My ever-expanding list of books you must read

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. [...]

Favorite graphic novels and memoirs

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 [...]

The Sunday Salon – July 19, 2009 (The “bookish-links-for-Saturday-a-day-late” edition)

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 [...]

The Sunday Salon – July 12, 2009 (The “Graphic Novels Challenge Wrap-Up” post)

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 & Bob Strachan
3. Red: [...]

The Sunday Salon – May 31, 2009 (The “did-not-finish” edition)

CarrieK | May 31, 2009

Avis at She Reads and Reads recently posted about wanting to read negative reviews. As I read the other comments and left one of my own, I started thinking back to the last time I posted a negative review. It’s been a while.
I think I’ve figured out why that’s the case. I used to [...]