Monthly Archives: August 2010

It’s heee-eeere!

Posted on August 24, 2010 by CarrieK

Will surface when I’m finished.

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Audiobook Review: Fragile by Lisa Unger

Posted on August 24, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: Fragile Author: Lisa Unger Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Crown Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy for Book Sparks tour; Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Nancy Linari First line: When Jones Cooper was younger, he … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesdays – August 24, 2010

Posted on August 24, 2010 by CarrieK

Home Repair by Liz Rosenberg Eve knew she was supposed to be correcting Mia’s pronunciation – that was why the young woman came to her house every Tuesday night without fail. Her eagerness to improve her English was touching. But … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: The Nobodies Album by Carolyn Parkhurst

Posted on August 23, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: The Nobodies Album Author: Carolyn Parkhurst Genre: Contemporary fiction Publisher: Doubleday Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library; audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Kimberly Farr First line: There are some stories … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: The Last Song

Posted on August 23, 2010 by CarrieK

Miley Cyrus shines as the star of this heartwarming coming-of-age movie that will strike your emotional chords. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks (Dear John, The Notebook), The Last Song follows Ronnie (Cyrus) and her estranged father as he … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, August 21, 2010

Posted on August 21, 2010 by CarrieK

This list is, I’m sure, missing a lot of really good posts. When we came home from the hospital, I had to click the infamous “mark all read” button again – there was simply no time to read everything. Feel … Continue reading →

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Bookish Mad Libs

Posted on August 18, 2010 by CarrieK

One of the things Natalie and I did in the hospital to pass time was to play Mad Libs, and so I couldn’t pass up this meme I saw on Bookgirl’s Nightstand. “The key is to fill in the rest … Continue reading →

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Sentimental Moment or Why Did the Baguette Cross the Road? by Robert Hershon

Posted on August 18, 2010 by CarrieK

Don’t fill up on bread I say absent-mindedly The servings here are huge My son, whose hair may be receding a bit, says Did you really just say that to me? What he doesn’t know is that when we’re walking … Continue reading →

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