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Quarantine Reads

Quarantine Reading Suggestions
March 23, 2020 ~ So Maggie Says ~ Leave a comment

I had a recent realization that most that I read a lot of serious books, and mostly on history. Now doesn't feel like the time for such books though. I pulled together some feel-good reads and books that are sure to make you laugh. Memoirs Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me and Why Not Me … Continue reading Quarantine Reads

Audiobooks Worth Turning Up

Turn up these audiobooks
September 7, 2019September 1, 2019 ~ So Maggie Says ~ Leave a comment

I tried to fill my commute with podcasts. I really tried. I found a couple I like. Literally, a couple: West Wing Weekly and The British History Podcast. Don’t worry! I can, in fact, hear you groaning about what I nerd am! I’ve tried audiobooks off and on. Usually, it’s been a result of being … Continue reading Audiobooks Worth Turning Up

Books to fill your binge-watching needs

August 22, 2019August 20, 2019 ~ So Maggie Says ~ Leave a comment

I have trouble watching some TV shows without binge-watching. It’s become common for shows to end every episode on what used to be a season-ending cliffhanger. Here are a few options to get you through withdrawal or the waiting game until the show returns. Still missing/traumatized by the Game of Thrones finale? Check out the … Continue reading Books to fill your binge-watching needs

8 Books Set During World War II

Eight Books Set in World War II
June 7, 2019June 5, 2019 ~ So Maggie Says ~ Leave a comment

If you're not into history, these books may change your mind. While this may sound odd, this probably my favorite, or at least most frequently read time period. I'd blame it on my history degree, but this started well before college. This is a mix of fiction and non-fiction, with something for everyone. 1. Life … Continue reading 8 Books Set During World War II

Becoming

May 21, 2019June 2, 2019 ~ So Maggie Says ~ Leave a comment

Well, it took me a little while, but I finally read Becoming. As expected, it was excellent. Since I live in Chicago there's always someone on my commute reading it, but I still had that feeling you get when you see someone in public reading the same book as you, and you think how you … Continue reading Becoming

Unfinished Books

April 13, 2019June 2, 2019 ~ So Maggie Says ~ Leave a comment

Over the last few years, there have been several books I've started and not finished. Or kept coming back to, but would read in other books in between. One of my reading resolutions this year was to actually finish those books. So far...I am not doing well. Here's a rundown of what I have bookmarks … Continue reading Unfinished Books

What I read in 2018

December 28, 2018January 13, 2019 ~ So Maggie Says ~ 1 Comment

I did a little reflecting on my reading goals for 2018. About all I accomplished was to read a book a month. Okay, I beat that, but I think I did pretty a pretty good job. This is only an account of what I finished. I have a problem with starting and then never finishing … Continue reading What I read in 2018

The Sound of Gravel

June 5, 2017October 22, 2017 ~ So Maggie Says ~ Leave a comment

As part of my memoir kick, I picked up The Sound of Gravel. The story of a girl and her siblings growing up in a fundamentalist Mormon compound in Mexico, Ruth Warnier spent her childhood moving between Mexico, California, and Texas. The house her family lived in on the Le Baron Compound in Mexico was … Continue reading The Sound of Gravel

Into Thin Air

May 28, 2017May 28, 2019 ~ So Maggie Says ~ Leave a comment

I've read a lot of books like Into This Air. Travel writing, memoirs, biographies, history. I haven't read a book like this in a long time, though. I know how it ends. It's like reading about the Titanic. Along the way you become attached to each person on the mountain, you forget it's not fiction. … Continue reading Into Thin Air

Talking as fast as I can

February 18, 2017October 22, 2017 ~ So Maggie Says ~ Leave a comment

I was worried at first starting Talking As Fast As I Can, thinking I'd spend the full book wishing it was about Lorelai instead of Lauren Graham. Turns out, Lauren and Lorelai have a lot in common. Including coffee. And her writing will keep you going, and keep you laughing, much the way Lorelai and Rory's … Continue reading Talking as fast as I can

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