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The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell was my book club’s pick for December. About the Book: 2060, Rome. Emilio Sandoz has returned from an interplanetary mission to Rakhat with mutilated hands and in a precarious mental state, the solitary survivor of his original team of eight. Back in the care of his mission . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Sparrow” by Mary Doria Russell I’d read some good reviews of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown, so when I needed an audiobook and saw my library had this one on the shelf, I decided to give it a go for my daily commute. About the Book: Tiny Barnwell, Ohio, hometown to the three Andreas sisters, is the . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “The Weird Sisters” by Eleanor Brown (Audiobook) Hello, Reading Buddies! Well, I’m halfway through A Room with a View by E.M. Forster (spoilers are fair game!) and I’ve yet to take a single note. I love it when I’m so absorbed in a book — and a classic in particular — that note-taking falls by the wayside. The problem, of . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Discussion: “A Room with a View” by E.M. Forster I’ve always felt I should read 1984, so when I discovered my library had a version read by Frank Muller, a narrator I know I enjoy, I borrowed the recording to keep me occupied during my daily commute. About the Book: Published in 1949, George Orwell’s 1984 is a classic dystopian novel. The . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “1984″ by George Orwell (Audiobook) 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 . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne 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 . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “A Monster Calls” by Patrick Ness I spent most of September listening to the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik, read by the marvelous Simon Vance. I borrowed it from my public library. About the Books: I already talked about the first book in this series, His Majesty’s Dragon. Rather than summarize each book, I’ll just say . . . → Read More: Thoughts on the Temeraire Series by Naomi Novik (Audiobooks) Before I get into The Scarlet Letter: If you haven’t voted for February’s book, please do so! The poll is up in the sidebar. Welcome, Scarlet Letter Reading Buddies! This month’s selection is one I read in high school, but I can only recall the most basic things about it. I remember it . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Discussion: “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne I’ve had Going Bovine by Libba Bray on my shelf since it came out. I read it recently along with my informal book group. About the Book: Cameron is a high school student and social outcast whose life is about to get very strange. Beyond that, Going Bovine rather defies summary. Instead, here . . . → Read More: Thoughts on “Going Bovine” by Libba Bray Welcome, Reading Buddies! Sorry for the slightly delayed post — I had to finish The Woman in White this morning. That’s not for a lack of interest but a lack of time! I thoroughly enjoyed Collins’s novel and almost never feel like I was reading a stuffy old classic. Whether that’s because The . . . → Read More: Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “The Woman in White” by Wilkie Collins |
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