Doorstoppers in December Wrap Up I like to lose myself in a big, chunky read at the end of the year, and so I was immediately taken with idea of Doorstoppers in December when Laura at drlauratisdall.wordpress.com first mentioned it. While I wasn't sure how many I could squeeze in, I managed to read four doorstoppers last month. I'll be honest, I was hoping for five, but the Christmas period was quite hectic and there just wasn't as much time for reading as I'd hoped!

My #DoorstoppersInDecember wrap up post!

Flashlight (2025), by Susan Choi I really did enjoy romping through Susan Choi’s Flashlight after reading Christina Stead’s (literally) heavyweight House of All Nations.  It was a bit of a dash because it was due back …

It's much easier to read a novel for #DoorstoppersInDecember if it becomes a page-turner in the second half: Booker nominee Flashlight by Susan Choi
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#DoorstoppersInDecember: Round-Up and Reflections It’s been fantastic to see so many bloggers participating in Doorstoppers in December in its inaugural year – check out the master post to see their reviews and thoughts. Thank you all …

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House of All Nations (1938), by Christina Stead What on earth can I tell you about Christina Stead’s Doorstopper House of All Nations that hasn’t already been said by the very small number of people who have read it? It’s big, …

I've done it! Christina Dead's House of All Nations is 832 pages and I've just scraped into #DoorstoppersInDecember by three days.
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Ebook cover of Children of Ash and Elm

A book for #DoorstoppersInDecember, Neil Price's excellent "Children of Ash and Elm", a definitive history of the Vikings. librofulltime.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/b... #booksky 📚💙💡

TCL’s WWW Wednesday #24 – December 24, 2025. The WWW Wednesday meme This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and was revived by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words and is a great way to do an update on your reading and plans. I know lots of people do this one every week, but my being such a slow reader, you'd all get bored seeing the same thing week after week.

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon. TCL's WWW Wednesday #24 - December 24, 2025. My reading schedule means I almost didn't find time to do this update, again. Thanks to @SamAnnElizabeth of Taking on a World of Words for #WWWWednesday #DoorstoppersInDecember #DeanStreetDecember #HappyHolidays2025

“Ne had her compasse lost”: #DoorstoppersInDecember Hermaphrodite figure with egg from 16th-century alchemical text ‘Splendor Solis’ by Salomon Trismosin. The Rose Field:The Book of Dust, Volume Three by Philip Pullman, illustrated by Ch…

My review of the #PhilipPullman title 'The Rose Field', the finale of #TheBookOfDust, read for #DoorstoppersInDecember wp.me/sezD85-trf

Flavored For Deception. Book Review for “May Contain Murder” (AKA "Murder Below Deck") by Orlando Murrin (Chef Paul Delamare Mystery #2). Summary: "Worse things happen at sea. Paul Delamare has been roped into accompanying his old friend on a luxury cruise aboard the magnificent superyacht Mal de Mer. It’s all plain sailing until his friend’s priceless necklace is stolen, and everyone falls under suspicion. 

#BookThreads #booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon Flavored For Deception. My (early, or maybe late) #BookReview for “May Contain Murder” (AKA "Murder Below Deck") by Orlando Murrin (Chef Paul Delamare Mystery #2), on my #bookblog now. #2025NewReleaseChallenge #CloakDaggerChal #DoorstoppersInDecember

A Relatively Dangerous Resort. Book Review for “Everyone in My Family has Killed Someone” by Benjamin Stevenson. Summary: "I was dreading the Cunningham family reunion even before the first murder. Before the storm stranded us at the mountain resort. The thing is, us Cunninghams don't really get along. We've only got one thing in common: we've all killed someone. When they find the first body in the snow, it's clear that only a Cunningham could have committed the crime - and it's up to me to prove it.

#BookThreads #Booksky 💙📚 #bookstodon A Relatively Dangerous Resort - My #bookreview for #EveryoneInMyFamilyHasKilledSomeone by #BenjaminStevenson on my #bookblog! This first #ErnestCunningham novel made me see why I'll be reading them all. #BeatTheBacklist #CloakDaggerChal #DoorstoppersInDecember

Katabasis by R. F. Kuang Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld. Grad student Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become the brightest mind in the field of analytic magick. But the only person who can make her dream come true is dead and – inconveniently – in Hell. And Alice, along with her biggest rival Peter Murdoch, is going after him.

My review of Katabasis by R. F. Kuang #DoorstoppersInDecember 💙📚

Three and three-quarters shelves full of books to be read

Nearly there: State of the TBR December 2025 librofulltime.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/s... including setting intentions for #DeanStreetDecember25 and #DoorstoppersinDecember #booksky 📚💙

#DoorstoppersInDecember: Many, many options Given my current reading pace, I probably won’t be getting through as many Doorstoppers in December as I would like – but having gone through my Goodreads TBR, I have certainly found lo…

Lots of options for #DoorstoppersinDecember! If you fancy tackling some big books in December, do join this challenge and share what you'd like to read: drlauratisdall.wordpress.com/2025/11/28/d... #booksky

I Like Big Books and I Cannot Lie With apologies for introducing an earworm from my twisting of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s 1992 dubious classic in the title to this post, I’ve noticed a couple of the blogs that I follow mentioning…

There's a new reading challenge in town. My thoughts on Big Books and #DoorstoppersInDecember

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Doorstoppers in December I like big books and I cannot lie!  Hi, and welcome to my Doorstoppers in December sign up post.  The brainchild of Laura who blogs at drlauratisdall.wordpress.com, Doorstoppers in December is…

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Doorstoppers in December I like big books and I cannot lie! Hi, and welcome to my Doorstoppers in December sign up post.  The brainchild of Laura who blogs at drlauratisdall.wordpress.com, Doorstoppers in December is intended to celebrate the big book when the publishing industry is trending towards shorter reads.  Like Laura, I sometimes want a big, chunky novel to fully immerse myself in and I like to tackle these books in December.

My #DoorstoppersInDecember sign-up post!

Winding Up the Week #447 This week, I look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, announce Doorstoppers in December, keep up with a variety of literary anniversar…

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Doorstoppers in December! It’s almost time for Doorstoppers in December! A reminder of this challenge and why it came about: I made this extremely sophisticated graphic which you can use or ignore as you see fit. I lo…

Making plans for Doorstoppers in December! Book bloggers & others, do feel free to join in drlauratisdall.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/d... #doorstoppersindecember #booksky

Winding Up the Week #425 This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, suggest penning a letter to the sea, announce Paris in July 2025, urge readers t…

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