I have missed the last few Musing Mondays, but today I just felt in the mood to muse a little. Check Should Be Reading to see what others are chatting about.
Here are some possible topics:
Describe one of your reading habits.
• Tell us what book(s) you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s).
• What book are you currently desperate to get your hands on? Tell us about it!
• Tell us what you’re reading right now — what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; what you are (or, aren’t) enjoying it.
• Do you have a bookish rant? Something about books or reading (or the industry) that gets your ire up? Share it with us!
• Instead of the above questions, maybe you just want to ramble on about something else pertaining to books — let’s hear it, then!
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So, today I’m going to ramble a bit, sharing odds and ends that strike my fancy.
As I posted my review today of Save the Date, I realized that I have written reviews for all the Vine and Author Review Books on my stacks through July. And there are only four on my August stacks. Although I think another two or three books are in the mail, headed my way.
It is sometimes a challenge to keep ahead of those review books, and still find time to read the books I bought, some as far back as 2011 (although there are only a few of those left!).
Another delightful piece of news (for me); on Thursday, I moaned and groaned about the new posting system at WP (My Bookish/Not So Bookish Thoughts).
And then, quite by accident, as I prepared to write a new post, I noticed a little place to click if I wanted the Classic Posting System. Yay for classic!
So all is not lost. Just as on Amazon, where there is a new system that I don’t like, with no place in it for inserting book links; however, again, magic click takes us to the Classic Mode.
Speaking of Amazon: here are my recent stats showing that I just posted my 1100th Review!
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Reviews written: 1,100
Reviewer rank: 423
Helpful votes: 3,257 of 3,834
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AN INTERIOR JOURNEY 
I am not as caught up as you. Wish I was.
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Oh, I spend a lot of time reading and blogging and reviewing…I don’t do a lot of housework, LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Jo.
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1,100 reviews–now that is seriously impressive milestone!
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Thanks, Bookmammal….I had no idea, when I started reviewing back in 2008, how many reviews one could accumulate in just a short while.
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What a lot of reviews you have on Amazon, I thought I’d done well when I passed the 500 mark. I was over ambitious with my review books for August a mistake I’m not keen to repeat.
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Thanks, Cleopatra….the numbers just add up after a while. And yes, it is so hard to turn down review books!
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Well done on 1100 reviews! Congratulations.
I didn’t make a Musing Mondays post, but did blog that it was on this date in 1850 that Honoré de Balzac died and gave a link to Victor Hugo’s “The Death of Balzac.” http://wp.me/pZnGI-bx
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Thanks, Madame Vauquer….and what an interesting link! Glad you could stop by and share.
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1100 reviews?? Wow! That is super impressive!!
Glad you were able to find a way back to classic mode on WP and Amazon!
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Thanks, Shannon, and I am very glad I found the “click” to resume classic modes. I am surprised I didn’t notice it at first, and spent all that time fuming about it all…LOL
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You are amazing!
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So sweet of you to say, Patty, and thanks for stopping by….
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Wow, what an amazing reviewer rank at Amazon! I think I’m in the 14000s 🙂 Now I’m off to check out the classic posting on WP. Thanks for the heads up!
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I was so glad to find it, too, Mary, as I found the new way of posting here frustrating. Nothing worked quite right. Thanks for stopping by.
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Congrats on the Vine reviews! I finally got caught up with July book thoughts. I agree, yay for classic, I think I am still on classic blogger! LOL
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I hope they never take away the “classic” options! Thanks for stopping by, Nise, and for the congrats. I just posted reviews one at a time, and somehow they added up (from 2008 to present).
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I’ve never heard of these ‘modes’ o.O I’m not very amazon-savvy I’m afraid XD
But whoaa well done on so many reviews! That’s truly gobsmacking!
–B
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No worries, Miss B….LOL; thanks for stopping by!
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