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July 2009

Going too far by Jennifer Echols

Title: Going Too Far Author: Jennifer Echols Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: MTV (March 17, 2009) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 About the book: All Meg has ever wanted is to get away. Away from high school…. Continue Reading →

2009/07/31 11

BTT: funniest book you’ve read recently?

What’s the funniest book you’ve read recently? Oh well, I don’t read many funny books. As in I don’t go out of the way to pick “only” funny. I have Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris… Continue Reading →

2009/07/30 15

The Secret Garden-Was it racist?

My younger sis started reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and she came across a few sentences in Chapter 1 in the first paragraph itself. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been… Continue Reading →

2009/07/29 43

The House at Riverton by Kate Morton

Title : The House at Riverton Author: Kate Morton Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Atria (April 2008) Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars About the book: Within its four walls lay a secret that would last a lifetime. Summer 1924: On… Continue Reading →

2009/07/27 14

WG: Best movie adaptations

So what are some of your favorite movie adaptations of books? The first adaptation that comes to my mind is The Memoirs of a Geisha. I read the book first and I loved it. The best part about the book,… Continue Reading →

2009/07/24 21

BTT: What do you prefer?

I forgot its Thursday and I already posted something else. As a rule I don’t do two posts a day. But anyway. Do visit the other post and let me know what you think of Reader’s Digest Condensed editions. Onto… Continue Reading →

2009/07/23 23

Reader's Digest Condensed Editions?

I just had these questions in my mind for some time now. How many of you read Reader’s Digest Condensed Editions? Do you think they deteriorate the value of a book? Or that condensing a book could take away the… Continue Reading →

2009/07/23 17

Reader’s Digest Condensed Editions?

I just had these questions in my mind for some time now. How many of you read Reader’s Digest Condensed Editions? Do you think they deteriorate the value of a book? Or that condensing a book could take away the… Continue Reading →

2009/07/23 17

A Hundred and One Days: A Baghdad Journal

A Hundred And One Days by Asne Seierstad Genre: Non-Fiction Iraq’s deterioration as a nation started in 1980 because of the 8 year Iran-Iraq war started by Saddam Hussein and then the disastrous invasion of Kuwait 2 years after the… Continue Reading →

2009/07/21 18

Guest Post: Peter Jobes-Author of The Volga Ruby

Title: The Volga Ruby Author: Peter Jobes Publisher: Lulu.com; 2nd edition (11 April 2009) About the book: As the European Powers indulge in an arms race that will eventually lead to war the rival empires court the favour of Russia,… Continue Reading →

2009/07/20 7
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