Entries Tagged as 'On Reading'

The Price by Alexandra Sokoloff

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Synopsis:
Plagued by nightmares and hallucinations, a mayoral hopeful thinks he can trust a hospital counselor, but when his cancer-stricken daughter has a miraculous recovery, he starts to question his very sanity.
Review:
My only beef with The Price
is that I wish it were longer! I devoured this slim, suspenseful volume over the course of a [...]

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Books vs. Movies (Booking Through Thursday)

May 22nd, 2008 · 7 Comments

Yay–my question got picked!! If you’re coming here from Booking Through Thursday, please note that my url is superfastreader.com, with no “wordpress.” I’d be ever so grateful if you update this if you are linking to me. And thanks for the link love!

Books and films both tell stories, but what we want [...]

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Manola Dargis Doesn’t Do Her Homework

May 16th, 2008 · No Comments

In her review of Prince Caspian in today’s New York Times, Manola Dargis writes:
The Pevensie children can withdraw to London between episodes, but moviegoers are unlikely, and also perhaps unwilling, to escape from Narnia and the other increasingly numerous, and therefore increasingly mundane, places like it.
A lovely sentiment, were it not for the fact that [...]

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May 13th, 2008 · No Comments

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Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

May 12th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Synopsis:
An aging rock star buys an old suit that brings with it a vengeful spirit with a personal vendetta.
Review:
Let’s just get it out of the way. Joe Hill is Stephen King’s son. His debut novel, Heart-Shaped Box, is a work of horror. And not only is it damn good, it’s good enough [...]

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The Alphabet Meme

May 4th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Picked this meme up from Melanie, in honor of two YA books I read for work this weekend.
The goal of this is to list favourite authors according to last name (with a representative fave book as well).
Atwood, Margaret — Cat’s Eye
Bronte, Charlotte — Jane Eyre
Card, Orson Scott — Ender’s Game
Dragonwagon, Crescent — The Year [...]

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Mayday! (Booking Through Thursday)

May 1st, 2008 · 8 Comments

Quick! It’s an emergency! You just got an urgent call about a family emergency and had to rush to the airport with barely time to grab your wallet and your passport. But now, you’re stuck at the airport with nothing to read. What do you do??
And, no, you did NOT have time to grab your [...]

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Top 20 Meme

April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Picked this up from Becky:
The rules: Top twenty favourite books in no particular order. Don’t think about it for too long. Take twenty minutes only to compile your list. Bold the ones you’ve read, or reread, since you’ve started blogging. Include novels, non fiction and plays.
1. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte [...]

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Store Added–Shop Now!

April 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

I just added a little store to my little blog. I’ll be updating it frequently, adding categories and new books. Consider it my list of essential reading. Thanks for shopping–buy from my store & help fund my reading addiction…
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Writing Challenge (Booking Through Thursday)

April 10th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Pick up the nearest book. (I’m sure you must have one nearby.)
Turn to page 123.
What is the first sentence on the page?
The last sentence on the page?

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