In hour 4 I paused Oyeyemi and picked up Jackson, but these books are way too similar--I need to read just one at a time I think! 😁 #deweysreadathon #bookmatch #bookmates
If you're looking for #creepykids, the carnival has got to be your first stop, right? It's a carnivals & kiddos #bookmatch! Only Geek Love is actually creepy (The Weight of Feathers is a really sweet YA love story I enjoyed) & it's the parents who are way creepier than the kids, though they pitch in too-esp Arturo. It's a great book but definitely gets a bit gross/horrifying. I have a fairly weak stomach & I did handle it, but reader beware.
pickPerhaps #underaspell really only applies to the tagged book, but it's The Master and Margarita that provides the link in this triple #bookmatch! What to do prefer? Dancing with the devil (or similarly styled magical personage?) or big black talking dogs? M&M and JS&MN are both big and often dense but have a huge payoff. Mr. Chartwell is a fine little book-enjoyable but not all that much to write home about, I just love the dog connection.
#lonedove people, I'm really really hoping you don't consider this too much of a spoiler!! ?
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I love me a good #bookmatch! Perhaps "backwoods" is a stretch, but I think this is a nice non-horror interpretation of #backwoodsbodycount - things can go wrong out there on the road! These sagas make great #bookmates and my favorite characters from both of them are animals: the turtle and the pigs! ? Read them-you'll see. Audio of LoneDove is ??
It's #bookmatch time! They all have similar sensibilities, which is why I chose them for #exorciseyourdemons--whether those that come of family traumas or past mistakes. Wolf in White Van and Splitfoot have a connection via journeys and imagination, while Splitfoot and Universal Harvester are connected by family issues and confusion. I love the mood of these books, but sadly I felt only WIWV followed through as much as I'd hoped. #hallowreads
#fablesandfolklore #bookmates! I was going to do this #bookmatch for the #quest prompt in last month's #fallingintobooks, but I didn't have a copy of The Hobbit on hand! 😱 My mom read The Hobbit to me when I was a kid and I loved it so much--I can distinctly remember my imagination of the cave where Bilbo found the ring. I didn't read The Neverending Story till I was an adult but I was still delighted by it. #uncannyoctober #bookmate
Lots of #shhsecrets in these #bookmates... Ok, ok, I know, bear with me-these books work great together. Both deal with death/murder, keeping secrets, and the dynamics between people-but whereas one deals with the trauma of slavery and its repercussions, the other follows rich/white/"elite" assholes who think too highly of themselves. To me, this sets them up against each other in a fascinating dialogue. #awesomeautumnbooks #readingenvyreadalong
Omigosh! You all must know by now how much I love #bookmates or #bookmatch or #bookpairings--AND I was just telling you about Arianna Rebolini, co-author of Public Relations and Editor of Buzzfeed Books! She just posted about this awesome article from the site, can't wait to dig into some of these books.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/anniespence/book-pairings-that-will-get-you-through-any...
pickAs I said before, I've become obsessed with pairing books together, whether similar or contrasting. Perhaps this #bookmatch is a little on the nose? 😂 But Anna and Emma make such good bedfellows.
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