I follow a gazillion bloggers of various types. Okay, maybe not a gazillion. Maybe it’s more like a bazillion. One of them, Editorial Ass aka Moonrat, recently posted: Awhile ago, my friend Andromeda Romano-Lax, the author of the beloved novel … Continue reading
The House of The Spirits by Isabel Allende (1982) Translated from the Spanish by Magda Bogin Magical Realism, 448 pages The Dial Press a division of Random House, Inc. Synopsis taken from the author’s website: The House … Continue reading
A Lucky Child by Thomas Buergenthal Memoir, 256 pages ISBN: 978–0-316-01790-9 Release date: April 20, 2009 Review copy courtesy of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Synopsis: Thomas Buergenthal, now a Judge in the International Court of Justice in The … Continue reading
“A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor Reprinted in 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology by permission of Harcourt, Inc. Read for: C.B.’s Short Story Sunday John’s Short Story Monday Advisory: This story contains language of a … Continue reading
“Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid (1983)Reprinted in 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthologyby permission of Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, LLC Read for:C.B.’s Short Story SundayJohn’s Short Story Monday This is not your typical short story. It is a sentence. A very … Continue reading
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks (2001) Historical Fiction, 308 pages Published by the Penguin Group Synopsis taken from the author’s website: This gripping historical novel is based on the true story of Eyam, the “Plague … Continue reading
I hate giving out spoilers, and in reading over this review, I may have told you more about the story than I had intended. It would be my option to edit this so it doesn’t. However, this is a well written story with depth and one I would highly recommend as even though this is technically about vampires, its theme is contemporary and engaging and could be about any minority in our society seeking to be heard and recognized. Continue reading
Peony in Love by Lisa See (2007)Historical FictionHardcover Edition, 304 pagesPublished by Random House Read For:9 for 2009 ChallengeThe Year of Readers (See the sidebar if you would like to sponsor me)Read Your Own Book The following is taken from … Continue reading
“Judith Castle” by David Mitchellfrom The Book of Other People edited by Zadie Smith Each copy of this book sold benefits 826NYC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to … Continue reading
It’s Lazy Day Sunday tomorrow and I don’t have to do anything but read. And I won’t. To make it even more special, it’s my birthday. Today though, the morning began perfectly with an early present. My husband took me … Continue reading
Having a little…no a lot, of fun with this week’s Weekly Geeks. We were asked “to pretend we were able to get in contact with one of our favorite characters and interview them” then blog about it. There is only … Continue reading
As in, I planned on doing a lot more reading this month but had not taken into account it’s a little bit on the short side. It didn’t help that everyone in the house has been ill, including me. Even … Continue reading