It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. Read and Reviewed: Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde, The Postmistress by Sarah […]
Weekly Update for March 15, 2010
Illustrated Books: Booking Through Thursday
This week, Booking Through Thursday asks, How do you feel about illustrations in your books? Graphs? Photos? Sketches? I can’t say that I always spend a lot of time looking at them, but I like them. They just add a little extra something. I loved the illustrations China Miéville did for his own book, Un Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. Finished and Reviewed:Cybele’s Secret by Juliet MarillierThe Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Currently Reading:Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde Up Next: Again, I’m not sure. I recently checked a stack of “new” young adult books Continue Reading…
Grammar: Booking Through Thursday
In honor of National Grammar Day … it IS “March Fourth” after all … do you have any grammar books? Punctuation? Writing guidelines? Style books? More importantly, have you read them? How do you feel about grammar in general? Important? Vital? Unnecessary? Fussy? Bad grammar drives me crazy. I can see my family bracing for Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books wants to know what we’re reading this week. Reviewed:Persuasion by Jane Austen Finished and Reviewed: Between, Georgia by Joshilyn JacksonLife of Pi by Yann Martel Currently Reading: Cybele’s Secret by Juliet Marillier Up Next: I’m not too sure. Possibly Daughter of My People by Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books wants to know what we’re reading this week. I posted my review of World Without End last week. I finished and reviewed Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garci and Margaret Stohl. I loved it! I finished Persuasion by Jane Austen. My review isn’t up yet, but Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is now hosted by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. Finished: World Without End by Ken Follett. Finally! Review to come. It was pretty good, but a little too similar to Pillars of the Earth. Currently Reading: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl–Thanks Continue Reading…
Encouraging Non-Readers: Booking Through Thursday
How can you encourage a non-reading child to read? What about a teen-ager? Would you require books to be read in the hopes that they would enjoy them once they got into them, or offer incentives, or just suggest interesting books? If you do offer incentives and suggestions and that doesn’t work, would you then Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading has been taken over by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. It looks like she’s got some new tricks up her sleeve, so go check her out! Finished: Link to my review Soulless by Gail Carriger–Loved it! 5 stars! Currently Reading: Remaining links will go Continue Reading…
Winter Reading: Booking Through Thursday
Booking Through Thursday asks: The northern hemisphere, at least, is socked in by winter right now… So, on a cold, wintry day, when you want nothing more than to curl up with a good book on the couch … what kind of reading do you want to do? Honestly, I’m not aware of my reading Continue Reading…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading Monday?
What Are You Reading Monday is hosted by J. Kaye’s Book Blog. Finished (Links to my reviews) Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane–Oh my gosh, how twisty! 4 stars Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale–What a fantastic retold fairy tale! 5 stars Venom by Joan Brady–A thriller with characters I couldn’t like. 2.5 stars Continue Reading…