Who universe[s] stories, but worth listening to via Spotify.