Category Books
Do you buy books while on vacation/holiday? Do you have favorite bookstores that you only get to visit while away on a trip? What/Where are they? Yes — I bring books on vacation to read. I bring books nearly everywhere… Continue Reading →
Conceit by Mary Novik is a fictional novel that takes place in 17th-century London during the time of John Donne. The novel follows the story of Donne’s daughter, Pegge, as it explores the magnificent yet lewd poetry of “Jack” Donne… Continue Reading →
Porcupine by Meg Tilly is a YA Novel following the story of Jack (Jaqueline) and her younger brother and sister, Tessa and Simon. After their father is killed by “friendly fire” in Afghanistan, their mother falls to pieces and stops… Continue Reading →
I finished this sometime last week, which seems like ages ago, but with starting my new job (yay!) and the lovely weekend (photos soon), I simply forgot to write this up (oops). It was not for the dislike of the… Continue Reading →
Confessor is the final installment of the eleven-novel Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind. To recap: The Sword of Truth Series is an epic fantasy story revolving around Richard, who grew up without magic. Through a series of complicated… Continue Reading →
The scene is set on the weeks leading up to the next Presidential election (how fitting), with Senator Sexton attacking the current President’s funding decisions, particularly NASA. In another part of the story, we are drawn to the Arctic, where… Continue Reading →
“In the tunnel where I was raped, a tunnel which was once an underground entry to an amphitheter, a place where actors burst forth from underneath the seats of a crowd, a girl had been murdered and dismembered. I was… Continue Reading →
As soon as I finished New Moon, I picked up Eclipse and started reading. It was nearly 4 am before I could put it down! Eclipse picks up where New Moon left off, yet explains things briefly for readers just… Continue Reading →
I just stormed right through this novel, and loved it. New Moon is the second book in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series. (Read my post about Twilight here). New Moon begins with Bella reluctantly celebrating her 18th birthday, as Edward’s eternal… Continue Reading →
I’m sure you’ve all heard about “Paying it Forward” either the movement, or the foundation. Maybe you’ve seen the movie, read the book (like me), or even participated in a knitters PIF. Well, I recently finished the novel by Catherine… Continue Reading →
Scheduled to be released to book stores on May 1, 2008 by Theresa Breslin. I was fortunate enough to get a copy of the dummy proof (this means mock-up in book format but uncorrected copy) during my Internship at Random… Continue Reading →
I don’t want to read it anymore and you can’t make me! This is the 2nd time I’m going to put down this book because it is sooooo heavy on descriptions and sci-fi isn’t exactly my thing anyway. It’s just… Continue Reading →
The first book in the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyers is a young adult novel about a young girl who falls in love with a vampire. Isabella Swan soon learns shocking secrets about his entire family — they are all… Continue Reading →
The Shakespeare Secret by J.L. Carrell was another historical fiction. It reminded me a lot of The Da Vinci Code, except it was definitely more literature based (not just historical). The scene starts with Kate, our heroine, being visited by… Continue Reading →
The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory was one of those books that you cannot put down! I thoroughly enjoyed the story of two sisters – Anne and Mary Boleyn – competing with each other and the world for the… Continue Reading →
I acquired The Book Thief from Random House Children’s Books UK during my work experience. The book has two different covers – one for adults, one for children (similar to Harry Potter) and I found a copy of the adult… Continue Reading →
World Book Day was started by UNESCO and is recognized by over 100 countries worldwide. It was originally started by Catalonia to recognize publishing, reading, and copyright. It later came to coincide with St. George’s Day (April 23rd) because historically… Continue Reading →
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey (July 2007) by Alison Weir This is Alison Weir’s first work of fiction and I must say it is really well written. At first I wasn’t sure about the changing point of… Continue Reading →
Does anyone else have a list of “classics” that they want to read before they ‘kick the bucket’? Here is mine, not including the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century list (not determined by me), and not including all… Continue Reading →
This is Alice Sebold’s third book, the first being “Lucky” and the second was “The Lovely Bones”. The opening line of the book is quite the catcher – “When all is said and done, killing my mother came easily“. The… Continue Reading →
I’m reading this amazing book right now. I’m really enjoying it and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes a bit of romance in their fiction. It’s called The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, which was her… Continue Reading →
I just finished reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I read in in two days because it was just so gripping, and so sad too. Amazingly written, but I don’t think I’ve ever cried that much in a book… Continue Reading →
This is the most complicated passage I’ve ever read (textbooks included).. yet I understand it. I almost laughed out loud at the end of it, but I was at work so I didn’t. I’ll give you the prelim – Zedd,… Continue Reading →
I won’t be online much for the next week. I’ll be busy reading and I don’t want to encounter any spoilers. One of the campers already told CW a bunch of “key events” when she came for check-out on Saturday…. Continue Reading →
THE ONE HUNDRED BEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOVELS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Published July 1998 by The Board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House. 1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. The Catcher in the Rye… Continue Reading →
