There's Something About KM

A blog about books and miscellany

  • Home
  • Blog
    • Book Reviews
      • Book Review Requests
    • From My Bookshelf
      • From Your Bookshelf
    • Reading Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales
    • Sunday Morning Thoughts
    • On the Road
  • About
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • Blog
    • Book Reviews
      • Book Review Requests
    • From My Bookshelf
      • From Your Bookshelf
    • Reading Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales
    • Sunday Morning Thoughts
    • On the Road
  • About
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy

No Widgets found in the Sidebar Alt!

  • Blog

    Dark Tales (Part One) | Reading Shirley Jackson

    October 23, 2021 /

    After another reread, I’m bringing forth my thoughts on each of Shirley Jackson’s Dark Tales. These rapid fire reviews are split up into two parts: the first eight stories are featured here, and the final nine will be in the second post. I hope you enjoy, and also look forward to hearing your thoughts on any of these stories, or Shirley Jackson’s storytelling, in the comments below.   SYNOPSIS For the first time in one volume, a collection of Shirley Jackson’s Scariest stories, with a foreward by PEN/Hemingway Award winner Ottessa Moshfegh. After her short story “The Lottery” was published in The New Yorker in 1948, Shirley Jackson quickly established a reputation…

    read more
    Kelsey @ There's Something About KM 3 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Book Review: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

    June 11, 2016

    Reading | 2020 Review and 2021 Goals

    January 3, 2021
    There's Something About a Book Tag

    Twenty Questions Book Tag

    March 4, 2018
  • From My Bookshelf Series
    Blog,  From My Bookshelf

    From My (E)Bookshelf: Ayiti, Light, Scarborough

    March 16, 2021 /

    For the third time, I’m featuring three digital titles From My (E)Bookshelf. These are recent downloads (Scribd) that happen to cover three categories of books: poetry, short story, and fiction. Let’s get right into it.

    read more
    Kelsey @ There's Something About KM 2 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Fall TBR 2020 Wrap-Up

    December 20, 2020

    Down the TBR Hole #6

    October 15, 2019
    Clever Maids: The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales Book Cover

    Book Review: Clever Maids – The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales

    June 2, 2019
  • Blog,  Summer Reading Challenge

    Stories (by Katherine Mansfield) | 20 Books of Summer

    August 24, 2020 /

    The 20 Books of Summer Reading Challenge was created and is hosted by Cathy at 746 Books. You can find my full TBR here, and keep reading for my thoughts on Stories by Katherine Mansfield.

    read more
    Kelsey @ There's Something About KM 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Going to the Beach: An Ocean-Side Reading Guide

    June 21, 2016

    From My Bookshelf: Ending, Ravens, Dark

    October 1, 2019

    February Reading Preview | 2023

    February 19, 2023
  • Blog,  Book Review

    Book Review: A House is a Body

    August 11, 2020 /

    A House is a Body Shruti Swamy A House is a Body was published on August 11th, 2020. I received an eARC from the publisher, but as always, all thoughts are my own. 

    read more
    Kelsey @ There's Something About KM 0 Comments

    You May Also Like

    January Wrap-Up 2021

    January 31, 2021

    WWW Wednesday #47 | 12.07.2022

    December 7, 2022
    From My Bookshelf Series

    From My (E)Bookshelf: Ayiti, Light, Scarborough

    March 16, 2021
  • Blog,  Reading Challenge

    What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky | 2020 Reading Challenge

    March 28, 2020 /

    “Girls with fire in their bellies will be forced to drink from a well of correction till the flames die out.  But my tongue stirred anyway. I stepped into view and threw something of my own.” 

    read more
    Kelsey @ There's Something About KM 2 Comments

    You May Also Like

    Monthly Wrap-Up | October 2019

    October 31, 2019

    WWW Wednesday #41 | 06.22.2022

    June 22, 2022
    2020 Reading Challenge Header Photo

    June TBR | 2020 Reading Challenge

    June 2, 2020
  • Blog,  From My Bookshelf

    From My Bookshelf: Ending, Ravens, Dark

    October 1, 2019 /

    In honor of October and the spooky portion of fall, the three books I’ve pulled From My Bookshelf this month have dark and troubling themes, and take their readers on different degrees of horrifying journeys. The two novels are I’m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid and Ravens Gathering by Graeme Cumming, plus Dark Tales, a short story collection by Shirley Jackson.

    read more
    Kelsey @ There's Something About KM 2 Comments

    You May Also Like

    November Wrap-Up 2021

    December 1, 2021

    October Reading Preview | 2021

    October 3, 2021

    Book Review: Dessert Can Save the World

    January 29, 2023
 Older Posts

Follow Blog via Email

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Search This Site

Get Social

  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Bookstagram

weekend moments ✨️ march 17th 2023 - march 19th 2023 ✨️ #bookstagram #weekendrecap #visitmaine #tsakmbooks
Dust Child 💫 Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
a quintessential saturday shelfie 📚
weekend moments ✨️ march 10th 2023 - march 12th 2023 ✨️ #bookstagram #weekendrecap #visitmaine #tsakmbooks
morning sunshine streaming through a window ☀️❄️
weekend moments ✨️ march 3rd 2023 - march 5th 2023 ✨️ #bookstagram #weekendrecap #mainewinter #tsakmbooks
a snowy goodbye to february ❄️
weekend moments ✨️ february 24th 2023 - february 26th 2023 ✨️ #bookstagram #weekendrecap #bookstorelove #mainewinter #tsakmbooks
finding a quiet corner in a bookstore 💭

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets
Professional Reader

Book Reviews

There’s Something About book reviews. Read more →

Get Social

  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Search

Ashe Theme by WP Royal.
 

Loading Comments...