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Frustrated English Teacher: December 2009
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A blog of books. Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Some books I read. Yeah, I know. Sigh. Not so much with the NaBloPoMo on this blog. I find that trying to keep up with three blogs takes away from my reading time and that's something I've never been willing to sacrifice, so that's just how that has to be. But anyway, I read some books. Julia Glass's I See You Everywhere. I found that I didn't truly love either Louisa or Clem as individuals, but I did love them together. Perhaps that is part of Glass's over...
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Frustrated English Teacher: February 2009
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A blog of books. Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Tuesday Teaser: The Book Thief. I started reading this book yesterday and I have to say, I am addicted to it. It's hard to tear yourself away from a book about Nazi Germany where the narrator is Death. Seriously, Death. Never did I think that Death would have such a wry sense of humor, although I guess you'd have to, to be able to deal with that kind of work (which is how he describes it). Sunday, February 15, 2009. 2009 Challenge: What's In a Name? So, rather...
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Frustrated English Teacher: May 2009
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A blog of books. Saturday, May 23, 2009. So Noone Told You Life Was Going to be This Way. It seems like the last few books I've read have centered around the power for friendship as opposed to that of romantic love. Certainly, The Space Between Us, A Thousand Splendid Suns. And Snowflower and the Secret Fan. Have all focused on the relationships between women as they navigate their way through fairly hostile male-dominated societies. Even These Granite Islands. And Love Walked In. Cornelia is faced with ...
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Book Burrower: The Spinning Heart - Donal Ryan
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The Spinning Heart - Donal Ryan. With Ireland as backdrop, it is easy to see why the setting is bleak. However, the writing is quite good. It could be a new style of narration, I am not sure, but there were too many perspectives, too many characters. The disadvantage of a story told by too many people is that you cant really leave it mid-way to pick it up later. You tend to forget some of them and it would be paragraphs and paragraphs of story that you are trying to make sense of. 2016 - Reading Plan.
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Cardathon Challenge: The Last Battle
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A reading challenge for Orson Scott Card fans to read works by Card, edited by Card, introduced by Card, and recommended and reviewed by Card. Thursday, July 10, 2008. Lewis, C.S. 1956. The Last Battle. The beginning of the end starts with one donkey, one ape, and one lion skin that floats downstream. From that skin an evil plot is born, and from that plot much blood is shed and much harm is done for every living thing (man, animal, tree, etc.) in Narnia. Shift's plot? His prayer is answered in a way, bu...
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Cardathon Challenge: September 2008
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A reading challenge for Orson Scott Card fans to read works by Card, edited by Card, introduced by Card, and recommended and reviewed by Card. Thursday, September 4, 2008. Margaret Peterson Haddix's Found. Haddix, Margaret Peterson. 2008. The Missing Book 1: Found. Every single kid, teen, or adult out there. But for those that love science fiction and mysteries.this one is for you. What Angela DuPre witnessed on her first day of the job was indescribably unbelievable. Perplexing. A plane that app...But e...
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Book Burrower: March 2013
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2013: Reading List 2. Kinglsey Amis (Literary Fiction). 7 Anne of Green Gables. Lucy Maud Montgomery (Children's Fiction). 8 Cut Like Wound. 9 Write Good or Die. 10 The Adventure of a Dying Detective. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Mystery/Thriller). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 2016 - Reading Plan. Total (50) - current status 16/50. Non-fiction (5) - 0. Kannada (10) - 1. Dead Authors books (5) - 6. Indian Authors - 2. Authors not read earlier - 9. 2016 - Books Read. Diamond Dust - Peter Lovesey. Silkworm - Robe...
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Book Burrower: July 2013
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2013 - Reading List 4. I recently bought some Kindle Singles - novellas/short stories that are published for Kindle readers only. Since they were not too expensive, I wanted to try and to my delight, some of them turned out to be wonderful. 14 Nate in Venice. A Short Story (Richard Russo). 15 Friends of Whitmore. A Short Story (Michael Famighetti). 16 Orangey the Goldfish. Graphic short story (Eddie Bee). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 2016 - Reading Plan. Total (50) - current status 16/50. Kannada (10) - 1.
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Cardathon Challenge: January 2009
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A reading challenge for Orson Scott Card fans to read works by Card, edited by Card, introduced by Card, and recommended and reviewed by Card. Saturday, January 3, 2009. About the Cardathon Challenge. How long does the challenge last? A year to whenever. I'm planning on keeping the site for quite a while. And once you join, you can contribute for as long as you want. So this could be as 'ongoing' as you want to make it. When does the challenge begin? What books are eligible? I'd hope that you would choos...
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Cardathon Challenge: October 2008
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A reading challenge for Orson Scott Card fans to read works by Card, edited by Card, introduced by Card, and recommended and reviewed by Card. Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Card, Orson Scott. 1991. Xenocide. That being said, I do like it. I made the mistake, this time round, of not having read it close enough to Speaker for the Dead. It's been about fifteen or sixteen months since I read Speaker for the Dead. And some books are just better read in close proximity. 169; Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews.
