Weekly Geeks: Discover New Blogs

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The challenge this week was to discover new (to you) blogs from those who signed up for Weekly Geeks. Here are five that stood out for me:

1. Bold Blue Adventure – I liked its well-organized, uncluttered layout. I took a peek at her list of books read by month and found some interesting titles (such as The Three Incestuous Sisters – what is that about??) that I will add to my LibraryThing queue. I didn’t entirely agree with her review of The Blind Assassin (it’s my favorite Atwood novel), but she offered an interesting perspective on it.
2. Everyday Reads – A reader with eclectic tastes. How eclectic? She has reviews of The Virgin Suicides, Notes from Underground, and Fables: Legends in Exile. That’s my kind of reader.
3. Adventures in Reading – A quirky reader with a varied book list. There are entries about Edgar Allan Poe, Japanese literature, and even an entry about words she likes. There are also two entries devoted to Nancy Drew! (Here and here.) Yes, the series is indeed terribly dated, but it brings me back to my own nerdy childhood, so I’m definitely sold. Now that I think about it, though, how the eff did I manage to relate to Nancy Drew – described by the reviewer as “the too perfect, wealthy, Aryan daughter” – as a child in the impoverished Philippines?
4. Book Garden – Short, incisive reviews on books about a myriad of subjects. Jen Clair tackles historical fiction and young adult fiction and also conducts give-aways on a regular basis. A reader that’s both smart and generous. What’s not to like?
5. The Deus Ex Machina Complex (And Other Theories) – An irreverent reader who describes herself as “definitely not better than bacon … but a huge fan of boys kissing.” She seems to be an avowed nerd with an acerbic wit and a fellow fan girl with random obsessions. The words kindred spirit come to mind.

I definitely found a lot of new blogs that I will read on a regular basis. Because I subscribe to the blogs I read, I usually become unaware of what their blogs look like after a while. After seeing all the pretty layouts, I think it’s time for me to revamp mine a little bit, perhaps clean up the categories and add a blogroll. All in all, this was a really fun challenge and I’m really looking forward to next week’s theme. Reading the opinions of so many talented and enthusiastic readers may have been just what I needed to get out of my reading/reviewing slump.

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