Ok, this might be overly ambitious but I was wondering what the blogging world thought was the best novel of 2009. We’re told every year what the good books are by these committees and panels of judges when they award the Booker and the Pulitzer and the Orange Prize and the Newbery etc. But what [...]
Archive > February 2010
Weekly Geeks
Ok, so it’s been forever since I’ve participated in Weekly Geeks, but this week has a fun topic – comments!
Do you have a commenting policy? For example:
*Do reply to all comments? If you do, how do you do it? Email? On the blog?
*Do you use moderation?
*How do you handle trolls? Flaming?
*How much do you tolerate [...]
The Reason
I meant to post about my new little baby but it slipped my mind until I read another blogger who’s just had a baby.
Here she is – the reason I took such a long blogging break:
Book Review: The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly- Newbery Honour Book 2010
So, I’ve decided to read all the Newbery Honour books since I’ve already read the winner. I want to know if I agree with their choice!
I chose to read this one first because of the cover. Isn’t it fun? Anyway, Calpurnia Tate is a [...]
Book Review: When You Reach Me
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Wow, I loved this book! It was such a quick easy read (probably because I’m not the target audience). I can see why it won the Newbery Medal this year. I haven’t read the rest of the honour books yet so I can’t say for sure that it was [...]
Book Review: A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
Read for: Banned Books Challenge
I’ve been meaning to read this book for a very long time. It’s been sitting on my night stand (where I keep my TBR in the next month pile) since September because I planned to read it for Banned Books Week. But I just never [...]
Book Review: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Read for: Canadian Book Challenge 3, What’s in a Name? 3 Challenge
I loved this book! I don’t know how I haven’t heard of it sooner, I know people have been blogging about it because I just read a bunch of reviews, but somehow I’ve missed [...]
Book Review: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
Read for: Global Reading Challenge 2010 – Europe
The second book in Larsson’s trilogy, The Girl Who Played with Fire, was just as intense as the first one (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). The book took a little bit longer getting started but once it did it [...]
Friday Finds
Friday Finds hosted by mizb17 at Should Be Reading
This week I added five more books to me TBR list:
Generation A by Douglas Coupland – Maree at Just Add Books wrote a short review of this book but it was enough to make me add it to my list!
The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby – Clover [...]
Book Review: A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Read for: Book Club, Global Reading Challenge 2010 – Asia
I just finished reading this book for the second time. I have to admit, I really didn’t enjoy it the first time around. I think I was expecting something more like The Kite Runner, with more of a plot, which [...]
