I can't explain it but the stories of #TunnelIsland feel VERY Canadian, so I decided to match that energy and went full Canadian with my snacks. The first 2 stories in this book are definitely my favourite. Some in the middle lost me, but overall still enjoyable. #booksky #SlowSunday #OhCanada

#TunnelIsland - very nice slice-of-life stories. The first couple have definitely struck a chord. The overcast adds even more to the cozy nostalgia the stories are conjuring up for me. I just need a light drizzle and hot choco to complete the vibe. #booksky #FridayFunday #ShortStories #FictionFriday

#Vineland, my first #Pynchon, is done! Loved the sentimentality and gritty '60s flashbacks. I don't usually love stories that flip back and forth to different eras but this one was fun. Up next, #Sexographies. First essay already had me laughing out loud. #booksky #litfic #nonfiction

#Trieste was intense but amazing. While not the type of book that I craved, each time I picked it up, I couldn't stop. After that and #TrainDreams, I'm hoping #Vineland will deliver some of the fun I'm looking for. I really liked #OneBattleAfterAnother, so I have high hopes! #Pynchon #booksky

Picked up #TrainDreams thinking this would be a nice break from the heaviness of #Trieste... That was dumb. Devastating at times but I loved it SO much. The writing is beautiful, re-read many parts multiple times to soak it all in and I still want more! #DenisJohnson #novella #booksky #litfic

#Trieste is not an easy read to pick up for a bit during work breaks but still, I'm finding the whole experience enjoyable. Considering the subject matter (Italy, #WW2), it doesn't make me want to curl up and cry, quite the opposite - it's unique and oddly, "light". #booksky #litfic #booksandcoffee

Dropped in at the local shop, couldn't resist these #bargains, all big bois and great prices. This was a no brainer until I realized I'd have to carry these on my long walk home 🫤. Oh well, got a weighted stroll in, arms ache a bit - I'm a weakling. #bigbooks #bookhaul #booksky #postmodernclassics

Late night coffee to start #Utopia, morning coffee to finish it. Is this supposed to be #satire? It feels more preachy than clever. Lots of timeless ideas about meaningful contribution to society, functional social systems - but I was hoping for something more 🤷‍♀️ #booksky #philosophy #BooksAndBeans

I finished #TheInventionOfMorel, a couple times, and can't figure out what exactly I read 🤣. Maybe it's the beer talking but I spent most of the book wondering what was going on, and yet, as a whole, still liked it. Left me filled with hope. #novella #booksky #AdolfoBioyCasares #booksandbeer

Flight rebooked "due to weather", weather is clear and perfectly fine 🤷‍♀️. I brought #Casares to keep me entertained...& also very puzzled - not your average airport book. So far, I'm loving the #Lost -like setup. Bookseller told me this was actually in an episode of Lost. #ForeverDelayed #yyz #nyrb

On the home stretch of #Bomarzo. The main character is a whiny, narcissistic POS, but there's something so compelling about his whining that I genuinely like it. As much as I'm enjoying this 600pp bitch fest, I'm very much looking forward to something new. #booksky #teatime #modernlit #nyrb

I'm so hooked. Why am I so hooked? Why do I love #RussianLit so much? Halfway through & things are getting messy👏 can't tell if it's getting more melodramatic or less. I flip-flopped so much thru the 1st half between loving & hating Andrey, I wonder where I'll land by the end. #Tolstoy #FridayFunday

Loving the hilariously bitchy narration in #Bomarzo, really unexpected against the renaissance-y setting. Didn't know what to expect, but apparently it's a lot of laughs. I need to get a handle on my excessive annotation though, it's really slowing me down. #booksky #nyrb #historicalfiction

I always gravitate towards these busted and abused mass market #paperbacks - I feel less guilty about loading up and adding to the #backlog when they're only $5. Haven't finished War and Peace yet, but can't hold myself back from my next Russian read. #Solzhenitsyn #booksky #bargainbin #usedbooks

Diving into the delivery service industry in Beijing. This isn't light hearted but also not heavy, just very matter of fact, like a diary. Interesting that their service model is very 1 courier to 1 set of clients every day vs different courier every day service I'm used to #booksky #nonfiction

Breezing through #WarAndPeace. This is a very readable translation - modern but doesn't feel out of place. Wrapped Vol 1 with #SaintSaen Le rouet d'Omphale in the background, which made the whole battle scene play out quirkier than it's prob meant to be. #booksky #ClassicLit #Tolstoy #FridayFunday

