I went into Mrs. Poe knowing very little of Mr. Edgar Allan Poe. I read The Raven in high school, but like most class literature, it was required, a chore, and thus other than a nice poem it was a blip in my high school career. Having said that, I read Lynn Cullen’s Mrs. Poe […]
Currently Reading: What The Dog Knows by Cat Warren Read: Enon by Paul Harding The Letter by Kathryn Hughes Queen’s Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle The Almond Tree by Michelle Cohen Corasanti On The Pulse of Morning by Maya Angelou The Reader by Bernhard Schlink Challenge Progress: Pride and Prejudice Bicentenary: 0/3Pre-1960s Classic Children’s books: 6/12Back […]
Top Ten Tuesday Hosted by The Broke and Bookish Dog-eared pages — its just sacrilegious paranormal subject matter Cartoon drawings on book covers — for some reason I associate them with supermarket trash erotica food spills on pages (although I am sometimes guilty of this) ripped pages/book covers (I like my book in pristine condition) cutesy animal […]
Here is my comencement of the Frightful Fall Read-a-Thon As always I have a list of books that is far too long of which I know I’d never complete but love to read at least two. On Thursday and Friday I am having a garage sale so my reading may be a little slow, but […]
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead. This Week on the […]
Some people would say that the major theme in The Reader is the Holocaust but I think that is a mere sub-plot the main theme being pride. Throughout the entirety of the novel Hanna is too stubborn and proud to reveal her shameful secret, constantly changing jobs, declining promotions that may bring this issue into […]
October is the month of read-a-thons with not one but two back-to-back. First is the Frightful Fall Read-a-Thon one of Michelle’s seasoned events. Not only does she have a blog dedicated to it but also her main book blog, The True Book Addict. The rules can be found on the site but the gist is […]
I was excited to read this. I hope my political views do not taint this review. Prior to On the Pulse of Morning I had only read I know Why The Caged Bird Sings, which I enjoyed, but had never ventured into her poetry. Maya Angelou’s poem was beautiful, a flow of thought-provoking inspirational words. […]
A small announcement to say I have completed the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge hosted by Historical Tapestry. For this challenge I read five books which are the following: 1. Cheri by Colette 2. The Boy in Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne 3. The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin 4. The Age of Ice by J.M. Sidorova 5. Queen’s Gambit […]
Recently, my dad asked what I was reading and I replied “The Almond Tree”. His response was “That sounds boring”. He could not be farther from the truth. You should never judge a book by its title. From the start, it is made clear that The Almond Tree is a dark, heartbreaking story of adversity, […]