Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy
Read for: Orbis Terrarum Challenge – Ireland
Oh, how I love a good book by Maeve Binchy and this one was no exception. Binchy writes stories about normal people going about their everyday lives. Her stories are just so welcoming and fun to read. This one centres around a new Heart [...]
Archive > June 2009
Book Review: Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy
Weekly Geeks: Quiz Time!!
This one is so fun! Basically you make a quiz about books. I’ve tried everyone’s that is linked so far and they are HARD!! (I didn’t comment unless I knew any answers…didn’t want to look like a dork just saying, “Uh, duh, I dunno…”)
So a couple people have given the first line in a book [...]
Book Review: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
I just finished this book. The book jacket is a little unusual so I’m going to quote it here for all of you that haven’t read it:
The story of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the [...]
Book Review: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Winner of 2009 Newbery Medal
I just picked this up at the library yesterday and the cover drew me in right away. Even the title is mysterious and alluring. Anyway, I liked the reading of this story more than I actually like the plot, not that that’s a bad thing, but [...]
Book Review: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Read for: Orbis Terrarum – US
Oskar Schell is a nine-year old boy whose father was killed when the WTC came down on 9/11. He is one of the narrators of this novel and is by far my favourite. About a year after his father’s death, he finds [...]
