My Bookish Life

        Hello and how are you guys? I have had a pretty good day today and I hope you have too ! I had the day off work. I didn't go any where but, I stayed at the house and did some cleaning . Then I just chilled out the rest of the afternoon and done some reading and took a bath.        Now I want to work on my blog some before I have to start cooking dinner. I'm going to make my favorite dinner tonight which is fried potatoes , pinto beans and corn bread and I like to have a jalapeno and a slice of onion with it . Before I cook all that though, I want to discuss books! Title: The Great Artists : Vincent Van Gogh Author: Susie Hodges Genre: Non-fiction Pages: 90 Rating: 5 stars! Synopsis: This introduction to some of the greatest artists of the past 150 years looks at their lives and inspirations, and showcases a selection of the artists most significant paintings. Van Gogh's style of painting is now famous world wide, but during his lifetime hi...

     Hello and how are you guys? I'm doing pretty good and I hope all of you are doing good too. I'm kind of excited because we might be getting a good bit of snow tonight. If that happens and kiddo and I get to play in the snow it will be so much fun!      Right now though I want to work on my blog and talk about books! I already have my January TBR planned out . I'm going to be reading lots of non-fiction this month. I have felt like learning new stuff recently so that's why I planned a huge non-fiction reading month. I think I have made some interesting picks so lets get started.  1. Government Bullies: How Everyday American's Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned By The Feds Author: Rand Paul    I have been wanting to read this one for a bit. Rand Paul wrote one of my favorite books of last year and it made me want to check out some of the others he has written. I have already started reading this one and it's pretty good so far. So ...

Title: This Is Going To Hurt: Music, Photography,  and Life Through The Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx Author: Nikki Sixx  Genre: Art, Biography,  Photography,  Self Help (maybe)  Pages: 2233 Rating: 3.5 or 4 stars     Summary: This Is Gonna Hurt is music, photography and life through the distorted lens of Nikki Sixx, bassist for heavy metal band Motley Crue and the New York Times bestselling author of The Heroin Diaries.  A combination of powerful prose and dramatic photographs,  This Is Going To Hurt is an arresting,  deeply personal look through the eyes of a real rock star at a stark , post-addiction world.     My thoughts on the book: This is another book I read to highlight the musicians involved with the concert I'm being optimistic that I'm still going to get to go see this August.  Even though I can only give it a 3.5 or a 4 this was an interesting read. I would say that it actually blended a few differe...