CurlyGeekOct 10, 2024

How I'm Doing on 2024 Reading Challenges #readnonficchal #the52bookclub #backlistreader #beatthebacklist #reread24

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How I’m Doing on 2024 Reading Challenges

As we’re more than three quarters into 2024, here’s how I’m doing on my reading challenges this year. I always struggle with reading for enjoyment versus reading with intention, a…

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CurlyGeekAug 29, 2024

Reread/Review: Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin #20booksofsummer24 #reread24 #classics #the52bookclub #backlistreader

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Reread/Review: Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin

I first read Tales of the City in college in the early 90’s. I worked in a bookstore and I knew which books people came in asking for the most, and this was one of those. Tales of the City ma…

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CurlyGeekJul 29, 2024

Rereading Tik Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum #ozathon24 #classics #bookreviews #reread24 #20booksofsummer24

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Ozathon 2024: Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum

This book, the eighth in the Oz series, is the third to portray the residents of Oz taking on the Nome King (Ozma of Oz and The Emerald City of Oz are the other two). It has a good storyline, altho…

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CurlyGeekMay 14, 2024

#Ozathon2024: Rereading The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum #bookreviews #classics #childrenslit #reread24

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#Ozathon2024: Rereading The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum

We’ve come to book 6 in the series, and this book marks a major turning point.  Written in 1910 from Baum’s home in Coronado, California, his author’s note emphasizes that this book is a result of …

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CurlyGeekMay 11, 2024

Review: Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver #reread24 #the52bookclub #bookreviews #backlistbooks

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Reread/Review: Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

I first read this book about 30 years ago when I was in college, and it blew me away. I’ve carried that paperback from house to house for years, but this was the year I picked it back up again. I w…

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CurlyGeekMar 21, 2024

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum #ozathon24 #reread24 #bookreviews #childrenslit

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Ozathon 2024: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum

This is the fourth book of the Oz series. It wasn’t one of my favorites, and that didn’t change with this reading. It has quite a few inventive (and frightening) adventures, but I don’t think…

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CurlyGeekMar 12, 2024

Top Ten Children's Books I Want to Re-Read #TopTenTuesday #reread24 #childrenslit #bookreviews

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Top Ten Children’s Books I’d Like To Re-read

This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic (hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl) is about books we hope we love the second time around.  Last year I posted about favorite books I’d like to re-read,…

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CurlyGeekFeb 26, 2024

Book 3 in #Ozathon24: Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum #bookreviews #reread24

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#Ozathon24: Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum

Format: hardcover, 270 pages (Books of Wonder) Published 1907 Genres: children, fantasy, series Ozma of Oz, the third book in the series, is one of my favorites. It introduces a lot of new characte…

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CurlyGeekJan 29, 2024

#Ozathon24: The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum #reread24

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Ozathon24: The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum

I loved re-reading The Marvelous Land of Oz for Ozathon 2024.  In a previous post, I shared some of the history and major themes of the book. In this post I’ll go into a little more detail an…

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CurlyGeekJan 18, 2024

Reading The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum #ozathon24 #childrensbooks #bookseries #reread24

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Reading The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum

As part of Ozathon 2024, I’m so excited to talk about The Marvelous Land of Oz, the second Oz book and the one that really establishes the Oz series. First I want to give you a little history…

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