Welcome to the monthly book review! At the end of each month, I review the books I’ve read. Enjoy! The Book: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain The Category: Classic children’s fiction In Three Words: Old South Adventure Biggest Takeaway: I read this long ago, and decided to re-read because Mark Twain is going to make a […]
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Summer Reading List 2013
Hi everyone! Welcome to SUMMER! (It might have come earlier to those of you in the south and west, but here in New York, school just ended and it’s the first official weekend of summer.) I’m a year-round reader and I don’t think I devote more time to it during any particular season, but most […]
Rowling Update & Recent Reads
I thought the NY Times reviewed The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling very well here: NY Times Review- The Casual Vacancy The reviewer saw more of the “societal ills” aspect to the book than I did, and after seeing Rowling do a few interviews on the subject, it was clear that for her, addressing those themes […]
The Castaways
Over the weekend, I devoured this excellent summer read, The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand: My ONLY objection to this book was the title. When I read the cover, and saw that it was about a couple who are lost at sea, I assumed “the castaways” referred to them, and that they would eventually be discovered […]
Vacation Book List
I realized today that I haven’t officially recognized the start of summer vacation on the blog yet. Hooray! Usually, summer for me means travel time. Sometimes it’s a few short trips, sometimes it’s something bigger (like the cruise in Alaska last summer). Additionally, for the past 7 years, the end of August has always meant […]
Author Addiction
I realized recently that it’s been a long time since I’ve had an addiction to a particular author. Over the years, I’ve frequently read a book I enjoyed so much that I immediately went out and located several other books by the same author. Agatha Christie is a prime example; I kept reading her mysteries […]