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Monthly Archives: January 2013
French February: A Classics Club Event
“O” from Delaisse is hosting an event for The Classics Club called French February. The goal is to read a piece of French fiction during the next 28 days. I’ve chosen to use my Classics Club list as a starting point and … Continue reading
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The Missing Ink by Philip Hensher
I like micro-history — those books that cover just one event, one product, one year. Mark Kurlansky is a great author in this field and sometimes I feel other micro-historians are trying to copy his success. I am also the … Continue reading
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The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin
There is nothing that brings joy to a mystery lover’s heart like the discovery of a new detective mystery series. You can imagine my pleasure in discovering Edmund Crispin’s creation – Professor Gervase Fen – in the first book in … Continue reading
Watchmen by Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Today I began a program studying the format of graphic novels. I especially enjoy these programs which focus on types of books I don’t normally read because I need to serve all types of readers at the library. I had … Continue reading
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Classics Club – January Meme
Our January discussion for The Classics Club is “what is your favorite classic that you have read so far.” Before I started blogging and joined The Classics Club I would say that The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky was my … Continue reading
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The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh
The Nursing Home Murder by Ngaio Marsh is #3 in her detective series starring Chief Detective-Inspector Roderick Alleyn. Written in 1935, it is set contemporaneously. The story starts out focusing on the British Home Secretary Derek O’Callaghan who … Continue reading
The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow
“I am an American – Chicago born….,” so begins Saul Bellow’s great novel about Augie March and his hometown. Augie’s story is of a boy growing up during the Depression and it is the Depression — and Chicago itself — … Continue reading
Posted in Classics Club, Fiction, Nobel Author
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a sweet little book and I enjoyed it a great deal. It’s not a ponderous tome, though it does deal with some pretty important issues. Harold sets off on a walk to see a … Continue reading
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The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
A group of area-wide librarians sponsor a quarterly book discussion. It’s not that I don’t have enough to read, but I’d really wanted to attend at least one to see how a “master discussion leader” conducts such a group. When … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Magical Realism
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Even after all of the wonderful reviews and a Booker Prize, I had put off reading Wolf Hall. Even when my husband bought me the book in early 2011 I did not read it. Somehow having a book in my … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, TBR Challenge 2013
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Scrambled Books 