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Reclaiming Text: A Reintroduction to Reading

My 2016 Book Review

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Reclaiming Text: A Reintroduction to Reading
Nichole Cooper

When you become a mother, a good bit of your time becomes consumed with crazy long daggers called fingernails and midnight screaming fits. All of a sudden, you find yourself lost in a world where your hobbies and sanity have flown out the window. Well... Here I am, looking to regain my sanity in the tiniest of places.

I've spent a large portion of my life with my nose in a book. I have always loved the idea of spending my time invested in the world of those within books. So finding myself without a book in my hand came as a surprise once I finally had the time to notice. As my stack of books "to read" grew steadily, I realized that I needed to find my way back to my favorite place.

Over the past year, I set a goal for myself, that I found out wasn't as realistic as I had hoped. However, the eleven books I managed to read this year were a great beginning to broadening my reading horizons now that I'm more than just myself:

1. "Going Bovine" by Libba Bray - 2/5

2. "Life and Other Near-Death Experiences" by Camille Pagan - 5/5

3. "The Man in the High Castle" by Phillip K Dick - 6/5

4. "Monster Nation" by David Wellington - 1/5
This book was terrible.

5."Us" by Michael Kimball - 4/5
I wanted to finish reading this book. However, due to the recent passing of my grandmother, I was unable to finish.

6. "Misery" by Stephen King - 5/5
I'm biased. I love Stephen King. I'm slowly working towards reading everything he's ever written.

7. "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls - 4/5

8. "This is Where I Leave You" by Jonathan Tropper - 5/5

9. "I Am The Messenger" by Markus Zusak - 3/5

10. "Girl, Interrupted" by Susanna Kaysen- 4/5

11. "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline - 5/5

If anyone would like to ask questions, or talk to me about any book listed, please feel free to contact me. I'm a wealth of book knowledge. I'm also good for book recommendations.

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