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Watch out! It’s Bookidote’s forecast time! 😀 In this edition of our Monthly Kick in the Butt, you’ll see what we’re currently reading, what we plan on reading, our monthly quote + our thoughts and a segment on what’s going on in life!
If you’ve missed our monthly wrap-up for November (buggy, buggy WordPress), check it out HERE! 😀
LASHAAN’S GOODREADS 2016 READING CHALLENGE PROGRESSION
TRANG’S GOODREADS 2016 READING CHALLENGE PROGRESSION
LASHAAN
Lashaan: I found this quote occassionally (okay, not the often) popping up on my Goodreads feed and I couldn’t agree more. I find myself having a billion things to rant about when I really dislike something. I mean, come on. There’s got to be a reason (or a thousand) for all the hate a book/show/movie spurred up in me. 😀
TRANG
Trang : WELL A WOMAN TOO
LASHAAN’S LIFE
You know what’s so enlightening about school? It can get you so focused on the thing’s you have to do that you just don’t realize how quickly time flies. But once the end of a semester approaches, the past months also gets you to realize that the future is the most blurry and fogged up thing about life.
It’s so impossible to see exactly where you’re about to set your foot and know what you might have missed by an inch. But that’s the beauty of it all. We live a life made of a billion choices per second. Every decision puts you on one course or another. In the end, we all have the power to alter our time lines. It’s what we do in the moment that molds the future.
What am I going to do about it? Get back to reading Steppenwolf. 🙂
TRANG’S LIFE
November was a crazy month for me ! Mostly because I didn’t have any motivation to go to school so I skipped most of the classes. Do I regret it ? Nah. Always ending up catching up all the lecture pretty quickly and I have no idea how I do it. ALSO IT’S DECEMBER SOON AND IM SUPER EXCITED BECAUSE.. CHRISTMAS Y’ALL 😀 YUP. Already set up my christmas tree and all. But I have finals that I have to go through first huhuh T_T I started doing some watercolor lettering and bullet journal this past week 🙂
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I just read Gemina and it was awesome! I haven’t heard of Steppenwolf, will need to look at it 🙂 Happy December!!
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Oh, its a beautiful classic (Steppenwolf). If you’re interested in the story of a man’s conscience and his inner conflicts + poetic literature by the one and only Hermann Hesse, it’s definitely something you should check out. 😀
– Lashaan
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That actually sounds amazing! Ill have to look at it 😊
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Ah, I love the Scott Lynch quote! Releasing the Kraken on negative reviews is the best feeling, haha. Great post!😊
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Thank you so much and yesss!! I also love saying that now, everytime I’m about to review something really bad. Release the goddamn kraken!! 😛
– Lashaan
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Loved the quotes, especially Scott Lynch’s one! brilliant! here’s to December and some great books! 🙂
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Hell yeh to Scott Lynch’s wise words! He knows what’s it all about. 😛 Hope you have an awesome December yourself! 🙂
– Lashaan
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Perfect Quotes! I just finished The Twilight Wife and I’m tryiing to get my thoughts together to write The review today. And I have the lovely Gemini staring at me from my bookshelf!💁🏻
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Thank you! Glad you released the kraken for The Twilight Wife! Nobody’s going to bite your head off for that hahah 😉
– Lashaan
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Thanks Lashaan!😊
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I love both of the quotes you picked! 😀 Also, can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Gemina, Trang, I hope you’ll enjoy it 🙂
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Thank you! Happy reading to you Marie! 🙂
– Lashaan
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If more authors felt like Lynch did, maybe we’d have a bunch more talent instead of the hordes of drek pushers…
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You’re goddamn right. Although I also think a lot of readers don’t know how much of an impact a review of theirs could have on an author’s career. Hopefully all those who do review, releases the goddamn kraken, every.. single..time! 🙂
– Lashaan
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Those are both amazing quotes, especially the Scott Lynch one. I wonder if I can apply that to my life outside of books in some way! Also it seems like you’ve both got some great books on your currently-reading/to-read lists. I’ve read both Gemina and Crooked Kingdom and they are amazing so I hope you enjoy them Trang. 🙂
