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Hooked on Books: An Oral History

Posted on July 15, 2024 by Ryn PB

Hello and welcome to my blog, Poor Unfortunate Stories! My name is Ursula, and I will be your captain on this voyage into reading. Today, however, I have some co-navigators—my arch-nemesis Terry and his grandkid LJ. Every week, we will … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Fiction Short Stories, LGBT+ | Tagged age, ages, blog, book, book blogs, books, booktube, fish puns, generation, generation gap, generational gap, generations, grandkid, grandparents, LGBT+, librarian, library, life lessons, nemesis, nonbinary, old, oral history, podcast, puns, reading, student, the little mermaid, transcript, writing, young | Leave a comment

Mid-Year Book Freakout Tag

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Ryn PB

This is a tag I’ve seen on booktube and book blogs alike. Here is the original tag for anyone interested. So far this year, I’ve read 27 books, which means I’m a tiny bit ahead of my 52-book goal. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged adeem the artist, anna-marie mclemore, blog, books, booktube, chloe gong, coffee, fantasy, favorites, gabrielle zevin, graphic novels, hobie, hobie brown, julia drake, lakelore, lakes, legends, legends and lattes, LGBT+, list, movie, music, new, queer lit, reading, releases, sequels, siblings, sister, spider-man-spiderman, spider-punk, spider-verse, spiderpunk, spiderverse, tag, tea, the mountain goats, tomorrow, trans, trans experience, trans lit, trans stories, translated lit, transphobia, wrap up, wrapup, writing | 2 Comments

August 2022: How I gave myself homework even though I’m not in school anymore

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Ryn PB

What I Got: What I Read: Another month, another excuse to give myself fake homework instead of actually being productive. If you want the details of the Orilium: Autumn Equinox 2022 Readathon, I’ll link it here, but the basic facts … Continue reading →

Posted in polysyllabic spree | Tagged anxiety, arcs, audiobooks, booklover, books, booktube, david arnold, drink, dystopian, emery lee, emily austin, fantasy, going crazy, graphic novels, hockey, joan he, LGBT+, library, maggie stiefvater, magical readathon, mental health, mental illness, millenial stories, new zealand, orilium, post-apocalyptic, queer lit, readathon, readathons, reading, school, sci fi, science fiction, tea, the raven boys, the raven cycle | Leave a comment

Repeat Rewind Book Tag #2: How I learned to love cheesiness as much as angst

Posted on October 30, 2021 by Ryn PB

I’m back with another Repeat Rewind Tag! After doing that first one, I’ve been pairing songs and books together in my head all the time. It’s so fun! So I decided to give myself another challenge and let Spotify choose … Continue reading →

Posted in polysyllabic spree | Tagged 5 seconds of summer, 5sos, bo burnham, book, book tag, books, booktube, harry styles, im just a kid, laura dean, leigh bardugo, LGBT+, maggie stiefvater, mental health, molly knox ostertag, music, one direction, perks of being a wallflower, reading, repeat rewind, simple plan, six of crows, sleeping with sirens, tag, the poppy war, the raven cycle, the witch boy, writing | Leave a comment

May 2019: How I Read Too Much Because of Boredom, Anxiety, and Unemployment

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Ryn PB

What I Read: The rest of Do What You Want edited by Ruby Tandoh Crown of Feathers by Nicki Pau Preto Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol The Bad Beginning (re-read) by Lemony Snicket The Reptile Room (re-read) by Lemony Snicket … Continue reading →

Posted in new era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged books, booktube, drag, eliza and her monsters, ghost, graphic novels, i wish you all the best, lara jean, lemony snicket, LGBT+, mason deaver, mental health, mick jagger, neil gaiman, nonbinary, owlcrate, paperbackdreams, prince, queer lit, radio silence, romance books, series of unfortunate events, the rolling stones, to all the boys i've loved before, umbrella academy | Leave a comment

January 2019: How I’m Changing the Way I Approach Reading

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Ryn PB

What I Read: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green A Study in Scarlet (re-read) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Story of Green Day by Doug Small Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson Part of The Courtier by Baldesar Castiglione … Continue reading →

Posted in new era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged alternative press, ariel bissett, books, booktube, green day, hank green, LGBT+, nick hornby, problemsofabooknerd, reading, shakespeare, sherlock holmes, used books | Leave a comment