Date Started: 4/2/12
Date Finished: 4/5/12
One-Word Summary: Gilded
I read The Great Gatsby in high school but had only vague memories. I seemed to recall something about a car wreck but that was about it. I'm glad I finally revisited this classic, especially in light of the fact that a movie is being made, which I will likely see.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
The Catcher in The Rye - J.D. Salinger
Date Started: 3/20/12
Date Finished: 3/23/12
One-Word Summary: Adolescent
When I decided to read this book, my husband said "you won't get it." I forged ahead and while I did get it, I can see where he was coming from.
Date Finished: 3/23/12
One-Word Summary: Adolescent
When I decided to read this book, my husband said "you won't get it." I forged ahead and while I did get it, I can see where he was coming from.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
The Paris Review
Currently reading the Paris Review so I'll be a bit delayed in my next post.... until then, happy reading! And I'd encourage anyone who hasn't done so to read The Hunger Games before the movie debuts later this month, because it is amazing.
A Perfect Blood - Kim Harrison
Date Started: 2/21/12
Date Finished: 2/26/12
One-Word Summary: Demonless
As I may have mentioned in a previous post, I love the Hollows series, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I got the first book for free on my Kindle. That was how they sucked me in. So here we go with the next one in the series...
Date Finished: 2/26/12
One-Word Summary: Demonless
As I may have mentioned in a previous post, I love the Hollows series, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I got the first book for free on my Kindle. That was how they sucked me in. So here we go with the next one in the series...
Monday, February 20, 2012
The Magician King: A Novel - Lev Grossman
Date Started: 2/9/2012
Date Finished: 2/18/12
One-Word Summary: Disappointing
A note before we get into this summary: this is the sequel to The Magicians: A Novel, which I previously reviewed here. I knew I would get around to reading this sequel, despite some of my earlier misgivings about the first book. I just went back and re-read my review of the first book and found it surprising how insightful some of my questions were - the questions about Julia and Penny were both addressed in the sequel. Anyhow, onward with this review...
Date Finished: 2/18/12
One-Word Summary: Disappointing
A note before we get into this summary: this is the sequel to The Magicians: A Novel, which I previously reviewed here. I knew I would get around to reading this sequel, despite some of my earlier misgivings about the first book. I just went back and re-read my review of the first book and found it surprising how insightful some of my questions were - the questions about Julia and Penny were both addressed in the sequel. Anyhow, onward with this review...
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Pale Demon - Kim Harrison
Date Started: 2/5/12
Date Finished: 2/8/12
One-Word Summary: Fun
Ok, no full review here because this is the second time I've read the book. I wanted to re-read it in advance of her next book coming out (which will be available for Kindle on February 21st). What can I say, I'm a sucker for these books - witches, vampires, pixies, weres, fairies, elves, demons and more. These books are pure fun.
Date Finished: 2/8/12
One-Word Summary: Fun
Ok, no full review here because this is the second time I've read the book. I wanted to re-read it in advance of her next book coming out (which will be available for Kindle on February 21st). What can I say, I'm a sucker for these books - witches, vampires, pixies, weres, fairies, elves, demons and more. These books are pure fun.
Roma - Steven Saylor
Date Started: 1/29/12
Date Finished: 2/4/12
One-Word Summary: Roman
When I bought this book at the half-price store I really thought it was going to take me a while to get through. Turns out it was an enjoyable, fairly easy read, that I went through pretty quickly. Oh, and no spoiler here - but imagine my surprise when I got to the end of this behemoth only to find out that there is a sequel (which I will now obviously have to read).
Date Finished: 2/4/12
One-Word Summary: Roman
When I bought this book at the half-price store I really thought it was going to take me a while to get through. Turns out it was an enjoyable, fairly easy read, that I went through pretty quickly. Oh, and no spoiler here - but imagine my surprise when I got to the end of this behemoth only to find out that there is a sequel (which I will now obviously have to read).
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