The joy of Cristmas Book Tag

Hello dear bookish friends,

To the questions!

1) Anticipation: The Christmas excitement is real, what book release(s) are you most anticipating?

I don't keep track of new realeses actually, I usually read older books.

2) Christmas Songs & Carols: What book or author can you not help but sing it's praises?

Cassandra Clare, George R.R Martin, Diana Gabaldon.

3) Gingerbread Houses: What book or series has wonderful world building?

I haven't read a lot of fantasy lately but the one I can think of is Game of thrones by George R.R Martin.

4) A Christmas Carol: Favorite classic or one that you want to read

I want to read War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy at some point. It seems like something I just have to do before I die, hah! A friend of mine finished it this year, so I really have to read & annotate it.

Synpsis:

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656.War_and_Peace?from_search=true

Paperback, Oxford World's Classics, 1392 pages

Published June 25th 1998 by Oxford University Press (first published 1867)

'War and Peace' broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfilment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men.

As Napoleon’s army invades, Tolstoy brilliantly follows characters from diverse backgrounds—peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers — as they struggle with the problems unique to their era, their history, and their culture. And as the novel progresses, these characters transcend their specificity, becoming some of the most moving, and human, figures in world literature.

5) Christmas Sweets: What book would you love to receive for Christmas

I'd love to have the Harry Potter series ( hardcover edition, in English ) by J.K. Rowling. It's one of my favorite series & I really want to read them again & annotate them.

6) Candles in the Window: What book gives you that warm fuzzy feeling

To all the boys I've loved before - Jenny Han.

7) Christmas Trees & Decorations: What are some of your favorite book covers?








8) Christmas Joy: What are some of your favorite things about Christmas And/Or some of your favorite Christmas memories?

The wonderful food & the company!