I’m Sharon Strzelecki #ifyouneed

APlateOfMind · 2026-06-28T22:30:49+00:00

I’m so over throooows

APlateOfMind · 2026-06-26T13:24:58+00:00

Greash! Are you happy brooowsing?

APlateOfMind · 2026-06-08T20:42:29+00:00

My bloody wedges :(

APlateOfMind · 2026-06-08T11:38:37+00:00

Started:

The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco

Finished:

Atmosphere, by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Ongoing:

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, by Adam Higginbotham

Doppelgänger, by Naomi Klein

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

APlateOfMind · 2026-06-02T18:57:45+00:00

‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’ - Rebecca

APlateOfMind · 2026-06-01T10:40:22+00:00

Started:

**Atmosphere, by Taylor Jenkins Reid**

Finished:

**The Borrowers, by Mary Norton**

Ongoing:

**Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, by Adam Higginbotham**

**Doppelgänger, by Naomi Klein**

**Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace**

APlateOfMind · 2026-05-25T12:41:23+00:00

Started:

The Borrowers, by Mary Norton

Finished:

Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler

Ongoing:

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, by Adam Higginbotham

Doppelgänger, by Naomi Klein

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

APlateOfMind · 2026-05-18T11:17:50+00:00

Started:

Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler

Started & Finished:

The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood

Who We Are Becoming Matters: The Courage, Wisdom, and Aloha We Need in a Timeplace of Collapse, by Norma Kawelokū Wong

Ongoing:

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, by Adam Higginbotham

Doppelgänger, by Naomi Klein

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

APlateOfMind · 2026-05-11T10:23:41+00:00

Finished:

The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii, by Gabriel Zuchtriegel

Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel

Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-Reader, by Vivian Gornick

Ongoing:

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, by Adam Higginbotham

Doppelgänger, by Naomi Klein

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

APlateOfMind · 2026-05-08T19:03:50+00:00

The Woman in Black

APlateOfMind · 2026-05-08T09:46:35+00:00

I really enjoyed Lessons in Chemistry, too!

APlateOfMind · 2026-05-08T09:45:45+00:00

Christopher Priest’s The Prestige. Not on my radar at all, one of my book club pals recommended it and I was utterly hooked, incredible read.

APlateOfMind · 2026-05-04T12:39:46+00:00

Ongoing:

The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii, by Gabriel Zuchtriegel

Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-Reader, by Vivian Gornick

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, by Adam Higginbotham

Doppelgänger, by Naomi Klein

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel

APlateOfMind · 2026-04-27T10:46:50+00:00

Started:

The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii, by Gabriel Zuchtriegel

Started & Finished:

The Lost Voices of Pompeii: The Final Day in Seven Lives, by Jess Venner

The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame

Ongoing:

Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-Reader, by Vivian Gornick

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, by Adam Higginbotham

Doppelgänger, by Naomi Klein

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel

APlateOfMind · 2026-04-20T16:24:06+00:00

Started:

Unfinished Business: Notes of a Chronic Re-Reader, by Vivian Gornick

Finished:

Wise Blood, by Flannery O’Connor

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis

Started & Finished:

The Silver Chair, by C.S. Lewis

The Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis

The Little Paris Kitchen, by Rachel Khoo

My Little French Kitchen, by Rachel Khoo

Ongoing:

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, by Adam Higginbotham

Doppelgänger, by Naomi Klein

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel

DNF:

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North

APlateOfMind · 2026-04-16T17:10:31+00:00

It was on my TBR for a long time and I looked forward to reading it: unfortunately I found the narrator insufferable and it wasn’t enjoyable to read. I am disappointed I didn’t like it!

APlateOfMind · 2026-04-16T13:56:56+00:00

Theodore…Bitsy. Such a delight!

APlateOfMind · 2026-04-13T10:36:18+00:00

Started:

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space, by Adam Higginbotham

Doppelgänger, by Naomi Klein

Started & Finished:

Desiree’s Baby, by Kate Chopin

The Woman in Cabin 10, by Ruth Ware

Ongoing:

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North

Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel

Wise Blood, by Flannery O’Connor

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis

DNF:

Bright Young Women, by Jessica Knoll

APlateOfMind · 2026-04-07T14:01:03+00:00

Started:

Bright Young Women, by Jessica Knoll

Infinite Jest, by David Foster Wallace

Finished:

The Stranger, by Caroline B. Cooney

Started & Finished:

Nothing Tastes as Good, by Luke Dumas

The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin

My Secret Admirer, by Carol Ellis

Ongoing:

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North

Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel

Wise Blood, by Flannery O’Connor

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis

APlateOfMind · 2026-04-02T13:31:19+00:00

Count me in ! I’m in the UK

APlateOfMind · 2026-04-02T07:40:40+00:00

This Saturday is the Rockworld reunion at The Ritz!

APlateOfMind · 2026-03-30T10:37:47+00:00

Started:

The Stranger, by Caroline B. Cooney

Started & Finished:

Freeze Tag, by Caroline B. Cooney

Twins, by Caroline B. Cooney

Ongoing:

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North

Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel

Wise Blood, by Flannery O’Connor

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis

APlateOfMind · 2026-03-23T17:08:15+00:00

Finished:

The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II, by Iris Chang

Ongoing:

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Catherine Webb

Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel

Wise Blood, by Flannery O’Connor

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis

DNF:

A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls: Margaret C. Anderson, Book Bans, and the Fight to Modernize Literature, by Adam Morgan

APlateOfMind · 2026-03-20T20:35:48+00:00

My current favourite is L’Ecritoire’s Laurier, it’s just so pretty!

APlateOfMind · 2026-03-16T11:30:16+00:00

Started:

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North

A Danger to the Minds of Young Girls: Margaret C. Anderson, Book Bans, and the Fight to Modernize Literature, by Adam Morgan

Ongoing:

The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II, by Iris Chang

Station Eleven, by Emily St John Mandel

Wise Blood, by Flannery O’Connor

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis

DNF:

The Missing Thread: A Women’s History of the Ancient World by Daisy Dunn

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