Month: April 2010

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Review The title or “catch phrase” really says it all, “A Civilization Gone with the Wind”.  Or, Scarlett O’Hara is the epitome of a young southern girl, pretty, vivacious and naive to the world around her.  All that changes when the civil war begins throwing away all that she once held dear. Katie Scarlett O’Hara, […]

Posted April 17, 2010 by Whitney in Review / 18 Comments
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Friday Memes #4

Friday Memes #4

It’s Friday! Time for another Book Blogger Hop hosted by Jennifer at Crazy for Books  The Hop is designed to discover great book bloggers and be discovered yourself. Not only can we discover new blogs but great books to add to the ever growing wish-list.  So hop on over and join the fun! Save

Posted April 16, 2010 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 7 Comments
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Book Club

Book Club

I am in the process of putting together a “real life” book club.  I am doing it with a few girls who work at a local coffee shop and will be posting a flier and also hosting it there.  This is being done for two reasons, A, I like to read and B, it could […]

Posted April 15, 2010 by Whitney in books / 15 Comments
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Character Connection: Atticus Finch

Character Connection: Atticus Finch

The Introverted Reader is hosting a weekly meme entitle Character Connection We all have characters we love. Let’s spotlight these fantastic creations! Whether you want to be friends with them or you have a full-blown crush on them, you know you love them and want everyone else to love them too! This week’s literary crush […]

Posted April 15, 2010 by Whitney in Meme / 14 Comments
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Wuthering Heights Wednesday Week 2

Wuthering Heights Wednesday Week 2

>Wuthering Heights Wednesday is all about the Wuthering Heights Read-along hosted by Jill at Fizzy Thoughts with each week we will read three chapters from the classic novel and then post our thoughts on, you guessed it –Wednesday! Chapters 4-6 Synopsis: When Lockwood returns from his visit at Master Heathcliff’s he is brimming with curiosity […]

Posted April 15, 2010 by Whitney in read-along / 4 Comments
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National Library Week

National Library Week

National Library Week is being observed April 11 -April 17 and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share my thoughts on my local library. I think it can be assumed that I have always loved to read and remember walking to the library when I was younger with a wagon which badly […]

Posted April 13, 2010 by Whitney in books / 9 Comments
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Teaser Tuesday #5

Teaser Tuesday #5

Miz B at Should Be Reading hosts a weekly meme entitled Teaser Tuesday Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting […]

Posted April 13, 2010 by Whitney in teaser tuesday / 13 Comments
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What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading?

What Are You Reading? is a weekly meme hosted by Sheila at One Persons Journey through a world of books To share what we have been reading last week and discover great books to add to the ever-growing tbr. Books Read: None, I’ve been working on the same book for several weeks now Currently Reading: […]

Posted April 12, 2010 by Whitney in What are you reading / 16 Comments
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Prolific  Blogger Award

Prolific Blogger Award

Last week I received the Prolific Blogger Award from Angela at My Book Barn Not to sound pompous but I feel the need to quote from Sally Field’s Oscar speech “I can’t deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!” Anyway… a prolific blogger is one who is intellectually productive, keeping […]

Posted April 11, 2010 by Whitney in Uncategorized / 7 Comments
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Readathon Conclusion

Readathon Conclusion

Alright, I’ll admit it, I couldn’t stay up for the full 24 hours, going to bed at midnight.  My eyes were just getting sooo heavy and before I knew it, I was gone like the wind. Readathon stats Books Completed 0  Although I can smell the last few pages of GWTW Books Read Gone with […]

Posted April 11, 2010 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 9 Comments
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