Looking Back: December 2011 (Sunday Salon)

Happy New Year! My big year-end stats post will go up in the next couple of days, but I can’t let December go by without its own quick review post. Here’s what my December looked like: Books Total books read: 4 Total pages read: 1,733 Favorite book: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins Least …

Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Welcome to the wrap-up for Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter! As usual, spoilers are fair game here and in the comments. (By the way, if you haven’t voted for February’s read, be sure to do so via the poll in the sidebar!) The good news is that, upon rereading, I didn’t hate this particular classic …

Top 10 Books I Listened To in 2011

It’s that time of year when the favorites lists start appearing! Instead of splitting my 2011 reads up by genre, I thought I’d pick favorites in each medium: print and audio. I chose a top ten plus a runner-up for each type. I shared my list of favorite reads yesterday, so today I’ll share my …

Top 10 Books I Read in 2011

It’s that time of year when the favorites lists start appearing! Instead of splitting my 2011 reads up by genre, I thought I’d pick favorites in each medium: print and audio. I chose a top ten plus a runner-up for each type. I’ll share my print list today. Stop back tomorrow to see which audiobooks …

Thoughts on “A Monster Calls” by Patrick Ness

I very much enjoyed the Chaos Walking series by Patrick Ness when I read it earlier this year, so when I heard Ness had a new book out, I immediately put in my request at the library. About the Book: Conor O’Malley’s mother is sick. Nothing the doctors try seems to help, though neither Conor …