2018/12/30

DECEMBER BOOK HAUL

We've made it to the very last book haul of the year! We've only got a few more days before 2019 starts and I don't know about you, but I'm ready for it. I always like the beginning of a new year where everything feels fresh and the world feels more open. It's also fun to make new reading goals and stuff like that!

I've got a wonderful little stack of new books this month, all of which I'm very excited about. Some of them were very kindly sent to me by the publishers and the rest I acquired myself!











(affiliate links)
(*books sent by publishers)

I hope you're all doing well and enjoy the remainder of the year!

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2018/12/29

2018

It's almost the end of another year and it's time to take a look at this years reading stats!

How Many Books I Read: 
As with the last few years, I made a goal of reading 100 books this year and I did it!


Books Per Month:
January: 11
February: 10
March: 8
April: 7
May: 9
June: 6
July: 12
August: 9
September: 5
October: 9
November: 7
December: 7

The Books I Read:
(via Goodreads)

Personal Challenges:
10 Translated Books: 10
10 Classics: 10
5 Books In Norwegian: 1
5 Rereads: 4


How was your reading year? Are you pleased with how it went?
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2018/12/28

2018/12/27

2018/12/26

BOOK REVIEW:
THE ORDER OF TIME BY CARLO ROVELLI

Title: The Order of Time
Author: Carlo Rovelli, Simon Cartnell (translator), Erica Segre (translator)
Published: 2017
Language: English (translated from Italian)
Pages: 176
Rating: 4/5


Summary:
In this book, Rovelli delves into the science of time and explains how it doesn't work exactly how people think it does.


Review:
Time... really messes with my brain like nothing else, and reading this has messed me up even more (but I love it).

We got to learn a little bit about time in Rovelli's Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, and this explains the concept even more. Who knew time is not at all what we think it is? I didn't and it blows my mind!

I really applaud Rovelli's skill at explaining difficult concepts in an easily digestible way. I will say though, that this book was a bit more challenging than Seven Brief Lessons, as it goes much deeper into the detail of the physics of time. There's even a part in the book that says; these next two chapters are a bit challenging and very scientific, so if you're not into it, skip them (I didn't, although I understood only about 20% of what I read). Still though, it was really exciting and even fun to read this!

I just adore books like these and I think they can really spark an interest in science in people. Science can be great fun if only one has a good teacher and Rovelli is one of them.
You can get this book at The Book Depository (affiliate link)
You can read more about it on Goodreads
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2018/12/24

12 DAYS OF VLOGMAS #12:
COLORING THE MAGICAL CHRISTMAS


I wish you all a very merry Christmas!
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