Monthly Archives: February 2010
Sunshine by Robin McKinley
2003. 405 pages. Mass Market Paperback. From: the public library For the challenge: 2nd Reading Challenge Recommendation from: Erin (Something Wicked This Way Blogs) and Clare (The Literary Omnivore) In a nutshell: Rae is a young baker with a never-used … Continue reading
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Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
1818. 271 pages. Mass market paperback. From: my roommate’s library For the challenge: Read 19 books older than myself In a nutshell: Ambitious scholar and scientist Frankenstein creates life in the form of a large, misshapen being. He regrets his … Continue reading
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Library Loot
There are no book reviews between this library loot and the last one, which shows that I tend to bite off a little more than I can chew, heh. EDIT: Apparently I cannot read my own blog. Erin has pointed … Continue reading
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The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank
2005. 324 pages. Hardcover From: The public library In a nutshell: The Wonder Spot is a set of short stories about Sophie Appelbaum, a snarky but not particularly ambitious young woman. The first story is the only one to take … Continue reading
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Library Loot: February 10th
Before we were inundated with all of this snow, I nipped out to the library and picked up a couple more books. Library Loot is hosted by Eva at A Striped Armchair and Marg at Reading Adventures. Krik? Krak! by … Continue reading
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Snowmageddon
Here are a couple of pictures I took on Saturday afternoon during Snowmageddon: The apartment balcony My car. I had the pleasure of excavating it yesterday.
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Veil of Lies by Jeri Westerson
2008. 277 pages (hardcover). From: the public library For the challenge: Thriller and Suspense 2010 In a nutshell: This ‘medieval noir’ takes place in London 1384. Crispin Guest, disgraced and disenfranchised knight, makes his trade as a ‘tracker,’ chasing down … Continue reading
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Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven by Susan Jane Gilman
2009. 304 pages. (Hardcover) From: The public library For the challenge: Memorable Memoir Challenge Recommendation found at: Sophisticated Dorkiness In a nutshell: In 1986, recent Brown university graduates Susie Gilman and Claire Van Houten decide to travel around the world, … Continue reading
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