Tag Archives: 1st person pov

lovely little memoir

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

I wandered into the bookstore even though I couldn’t afford to buy any books.  Somehow, despite knowing I couldn’t afford to buy anything at all, I still managed to walk out of the store with a very tiny memoir.  I … Continue reading →

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a scary dystopian future that lingers closely

Posted on February 13, 2011 by

I’ve been wanting to read Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro for a while now.  I’ve even picked it up five or six times in the bookstore, carried it around for the shopping trip only to discard it before … Continue reading →

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my accidental book club book

Posted on February 1, 2011 by

As it happens, I walked into the YWCA to deal with some work related stuff and I walked out with a book in my hand.  I didn’t plan on joining a book club.  It just sort of happened. I read … Continue reading →

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reading about food…

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

I’ve been hearing about this book for a long time.  Mostly things over the internet and from friends and acquaintances.  Mostly I’ve been hearing that this book changes lives.  As a decade long vegetarian, I didn’t think that Jonathan Safran … Continue reading →

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truly a great book: true grit

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

You know you’ve just finished reading a truly great book when you put the book down on your bedside table only to think to yourself with sweet sadness, “Man, I really wish that book had been longer!”  Well when I … Continue reading →

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nanowrimo is toast

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Okay, so I was excited to be part of nanowrimo this year.  Even though I joined up and found my story very very late in October I was excited to take part. But just like that little boat in the … Continue reading →

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three days after finishing looking for alaska

Posted on November 14, 2010 by

I’ve been hearing a lot about John Green lately.  I guess he’s just come up around my wanderings in the big wide world that is the internet.  I read a review of Paper Towns over here and it sounded like … Continue reading →

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why are some old books outdated, while others sparkle still?

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

The Book Smugglers introduced me to Elizabeth Peters and her Amelia Peabody series, for which I will be forever grateful.  I read The Crocodile on the Sandbank a few months ago after being a little disappointed by Gail Carriger’s Soulless … Continue reading →

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now that’s spooky

Posted on October 31, 2010 by

Finally, after reading several books in anticipation of a scary-read, I found one that made me tingle.  While not scary, per se, We Have Always Living in The Castle was spooky; and that’s going to have to be good enough … Continue reading →

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victorian bestseller: the woman in white

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

Having never heard of Wilkie Collins before reading a post over here, when I stumbled upon a very nice looking book perusing the shelves at my local Chapters, I gathered a copy of The Woman in White and The Moonstone … Continue reading →

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