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That’s a pretty good point. Although it might heat up discussions a lot and put you in a couple fist brawls with peepz if you were to release that kraken everywhere, without restraints. 😛 Bleeehh, would still be 100% fun and worth it. 😀 😀
– Lashaan
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It probably would, but if it was someone I wasn’t fond of it would certainly be an interesting way to go about a conversation with them! 😀
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Good luck with school guys! Just one more month before the holiday break! You guys can do it!!! 🙂
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Hell yeh! 😀 Good luck to you too (if you’re in the same situation). We’ll get through the month and explode in joy during the Holidays! 😀
– Lashaan
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Not exactly in the same situation anymore, although I am facing new challenges. I graduated uni last semester. Your post just reminded me how hectic it is around this time before break. Just thought to cheer you guys on. 🙂
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Oh, that’s awesome! I just recently got my bachelor degree, and currently pursuing my master’s. Hope your new challenges will be easily jumped over! Best of luck. 😀
– Lashaan
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I need to find me a good book to read. Recently finished Gone Girl, which was hard to put down.
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Gone Girl sure did raise the bar for psychological thrillers. People are always searching for that same or even better high. Have you tried the author’s other books? Sharp Objects and Dark Places? 😀
– Lashaan
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I must seek out the other books from Flynn, appreciate the reminder.
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Crooked Kingdom is amazing and well worth the read. Hope you love it!
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Oh maaaan, I’m jealous that Trang is going to read it first! I’m definitely excited to jump into the final adventure of Kaz & friends, but then gain I don’t want it to conclude! 😦
– Lashaan
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Crooked Kingdom was great, although not as good as Six Of Crows… (Which is nearly impossible in the first place). And Gemina and The Twilight Wife are both on my TBR. I hope you guys will enjoy your books this month! 🙂
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Oh nooo, I fear that C.K. could potentially not meet expectations after such a formidable debut with Six of Crows. Hope you enjoy both Gemina and The Twilight Wife when you get around to it! Happy reading! 😀
– Lashaan
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Crooked Kingdom is still more than a great read, so don’t worry. 😉 Happy reading!
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Both those quotes are winners! Rants are so much easier to write for me because I can never shut up about something I did not like. Contrary to raving reviews where all my brain can think of is “Loved it, read it!”! Good luck with the exams! I’ve taken a break from uni so it’s my first Christmas free of all exam pressure! 😀
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Hell yeh to releasing that almighty kraken in all of us. I find myself having billions of things when I’m at either extremes (love or hate). But when I hate something, I love to go all out. It’s so… cathartic hahahah. Thank you for the support! I honestly wonder what a Christmas without school before and after it would feel like. Gosh, profites-en au MAXX! 😀 😀
– Lashaan
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Trang, looks like you’re reading some excellent books! Both are highly acclaimed and beloved, hope you enjoy them. I liked your watercoloring work and hope you have a good rest of the semester. 🙂
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Uuuuh! I had to read Hermann Hesse in school and he is one of the few authors I really enjoyed during that time. My favourite book of his is probably Siddartha, but it could have something to do with me having to analyze that thing for weeks for a paper. But you both have fantastic TBRs/currently-reading-books!
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Oh I’m definitely going to check out Siddhartha as my next Hesse book. From the looks of things, he’s a fantastic author. His work seems promising and worth reading! 😛 Have to say that reading Hesse for school + analyzing it sounds pretty freaking fun. There’s so much to say just for Steppenwolf. 😀
– Lashaan
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I’ve read all his books in German and even though it is my mother tongue, I don’t actually like reading in that language. He redeemed that a little for me. His words just flew from the page.
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What do you use to make these amazing graphics? I’m so graphically-challenged.
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