Happy Saturday, everyone! After a truly horrendous week of dizzy spells, coughing blood, and jabbing COVID tests up my already super sore nose because I felt sure my symptoms must mean I had to test positive eventually - SPOILER ALERT: I didn't - I've decided that I need a bit of a break from writing … Continue reading Reacting To Five-Star Reviews of Horrible Books I’ve Read These Past Few Years
Trevlig lördag, alla! It's me! And unless I manage to colossally fuck things up within the next 24 hours, I am currently one day away from hitting a two-year streak on Duolingo!! Which obviously means you're getting another Duolingo post to celebrate. I've got to make use of my two-year-streak-week while I can! (Am I … Continue reading Recommending Books Based On Weird Duolingo Sentences || Fantasy Edition
"Wer Bücher liest, schaut in die Welt und nicht nur bis zum Zaune." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Man glaubt es kaum, aber ich bin heute tatsächlich mal wieder muttersprachlich unterwegs! Und das, obwohl noch keine vier Jahre vergangen sind, seitdem ich mich das letzte Mal auf Deutsch zu Wort gemeldet habe. Man kann wahrlich stolz … Continue reading In German: “Warum liest du eigentlich nie was auf Deutsch?” || Mein kompliziertes Verhältnis zur deutschen Literatur und ein Versuch, etwas daran zu ändern
Happy Saturday, everyone! You know how February is supposed to be the shortest month of the year? Well, I didn't really notice any of that because mine was both insanely eventful and filled with books that I mysteriously managed to squeeze in somehow. Like, seriously, when I sat down to write this wrap-up, I almost … Continue reading What I Read in February 2023
Happy Saturday, everyone! As you have probably already figured out from the remarkably mysterious title of this post, A Book Owl's Corner has recently hit 600 followers!! (Okay, fine, this actually already happened several weeks ago, at least if you also count my e-mail followers. But I needed to save this post for a week … Continue reading Q&A Collab Announcement || Thank You for 600 Followers!
Happy Saturday, everyone! Being the math-loving literature nerd that I am, I have always been OBSESSED with artificial intelligence. Like, there is so much theory behind it! 🤗 The geeky computer aspects of these systems are fascinating, there are so many parallels to language learning involved, and eerily sentient AIs are inarguably one of the best … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence Meets Literature || Rewriting Synopses of Popular Books with ChatGPT
Happy Saturday, everyone! Remember that time when I reacted to my ten-year-old self's highly questionable fiction writing skills? Well, evidently, I haven't embarrassed myself enough on this blog because while trying to get the mess of files on my laptop into some kind of order, I recently came across some of eleven-year-old Naemi's old book … Continue reading Book Blogger in the Making? || Reviewing My Sixth-Grade Self’s Book Reviewing Skills 😅
Happy Saturday, everyone! Welcome to the shortest month of the year, as well as one of the most abysmal reading wrap-ups you've probably ever witnessed! Some January highlights, featuring: Mountains with no snow, mountains with slightly more snow, and sudden Alpine snowfalls that proved it was January after all and forced me to get up … Continue reading What I Read in January 2023
Happy Saturday, everyone! Am I milking the opportunity to wrap up 2022 for all it's worth? Quite possibly 😁 But hey, regular content is regular content! Anyway, as a nosy person who absolutely adores math, I've always been beyond fascinated by others' blogging statistics. I love when people share them, I love hearing their reasoning … Continue reading Reacting to My 2022 Blogging Stats || A.K.A. Me Judging My Viewers’ Taste in Content
Happy Saturday, everyone! We've looked at my favorite books, we've looked at my least favorite books, but what we haven't looked at yet is how much I read, what I read, and how well I did at achieving the bookish goals I set for myself in 2022! (Sure, technically you could figure out most of … Continue reading 2022 Wrap-Up || Bookish Stats, Goal Check-In, 2023 Goals
Happy Saturday, everyone! It's time for one of my favorite posts of the year! Let's talk about the worst, most terrible, incredibly disappointing, and mind-numbingly stupid/racist/boring books 2022 had to offer! 😈 **insert evil cackling** 😈 Seriously, though, if I had to put up with reading these awful books, shouldn't I at least get some … Continue reading My Least Favorite and Most Disappointing Books of 2022
Happy New Year, everyone! As is traditional here on A Book Owl's Corner, I've decided to welcome 2023 on a positive note by giving you a ton of suggestions on what to read this year! Okay, well, maybe not a ton... This year, you're actually getting a real top ten list of favorites. Although, of … Continue reading My Favorite Books of 2022
Happy Saturday, everyone! Can you believe that there are only a few hours of 2022 left? Or that I am actually here and posting something for a change? Miracles will never cease, I suppose... Anyway, I figured I might as well give you this wrap-up today because a) I don't have another post ready and … Continue reading What I Read in December 2022
Happy Saturday everyone! Yes, I'm still alive. Barely. You know when you feel like you're a ship seconds away from sinking, narrowly keeping your decks above water, and then somebody comes and dumps a whole bunch of additional cargo onto you? Well, let's just say that that's a pretty accurate description of my November 😅 … Continue reading What I Read in November 2022
Happy Saturday, everyone! October has come and gone, we've made it to the penultimate month of the year, and at least here in Central Europe, fall has arrived in full force. The leaves have changed color, the valleys are swathed in fog, and the first mountain tops are already covered in snow. Some October highlights, … Continue reading What I Read in October 2022
Happy Saturday, everyone! Yes, we're breaking from tradition in more ways than one with this post... First of all, you may have noticed my creative new intro. Instead of greeting you with "Happy Friday!", I've come up with a totally original "Happy Saturday!" to spice things up a bit! With me working insane hours during … Continue reading The End of the Year Book Tag 2022
Happy Friday, everyone! I'm here!! A few hours later than usual, sure, but better late than never, right? (Of course, I would love to tell you there was a grand reason for my tardiness, but what it really boils down to is that I was too freaking lazy to get started on this post and … Continue reading The Functions Book Tag || ORIGINAL
Happy Friday, everyone! After a thoroughly chaotic work week, I'm not really on top of anything right now, so randomness it is! Who doesn't love a bit of chaos every once in a while? (Let's just quietly ignore that I said I would give you my final Realm of the Elderlings review today 🙃 That … Continue reading The Randomness Tag
Happy Friday, everyone! What a whirlwind September has been! I'm not even kidding when I say this was probably one of the most chaotic months of my life. It's not every day that you move across the country, have your newly bought car break down, and get into a bike accident while trying to navigate … Continue reading What I Read in September 2022
Happy Friday, everyone! As usual, I'm late to the party, but today, I've decided to jump on the bandwagon and spill the beans about tropes I absolutely love reading about! Amidst my transportation troubles - I still haven't figured out the car situation and might've torn up my arm and my favorite pair of jeans … Continue reading Random Stuff I Love Reading About || My Favorite Tropes
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