Last week amid the chaos of boxes I found some time to read a new book Mercury in Retrograde by Paula Froelich. It was a good break. Here’s the synopsis: Three women brought together at 148 Sullivan (the author’s actual address) by a series of unfortunate events. Penelope Mercury is a resident in the building [...]
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Book Review: Mercury in Retrograde
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged book review, chic lit, fiction, Mercury in Retrograde on August 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Book Review: The Kite Runner
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged book list, book review, fiction, Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner on May 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I found a new favorite. At first glance The Kite Runnerattracted me because this area of the world has been highlighted in recent years. The last decade really. It’s not just foreign because of citizenship, but that whole region is like a secret. A little secluded island set away from the world with traditions, languages, [...]
Book Review: The Undomestic Goddess
Posted in books, tagged book review, chick lit, fiction, Sophie Kinsella, The Undomestic Goddess on May 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was book browsing last week at the library and feeling the need for a little pick me up and came across The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. Now, I didn’t love Confessions of a Shopaholic (see my review here), but I wasn’t turned off of Kinsella as a author. The Undomestic Goddess sounded like [...]
Book Review: The Tail of Emily Windsnap
Posted in young adult, tagged book review, fiction, Liz Kessler, The Tail of Emily Windsnap, young adult on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Since I was a little girl, I have loved the idea of mermaids whether it was watching them in a movie (can we say Splash or The Little Mermaid?), having mermaid hair, or playing mermaids with friends in the pool. Needless to say, I would have loved The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler [...]
Book Review: The Glass of Time
Posted in books, tagged book review, Charles Dickens, fiction, library, Michael Cox, The Glass of Time on May 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I found this book browsing through my library’s new books and thought I might as well give it a try. I doubted whether I’d finish it or, tell you the truth, if I’d even start it. You know how you check books out from the library and they stay on your shelf until it’s time [...]
Book Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged book review, chick lit, Confessions of a Shopaholic, fiction, Sophie Kinsella on May 7, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I finally picked up a copy of Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, mostly so I could see the movie. Which sounds kind of lame, but I like to read the book before I see an adaptation. Just me. Let me just say this: painful. That’s what it was for me. It starts out [...]
Is there such a thing as too much Jane Austen?
Posted in books, fiction, Jane Austen, tagged books, fan fiction, fiction, Jane Austen on May 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
These days there seems to be a neverending stream of Jane Austen fan fiction. Even though Jane Austen finished her six novels well over a century ago, the options for more of Austen’s character’s and romance presses on from Shannon Hale’s Austenland: A Novel to Pride & Prejudice & Zombies and Jane Austen Ruined My [...]
Book Review: How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls
Posted in fiction, tagged book review, chick lit, fiction, zoey dean on April 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This was one of the books I picked up on a whim. To be honest, I’m a little embarrassed by this pick. It’s chick lit. The premise of How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls, Yale graduate Megan Smith has big plans for a career in journalism and even bigger debt: $75,000 in college loans. She [...]
Book Review: Lady Windermere’s Fan
Posted in Book List 09, fiction, tagged book review, comedy, fiction, oscar wilde, play, satire on April 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Lady Windermere’s Fan is a four act play by Oscar Wilde that “offers a splendidly satirical view of society’s obsessive regard for appearances rather than reality.” I’ve found what I enjoy about plays is that they’re such a quiet read. If I’m needing a little fiction retreat, but don’t have the time to finish a [...]
Book Reivew: The Tale of Despereaux
Posted in fiction, young adult, tagged book review, fiction, young adult on April 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was really excited to read The Tale of Despereaux. It’s a Newberry Medal book and now a movie, so I thought for sure it would become a new favorite. I read it in about 2 1/2 days. I liked how the chapters were short. It’s a cute story, but to be honest I felt [...]
