January 2011
51 posts
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson: Review →
The Summer Book is a beautiful book. It’s as if Tove Jansson took someone’s most lovely summer memories and put them into words. I was drawn to it at first because it is about living on…
Lazy Sunday Thoughts: The Cranky Post →
Hello, Lovelies! How is your Sunday morning treating you? I have a headache. Maybe I should write a book about it. What am I talking about? The NYT article, The Problem with Memoirs. I saw some…
Friday Bookish Buzz: Goodbye January →
Winter is long here but at least January is nearly over. It went by quickly and yet Christmas seems like eons ago. February is a short month. I think I can get through it.
I was…
Flight of the Falcon by Daphne du Maurier →
Ever read a book that makes you feel like you need to take a shower while you read it? There were parts of Flight of the Falcon by Daphne du Maurier that did that to me. I felt the way…
““It’s funny about love,” Sophia said. “The more you love...”
– -The Summer Book, by Tove Jansson
(Sophia is six, by the way, and the ‘he’ in question is a cat named Moppy.)
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Jane of Lantern Hill by L.M. Montgomery →
Jane Stuart, or Victoria as she is called, lives with her mother and grandmother in an old mansion in an old part of Toronto. Though her mother loves her the same can’t be said for…
Bloggiesta Update Numero Dos →
How sad is it that I had to look up ‘numero dos’? Oh well, I took French in school.
So. Bloggiesta Day Two has gone rather well. I cleaned up my Google Reader. I made folders! Wahoo!…
Bloggiesta Update →
Whew! After 12 hours, I’ve gotten a couple of things done for Bloggiesta. I had a problem with my blog header which had me pulling out my hair. I uploaded a new photo but it was all…
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It's Tumblr Tuesday!
I’d love it if you’d recommend me. :)
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“Jane, the most awful as well as the most beautiful things in the world can be...”
– Jane of Lantern Hill, L.M. Montgomery
“She had an inborn love of the sea and all pertaining to it. She loved the...”
– Jane of Lantern Hill, L.M. Montgomery
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One of those days
If you read my post today, remember we all have those days….
The Sherlockian by Graham Moore: Review →
Yay! I’m starting the year with a fun and smart book: The Sherlockian by Graham Moore. The Sherlockian alternates between 2010 and 1900. In 2010, a man has been murdered over the…
Lazy Sunday Thoughts: Are Books the New Orange? →
Well folks, it is snowing like a son-of-a-gun out there today. This snow, we could have used it a couple of weeks ago to get us in the holiday spirit. Now I’m not a big fan. It does…
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I Recommend....
The Sherlockian
I’ve never read a Sherlock Holmes book in my life but I loved The Sherlockian by Graham Moore. Fun and smart! Go read it.
Review to come soon…
Friday Bookish Buzz: Get Your New Year On →
How was your first week of 2011? Are you keeping to your resolutions? I’m doing well so far. I reviewed my first book for the Nordic and Audiobook Challenge and the first review of the…
“It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they...”
– Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
Ice Land by Betsy Tobin: Review →
Let’s kick off The Nordic Challenge with a chilly title, shall we? Ice Land by Betsy Tobin is set in Iceland just before everybody turns Christian. It focuses on a small group of…