For the last Readathon, I posted separate updates every few hours. This year, I’m borrowing Amanda’s strategy of keeping one post and updating it periodically. That way I won’t fill up anyone’s reader or inbox any more than usual. For an overview of the day as well as minichallenges, scroll down! And with that…I’m off …
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Reading Buddies Discussion: “The Knife of Never Letting Go” by Patrick Ness
Welcome, Knife of Never Letting Go Reading Buddies! How are you enjoying the book so far? I’ll admit, I actually wrote most of this post a week ago, when I got to the end of Part IV. I wanted so badly to tear through to the end of the book, but I knew that if …
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Thoughts on “The Sea and the Silence” by Peter Cunningham
I read The Sea and the Silence by Peter Cunningham on my Sony Reader, thanks to NetGalley. About the Book: Dick Coad, like his father before him, is a solicitor in the small town of Monument, Ireland. When we meet him, he is contemplating the will of his life-long friend, Ismay (Iz) Shaw. His part …
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CRP: “A Passage to India” by E.M. Forster (Audiobook) (Part 1)
The Classics Reclamation Project is my personal challenge to read and enjoy the classics. Each Wednesday, I post about the classic I’m reading at the moment. My current classic is A Passage to India by E.M. Forster. I’m listening to the 1924 novel, read by Sam Dastor. I’m only on disc 2 of 9, so …
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Looking Back: March 2011, Plus “Madre” Giveaway Winners!
Two orders of business today! First, the randomly chosen winners of Madre: Perilous Journeys with a Spanish Noun by Liza Bakewell: The US copy goes to Zeteticat! The non-US copy goes to Zoe! Congratulations to Zeteticat and Zoe! I do hope everyone who entered the contest will hunt down a copy of Madre to read, …
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