Monthly Archives: July 2010
Storm Report and Vacation!
So on Sunday, we had a fierce thunderstorm that knocked out the power in our neighborhood from about 3:30 or 4pm in the afternoon until 10 am Monday morning. I was on the computer when powerful wind gusts started whipping … Continue reading
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DNF – All-American Girl and Children of the New Forest
I’ve had two Did-Not-Finish [DNF] books this past month. Sometimes when I put a book down, it’s not a final sign-off. Sometimes a book just doesn’t match my mood at the time, or another book takes priority due to an … Continue reading
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Jack and Rochelle by Jack and Rochelle Sutin
A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance Ed. by Lawrence Sutin 1995. 225 pages. Hardcover. Graywolf Press. From: Public Library, Interlibrary Loan For: Spotlight Series Synopsis: Jack and Rochelle Sutin tell their survival story, taking turns recounting all that they … Continue reading
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You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up by Annabelle Gurwitch and Jeff Kahn
2010. 261 pages. Hardcover. Crown. From: the public library Where I heard about it: I saw this book mentioned briefly a while back on the blog Stuff & Nonsense. For the challenge: What’s in a Name (plant) In a nutshell: … Continue reading
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo
1831. 416 pages. Hardcover. The Modern Library. From: the public library For the challenge: Read 19 Books Older than Myself In a nutshell: The Hunchback of Notre Dame takes place in fifteenth century Paris. The title character, named Quasimodo, was … Continue reading
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Buying Time by Pamela Samuels Young
2009. 419 pages. Paperback. Goldman House Publishing. From: I received this book for a virtual tour review from Pump Up Your Book Promotions. Short summary: In this legal thriller, someone is murdering terminally ill people. These crimes link together an … Continue reading
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Generation Kill by Evan Wright
2004. 354 pages. Hardcover. G.P. Putnam & Sons From: the public library In a nutshell: Evan Wright, a journalist for Rolling Stone magazine, describes the events experienced by the Marines in the First Recon Battalion as they invaded Iraq in … Continue reading
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Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
#5 of the Mercy Thompson Series. 2010. 352 pages. Ace Hardcover. From: the public library, after a long time spent on the hold waiting list. For the challenge: The Colorful Reading Challenge In a nutshell (minor spoilers if you haven’t … Continue reading
Filed under Fantasy, Supernatural & Surreal
Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW) Registration Post
My involvement in the book blogging world increased when I discovered the Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW) awards last year. I don’t remember which specific blogs I discovered through the awards, but I know it was a great introduction to … Continue reading
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