The fallout from the numb-sadness I felt after finishing The Dark Tower series is self-soothing by hitting the stacks of my fave local #bookstores and spending $$ on more books that I will probably not get to for months or years. Oh how the #backlog grows. #booksky #usedbooks #readinglife

It's the weekend so it's time for some light fun. Started Slayers & Vampires, & decided in order to really get into this oral history, I should rewatch #Buffy, so I restarted it. Wow, it takes me back, & it's still good! Need to find time to sneak in some #Persona too. #booksky #nonfiction #Retroid

Well, my #DarkTower journey is done. I know the ending is contentious but I loved it. Knowing what I know now, I'll want to re-read this all at some point. I feel a bit empty and lost now that it's over. Need to dive into another one with a toasty bevvy to numb the numbness. #booksky #oy #KingisKing

Despite the size of this I am breezing through #TheDarkTower - with only tears in my eyes to slow me down. I'm about halfway and did not expect this kind of gut punch. This is a lot to take in... I hope the weird hot choco helps me through this. #booksky #fiction #StephenKing #KingisKing

#FakeWork as my morning read was a bad idea. It's quite funny but gives me a huge boost of existential dread before I trudge off to work. Balboa Park from #SureFireSoulEnsemble also adds "fruit party" vibes from #Severance to my experience. #booksky #booksandmusic #corporatelife #deskjockey

It feels like the end of the world when it's cold out & hot spots are void of people - matches the mood of the book. Also, thought it would be fitting to lunch at a spot with automated food service while I start the chapter on robopocalypse. #EverythingMustGo #mondaymood #booksky #nonfiction

#JRPG s have so much text, thought trying #Persona3 would count as AM reading time. Jury is out on whether I like this genre, I prefer more action with my games. I can say that #Retroid devices are pretty cool though. This is an oldie but goodie. #RP4Pro #gaming #emulation #videogames #Fes

#MaryRoach makes me crave a drink, her books feel like settling in for a cozy chat with a friend who has great stories to tell. As usual, learned a lot while giggling through #ReplaceableYou, though I regret eating while reading certain parts of this. #booksky #booksandbeer #nonfiction #FridayFunDay

Oh boy. #AdjustmentDay - a disorienting, disturbing & funny read. Lots of flip flopping b/w storylines & easter egg/references to dig out & I loved every bit of it. The #satire is strong, but hits uncomfortably close to home in the crazy ass timeline we're living in. #booksky #underrated #palahniuk

Well this got weird. I like the meta direction this went, and the "the character" #StephenKing was fun and funny - the journal entries were a nice break from the central story too. #SureFireSoulEnsemble delivers the sounds to match the pre-00s world. #booksky #bookseries #fictionfriday #darktower

This was so fun! Reading about the background of the #Scream franchise, it all makes sense why the series never quite felt like your average #horror, and why it still feels relevant today. Big respect to #WesCraven too, he sounds like an awesome boss. #SundayScaries #nonfiction #booksky

Anyone play #StrangeHorticulture before? Made the mistake of trying it out over a quick break instead of reading, and now I can't stop playing. Quick break has now gone on for more than an hour. Not what I expected - sounded boring, and now I'm addicted. #videogame #cozygame #gamerlife #Steam

Carving out reading time at work is helping me take proper lunches rather than eat at my desk. I didn't expect book 6 to jump right in and pick up exactly where we left off in #5, especially since #5 had a whole other storyline open the first 1/4 of the book. #booksky #darktower #stephenking

Great book but I'm drained given the state of things in the americas. Funny how US foreign intervention actions remain the same over and over, yet we're somehow shocked each time they take sketchy unilateral action 🤷‍♀️ #Mettavolution energy kept my spirits up thru #Shadowplay . #booksky #booksandmusic

I've developed another addition that'll be disruptive to my reading progress. I'm late to this hobby but physical games really do feel so good in the hand after all the video gaming and screen time. Super excited to dive into #Onirim and #Tranquility. #boardgames #oniverse #FridayFunday

Kicking the year off: #InvisibleCities feels like wandering the streets of every city I've visited & of my imagination. #Shadowplay adds the fuel to my ever burning fire for the #Balkans. Speaker with no music bc I need my full focus to soak this all in. #ItaloCalvino #booksky #ArmchairTravel

Seems mildly unhealthy but I'll be entertaining myself to the max until the new year. #HollowKnight might kill any last shred of productivity I have. Hope the season is treating everyone well. #Scrooged #Ghibli #TheAeneid #ReadingTheClassics #TisTheSeason #CasioCTS1 #booksky

