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About Spider

Hi! I am me, I do stuff online. And sometimes offline too. Hanging about in the garden, playing with my food. You know. Do what Spider's do. I also read a lot.

What have I read in April 2022?

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I made it to book 50! 😀 Okay, officially, I have two books currently reading. But one of those I have finished on May 1st and the other one is read over 60% too. In April I’ve read 16 books and 5,213 pages. Such big numbers again! And hitting that 50 so early in the year? Whoa! Let’s not waste… Read more »

Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon Spring 2022

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Yess! It’s that time of the year again, the spring 24hour readathon! You read that right, 24 hours, of reading. And books. And book chats. And of course some snacks, favorite beverages and a teeny tiny bit of sleep. Or, as I like to call it, a perfect introvert party! \o/ Preparations I usually prepare by having all my house… Read more »

A little check-in, how are my TBR challenges going?

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I didn’t make resolutions this year, but as I wrote about in My 2022 TBR, Series I want to read this year and Reading challenges for 2022 I do have some wishes reading wise. Now that we are almost four months in, how am I doing with those? Well, obviously, I haven’t read much of my physical TBR yet. Out… Read more »

The ten longest books I have read

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Now that I have a proper cabinet to put my most-loved books and TBR in, I noticed something. The majority of books are pretty chunky! When I got back into reading in 2014, I also started to track my reading. TheStorygraph makes some nice stats out this tracking. Including page counts! On the left are the tracked books I’ve read… Read more »

Authors I Haven’t Read, But Want To

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This weeks TopTenTuesday was harder than I thought! I narrowed my list down to “do I want to read a specific book by this author, or mainly just this author regardless of the book?“. As it turned out, many unread authors on my TBR were specific books. But luckily I managed to find a couple that I haven’t read yet… Read more »

What have I read in March 2022?

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I totally jinxed myself last month didn’t I? Well, too bad for me! Because this is what happens when you think you’re nearly there. You hit a reading slump. I do however, think I have found my way out again. I read a few books, but overall wasn’t enthusiastic enough. On their own they were ok. But what usually keeps… Read more »