Category: book reviews

I had a successful trip to the library yesterday (I didn’t make it over the weekend like I had hoped). Most of the books I wanted to read were in (rare) and I found a parking place on my first trip around the block (even more unheard of in Bloomington). Because I know you’re dying…

The first thing that surprised me about this book was that it was out of print for a long time. The version I picked up at the local library was reprinted in the late 90’s. It had been pulled from the shelves because of the language concerning one of the characters in the book, who…

I recently finished reading “Island of the Blue Dolphins” as part of my Decades challenge. I had read the book in elementary school, but hadn’t thought much about it since then. In fact, it had been so long ago and I had read so many other things, I didn’t remember much of the story. The…

Thursday Next: A First Among Sequels I changed one of my “What’s in a Name” reading challenge books to this when it finally became available at the good ol’ public library. I have been a fan of Jasper Fforde and the Thursday Next series since my friend Annie bought me the first two books several…

The Perfect Storm is a book I have wanted to read for years, but never really sat down to do so. When I was home for Christmas, I saw that my mom had it on the bookshelf, so I picked it up. I remember watching the movie and getting sick to my stomach in the…

I have posted min-reviews in the sidebar, but here is what I’ve thought about in regards to the first three books I’ve read for the fall into reading challenge. The Jane Austen Book Club:Okay, I haven’t READ Austen in quite awhile, but I had high hopes for this book. It seemed like it would be…