The Book Thief

I know.  I may have been the last person to read this book.  I heard so much about it and kept it on my must read list for months before I got around to putting it on my request list at the library.  What can I say?  I’ve got a really long reading list.  But [...]

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Freedom Writer’s Diary

I saw the movie trailer for this next book a few years ago.  I had planned to see the movie.  Except I never got around to it.  A friend of mine recently mentioned the book, which reminded me about the movie.  I wasn’t sure if I should just watch the movie or if I should [...]

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Angelology

So I read this next book after seeing it at Borders several months ago.  I was so excited.  Something about the blurb on the cover intrigued me.  And I loved the cover art.  It was dark.  And, sometimes, you’re just in the mood for something a little dark.  The book is called Angelology and was [...]

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The Female Brain

O0h.  I’ve got a great book for you this week.  I ran across this one on my friend’s coffee table.  I looked at the title, The Female Brain, and made some sort of joke, asking if he was looking for insight into what the hell is going on up there.  Which then sent him on [...]

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The Poison Diaries

I am surrounded by piles of books.  And I love it.  I’ve got books in the to-be-read pile, and books in the to-be-reviewed pile.  I could read all day and all night and never get through all the books I want to read.  Seriously, someone pay me to read and write about books all day, [...]

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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Okay.  I know I’ve been slacking on this whole post-a-book-review-every- Saturday thing.  But in my defense, I’ve been slacking on postings of pretty much any sort lately.  (Is that a defense, really?  Probably not.  But you get my drift.) Worry not.  I may be slacking on the posting side of things, but I have definitely [...]

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The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature

I read this next book on the recommendation of a friend.  And when I read the title (The Red Queen:  Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley), well, it sounded pretty saucy.  And have I mentioned that I sort of loved biology and psychology and sociology and all the rest of the [...]

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The Knife of Never Letting Go

This next book is making me seriously consider the idea that I should stop saying I don’t like science fiction.  Because I say that a lot.  I like fantasy, generally urban fantasy, but I’ve never been much of a science fiction fan.  But maybe that’s not necessarily true.  Maybe I like science fiction if it [...]

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Sea by Heidi R. Kling

Oh, I am seriously excited to tell you about this next book.  It’s one I read about on another blog some months ago.  After reading the glowing review, I read the summary and thought the book sounded interesting but also sort of like the same teen romance I’ve read over and over.  I didn’t run [...]

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Designated Ugly Fat Friend: The DUFF

I heard some buzz floating around the blogosphere about this next book, The DUFF by Kody Keplinger. The reviews were a bit mixed, but I was intrigued.  And let’s be honest.  I sort of loved the title.  With a title like that, it had to be interesting.  So I put it on my must-read list [...]

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