Welcome

Hi! My name is Margot. My blog is about the things I love to do. That could be what I'm reading, places we visit, my family, food, or whatever else is happening. I hope you'll stay and visit a while. Contact me by email: joyfullyretired (at) gmail (dot) com.

What I’m Reading

Saying It Well

Justice

Forever

The Sense of an Ending

Wish You Were Here

A Moveable Feast

Clarissa

The Odyssey

My Book Rating System

A = Excellent in every way
B = Very good story
C  = Good/Average
D = Poor
F = So Bad I couldn't finish it

Archives

Persepolis: The Story of A Childhood

by Marjane Satrapi Pantheon, 2003 My Rating: A My Synopsis: This is the story of the author’s childhood in Iran. As the story opens it is 1980 and Marjane is a ten-years-old student learning about the history of her country. Like most students her age she believes what is in the textbooks and what her [...]

My Third Graphic Novel: Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi

I never thought I’d be saying this but, I love graphic novels. At least I like the ones I’ve read, French Milk, Britten and Brulightly and now Embroideries. Just like other books, each one is unique with it’s own plot, characters, and style of writing. Because they are graphic, the art work is unique too. [...]