A book that makes you laugh… The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde I love British dry humor, I also love obscure references to literary works. This series provides both along with a bit of sci-fi because the story is set in an alternate universe. If you haven’t read this, what are you waiting for? Continue reading Thirty Day Book Challenge: Day 7
A book that makes you sad… The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle I just read this book last weekend. I cried most of the way through it. I don’t want to give any spoilers so let’s just say that it made me think about my own life, and how I don’t really have any really close friends that I could turn to for support if something really devastating happened… Continue reading Thirty Day Book Challenge: Day 6
A book that makes you happy… Okay, this might be my hardest one to answer. You see, I don’t really read books with the goal that they will make me “happy”. Just the act of reading makes me happy, otherwise I wouldn’t do so much of it! I guess if I had to choose one, I’d have to say: The Poetry of Robert Frost …two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference… Continue reading Thirty Day Book Challenge: Day 5
Favorite book in your favorite series… So, as stated my favorite series is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Which one is my favorite though? That’s a hard one to answer. If I had to choose, it would probably be a tie between the first book, Outlander and the eighth book, Written in My Own Heart’s Blood. Obviously I loved the first book because I went on to read the next ones. If you know the series, you know that these are not exactly light reading. I think the shortest one is something like 1200 pages…. I really liked the … Continue reading Thirty Day Book Challenge: Day 4
Your favorite series… Hands down the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon I love the historical context and all the detail. (Book 5 has a bit too much detail, as it takes 100 pages or so for one day, but really no complaints.) Yes, I watch the Starz series based on the books, and yes, I love it. The show stays very true to the books. I am anxiously awaiting the next book to come out! Continue reading Thirty Day Book Challenge: Day 3
A book that you’ve read more than 3 times… The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare Though I don’t actually tend to read books multiple times, there are a few that I could have chosen for today’s book. I could have said Dracula without a hesitation, I could have said American Gods, or Harry Potter… But this book I think, was really the first time I had read something that fell into the historical fiction category. Of course it had sparked my interest because it was about a witch, or so the title claimed. I don’t remember how … Continue reading Thirty Day Book Challenge: Day 2
And next… I will not lie, this book took me months to read. Not because it’s long, but because I just could not get into it. I had a really hard time relating to any of the characters and the story itself was not that interesting. Would I recommend this book? Probably not. If I hadn’t gotten it in my BOTM I probably wouldn’t have read it myself. Continue reading Book Review #40
So, it’s been a while since I posted a book review, but I read this while on a plane and had to say something about it. This is a “prequel” to Practical Magic. You do not have to know the story from Practical Magic in order to understand what this book is about. First, let me say that I’m not sure I liked the style of writing. It is a bit jumpy and at a few points, I was not sure who the narrator was, as it jumps back and forth, but all in a third person view point. I … Continue reading Book Review #39
Oh my gosh, I have been slacking so much! Time is just flying! I really can’t believe that it has been so long since I posted a book review! So, for today let’s talk about I’ve read a few of Melanie Benjamin’s books and I really enjoy the research that she puts into them. This one is about the socialite society that surrounded Truman Capote. This was a very interesting read, and it came from different angles than you might think. It is definitely not written in a biographical style even though that really is what this novel is in … Continue reading Book Review #37
Sorry it’s been a while since I posted a book review! Gosh time flies! So I just finished this one… I feel that this is kind of reminiscent of Neil Gaiman. It has the believable reality of magical thinking that Gaiman does so well. The writting was well done and easily read. The story is intriguing and I really liked the characters. Really the only thing that I didn’t like was the way it jumped back and forth in time. Sometimes I did forget what time I was in and had to go back and check. If you like magical … Continue reading Book Review #36
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