Monthly Archives: May 2009

Bookish links for Saturday, May 16, 2009

Posted on May 16, 2009 by CarrieK

Essay Reading Challenge: ~ Kim at Bookstore People has completed her Essay Readng Challenge. Be sure to check out her post – she’s read a wide variety of essays that have given me some authors to add to my to-read … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Posted on May 15, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: Graceling Author: Kristin Cashore Genre: YA fantasy Publisher: Harcourt, Inc. Rating: 5 out of 5 stars First line: In these dungeons the darkness was complete, but Katsa had a map in her mind. Last week, I was complaining on … Continue reading →

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Favorite history books

Posted on May 14, 2009 by CarrieK

In spite of the fact that I mostly talk about fiction here on Books and Movies, I do read non-fiction of just about every type except self-help books, which I despise. 1776 by David McCullough McCullough chooses to focus on … Continue reading →

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Booking Through Thursday – May 14, 2009

Posted on May 14, 2009 by CarrieK

This week’s BTT: Book Gluttony! Are your eyes bigger than your book belly? Do you have a habit of buying up books far quicker than you could possibly read them? Have you had to curb your book buying habits until … Continue reading →

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Must-watch mini-series: John Adams

Posted on May 13, 2009 by CarrieK

Last week, Kevin and I spent our evenings immersed in Revolutionary America, watching HBO’s mini-series John Adams. All of the award nominations and acclaim are completely justified; this mini-series is beautifully written, breathtakingly filmed, and brilliantly acted. The kids and … Continue reading →

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Wondrous Words Wednesday

Posted on May 13, 2009 by CarrieK

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Kathy at Bermudaonion. The idea is for bloggers to post about the unfamiliar words they have encountered in their reading the past week. Click over to read other book bloggers’ Wondrous … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesdays and It’s Tuesday, Where Are You? – May 12, 2009

Posted on May 12, 2009 by CarrieK

Graceling by Kristin Cashore By early afternoon she was pacing back and forth across the camp, utterly stir-crazy. She paced, fists clenched; and Bitterblue sat against the boulders in the sun, knife in hand, watching her. To read other book … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Blue Notebook by James A. Levine

Posted on May 11, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: The Blue Notebook Author: James A. Levine Genre: Modern fiction Publisher: Spiegel & Grau Rating: 4 out of 5 stars First line: I have a break now. The Blue Notebook by James A. Levine is the story of Batuk, … Continue reading →

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