Really liked the format of #Antwerp - stories of quirky figures (not necessarily famous ones), their life/contributions/scandal building the everyday scene around them. A bit Dickensian. Chaotic #LifeofPablo matched the pace of the 1500s in the book. #booksky #nonfiction #booksandcoffee #history

Took this one on a little trip & giggled the whole flight. The subtle observational-humor in describing historical, cultural and political info made everything so memorable. I need more Ben Coates in my reading life. Onwards to Antwerp. #booksky #nonfiction #WhyTheDutchAreDifferent #travelbooks

Loving the story-telling style of this sort-of-history book so far. 🇳🇱 Bit of an odd combo - backdrop of the idyllic Dutch towns with calming windmills against the roar of Bruce Dickinson. Northern Europe theme to both I guess. #nonfiction #travelbooks #booksky #booksandmusic #mandrakeproject #miffy

The feeling of missing the people/times that have passed was so beautifully captured in this book. I feel deeply nostalgic for the good old days with my friends. Had some "travel" tunes to go with Tsukuru on his pilgrimages to see his pals. #murakami #booksandmusic #booksky #japanlit #litfic

Started Colorless Tsukuru thinking it might be a slow burn, but every time I pick it up for a few chapters I get pulled deep into, and then I'm distracted, thinking about it all day. Let's see if how much progress I can get through before work. #murakami #bookandbeans #mondaymorning #miffy #booksky

Actually, looking back, I can't blame Main Street on slow reading, it was hard to focus on because there were too many weird and beautiful things around to look at instead. #utrecht #antwerp #ghent #wanderlust

My oh my, at last I've finished #MainStreet. Story didn't feel out of place, despite being written in the 1920s - very much Real Housewives vibe but set in small towns 🤣. I usually enjoy #SinclairLewis, but this one took more effort (& a lot of bevvies). #Rotterdam #Utrecht #booksky #booksandbeer

Needed to inject a little spice in my reading as Main Street is feeling a bit ho-hum (which I think is the point). I'm breezing through #FromHereToEternity, a look at death rituals & traditions. I'm finding it beautiful & not grim at all despite the artwork here. #booksky #nonfiction #slowsundays

Reading while drinking #Delirium is perhaps not the most practical. Since the 1st one was so good, and my brain was still working after, I went for a 2nd soon after & it hit like a ton of bricks- #Belgians don't mess around. Also, book isn't exactly exhilarating to be fair... #booksky #booksandbeer

Reading a small town americana tale while traversing quaint 🇧🇪 towns feels a bit off. New goal: finish #MainStreet quickly so I can hit up some used bookshops for a new read. #booksky #SinclairLewis #BEL #fiction

I may have gone a little overboard with my devices. Haven't even glanced at the Switch since I started playing old school classics with these. Now the hard part: I'll need to pick one, and only one for the next trip. #retrohandheld #powkiddy #miyoo #retroid #gaming #rg40xxv #gamingonthego

The before & after - started #TheBookOfGuilt on crisp, well tucked hotel bed, finished it thrashing around in anxiety. Based on the cover I thought this would be a relaxing story set in the countryside, was I ever wrong 🤣. What a weird, thrilling ride. #booksky #thriller #fiction #notwhatiexpected

Do I read or do I game? #Danubia is queued up, but #Pokemon Fire Red is here too... Also love a fake beach setting in the middle of concrete land. #danubia #eauclaire #yyc #powkiddy #rgb20s #streetart #booksky

Haven't been able to quite get back into reading, or anything for that matter since this mini getaway. I can never get enough of this place. #weekender #travel #canada #mountroyal #LeVieuxMontreal #MTL #lafontaine #Autumn

Autocracy Inc was a lot to digest. After that one and The Godfather I need a break from the serious stuff, so starting my #Pokemon journey with Fire Red. Never played these before. A kid recommended I start with this one. I hope I don't suck. #powkiddy #retrogames #retrohandheld #videogames #gba

Still not done with this book. #TheGodfather is taking longer than expected, but I've also been very distracted by these beautiful streets. Amazing coffee from Bernice, also, the canal nearby seems like somewhere where an enemy of the Corleone's might be dumped... #MTL #coffeeandchill #booksky

Back on #TheGodfather, with a side of heart attack breakfast. Seems like something the Don might eat. #booksky #mtl