Cool Down with Agatha Christie, Endless Night discussion 246 pages My review of this book will have a different format, as I read it for a Readalong. I was so excited when my favorite book blogger Jen @ Devourer of Books posted this Readalong, as I had never really done a Readlong, and the last [...]
Archive for June, 2011
17 Jun
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUR WEEK-END 06/18-19
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUR WEEK-END 06/18-19/2011 If you follow this blog, you just run into lots of new and great books. The fiction book I’m reading right now, State of Wonder (if you click on it in the left menu you will access its synopsis on Goodreads] has also just been published. But if it’s [...]
14 Jun
Victorian Literature Challenge Wrap-Up
I finished another challenge! It was very interesting to do this. It contains the only play I have read so far this year. Here are the books I read, click on the title to read my reviews: 3: Victorian Literature Challenge COMPLETED! 1-4 books: Sense and Sensibility level Hosted by http://subtlemelodrama.blogspot.com/p/victorian-literature-challenge.html – The Invisible Man, [...]
14 Jun
My review #46: The Burning Land
The Burning Land (Saxon Chronicles #5) by Bernard CORNWELL 336 pages MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS BOOK Every good thing has an end… I just finished the 5th volume of the Saxon Chronicles, and will have to wait until the 6th is published! I really enjoyed a lot the whole series, even though some war details [...]
13 Jun
My review #45: The Greater Journey
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris 1830-1900 by David McCULLOUGH 456 pages This book counts for My Dewey Decimal Challenge and for The 2011 Non-Fiction Challenge MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS BOOK Although this is a big and heavy book, I devoured it in no time. McCullough does a superb job here, witnessing to dozens of [...]
10 Jun
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUR WEEK-END 06/11-12
GOOD BOOKS FOR YOUR WEEK-END 06/11-12/2011 I can’t believe we are back in the 50s, but the good thing is you just want to stay warm in bed with a good book. If you are not sure what to grab at your library for this coming week-end, here are some good titles I just ran [...]
10 Jun
What’s In A Name Reading Challenge Wrap Up
Challenge COMPLETED! Here are the 6 books I read for this very fun challenge, hosted by http://whatsinaname4.blogspot.com/ – Number: The Crying Of Lot 49, by T. Pynchon – Movement: The Spy Who came in from the cold, by J. Le Carré – Life Stage: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, by W. Mosley – [...]
10 Jun
My review #44 of: Cutting For Stone
Cutting for Stone by Abraham VERGHESE Narrator: Sunil Malhotra* Audiobook – 24 hours This counts for 2 Reading Challenges: What’s in a name Category Gem and for the 2011 Audio Book Challenge *Ah ah, can you see I followed Audiobook Week this year? Now on, I’ll include the name of the narrator when I review [...]
10 Jun
Audiobook Resources – Audiobook Week Discussion
Alas, already last day of Audiobook Week! Today Jen @ Devourer of Books, who hosts this great Audiobook week, asks the following question: What are your best audiobook resources? My answer is probably not too conventional. I always try to have one audiobook going on; to do so, I just look at my awfully long [...]
9 Jun
Audiobooks for the Uninitiated – Audiobook Week Discussion
Today Jen @ Devourer of Books, who hosts this great Audiobook week, asks us to share tips for new audiobook listeners. Let me repost excerpts of her own post to which I totally agree [all the bold quotes come directly from her post, that you can access by clicking on the link just above]: Listen [...]
8 Jun
My review #43 of: Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (Christian Encounters Series) by Rick MARSCHALL 161 pages This book counts for My Dewey Decimal Challenge and for The 2011 Non-Fiction Challenge MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS BOOK This book was available for free for review on Booksneeze, and as I had not read anything about musicians for a while, I thought I [...]
8 Jun
My review #42 of: The Lost Cyclist
The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance by David HERLIHY 302 pages This book counts for My Dewey Decimal Challenge and for The 2011 Non-Fiction Challenge MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS BOOK I am conflicted about this book: I enjoyed the topic: cyclists traveling the world at the end [...]
8 Jun
Audiobook Week Mid-Week Meme
Jen at Devourer of Books, who organizes this Audiobook week, proposes this meme for today: Current/most recent audiobook: I am currently listening to Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese; the narrator Sunil Malhotra is excellent, perfect accent for the task. Hmm, looks like this week is going to make me more attentive to narrators, thanks [...]
7 Jun
Sound Effects in Audiobooks – Audiobook Week Discussion
Jen at Devourer of Books, who organizes this Audiobook week, asks this question for today: “Sound effects in audiobooks are a divisive topic. There are audiobooks I have really adored that good friends have nearly dropped audiobooks, had them almost ruined by the addition of sound effects. Where do you come down on this issue?” [...]
