CarrieK | August 17, 2010
I find myself in the position of being behind on reviews again, and, although each of these books fully deserves its own, full-length review, I’m going to fall back on my catch-up method of doing mini-reviews. Title: The Fiddler’s Gun Author: A.S. Peterson Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Rabbit Room Press Rating: 4 out of 5 [...]
Category: graphic novels, historical fiction, memoirs, mysteries |
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Tags: graphic memoirs, historical fiction, memoirs, mysteries
CarrieK | June 11, 2010
Title: Let Me Go Author: Helga Schneider Genre: Memoir Publisher: Penguin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library First line: I’m seeing you again after twenty-seven years, Mother, and wondering whether in all that time you have understood how much damage you did to your children. I put Let Me [...]
Category: audiobooks, fantasy, graphic novels, memoirs |
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Tags: audiobooks, books on books, fantasy, graphic memoirs, graphic novels, memoirs
CarrieK | April 24, 2010
Author links: ~ Shannon Hale: Graphic novels – the great satan Discussion starters: ~ A Few More Pages: What is your favorite childhood reading memory? ~ Persnickety Snark: Blogging Conflicts – Learning the Hard Way ~ Book Magic: Amazon vs. Barnes & Noble – A Tale of Two Dealers ~ My Friend Amy: What Books [...]
Category: authors, blogging, graphic novels |
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CarrieK | April 12, 2010
Title: Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 Author: David Petersen Genre: Graphic novel Publisher: Archaia Studios Press Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: The mice struggle to live safely and prosper among all of the world’s harsh conditions and predators. My boys have been after me to read [...]
Category: YA fiction, children's fiction, graphic novels, science fiction |
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Tags: children's fiction, dystopian fiction, graphic novels, mouse guard, YA fiction
CarrieK | September 4, 2009
Update: I’m editing the title to indicate that these are books I think everyone must read, not books I’m listing for myself to read. I’ve read – and loved – all of these, that’s why I consider them must-reads. ) I have officially run out of genres in which I can list my favorites. I [...]
Category: children's fiction, classics, contemporary fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, historical fiction, history, literary fiction, memoirs, mysteries, non-fiction, poetry |
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Tags: favorites, must reads
CarrieK | August 6, 2009
Graphic novels are fairly new to me – I’ve only been reading them for the past couple of years, but I am so glad I decided to give them a try. The ones I’ve enjoyed the most seem to be graphic memoirs – true stories. Another thing I’ve noticed is that I don’t particularly enjoy [...]
Category: graphic novels |
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Tags: favorites, graphic novels
CarrieK | July 18, 2009
Sorry for the late links post. The past three days have been so busy – I’ve had very little time for the computer. My Google Reader reads 1000+ posts! I may never catch up. My sister was here visiting from across the state, and we spent all day Thursday and Friday visiting and playing at [...]
Category: authors, giveaways, graphic novels, movies, sunday salon |
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Tags: book to film, giveaways, sunday salon
CarrieK | July 11, 2009
I finished another challenge: My goal: to read at least 6 graphic novels in 2009 – completed 7/9/2009. 1. Mom’s Cancer by Brian Fies – This is an excellent graphic memoir written by a son about his mother’s fight with cancer. 2. Black: The Birth of Evil by Ted Dekker, adapted by Matt Hansen & [...]
Category: graphic novels, reading challenges, sunday salon |
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