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 [...]
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Book Review: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Book Review: The Moonstone
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Read for: RIP IV and 1% Well Read Challenge
The Moonstone is a huge yellow diamond (valued at 30,000 pounds in 1848 – (I have no idea what that translates to in today’s money but 30,000 pounds today is a lot of money!) with a history. Originally set in the forehead of [...]
Book Review: La’s Orchestra Saves the World
La’s Orchestra Saves the World by Alexander McCall Smith
Normally I love McCall Smith, but this book was entirely different and not at all what I was expecting from him. Once I got past that I actually enjoyed the book, but you know how it is when you love everything an author does because of a [...]
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Ok, so this book was totally awesome. I don’t know if I can even attempt a summary. It’s a science fiction book about time travel where they spend most of their time in the victorian era so it’s got that angle. It’s also hilarious and there’s a [...]
Book Review: The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Read for: Obris Terrarum Challenge and 1% Well Read Challenge
I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to read this book! It was a slow read, but for the most part, I couldn’t put it down. The story is told by serveral different narrators and each narrator had his/her [...]
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: I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Read for: What’s in a Name Challenge – book title with a building in it
Cassandra and her family (sister – Rose, brother, father, step-mother and Stephen – a boy who works for them but is more like family) live in an old castle in the English countryside. Her father [...]
Book Review: St. Urbain’s Horseman by Mordecai Richler
St. Urbain’s Horseman by Mordecai Richler
Read for: Orbis Terrarum Challenge – Canada
This is either the third or fourth book I’ve read by Richler. I like his books because although they are definitely can lit they aren’t as depressing as some books in this genre tend to be. This one was no exception. Richler’s novels (at [...]
