Tag Archives: classics

Mini-reviews: Going Bovine by Libba Bray, Down the Long Hills by Louis L’Amour, Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell, The Game by Laurie R. King

Posted on March 9, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: Going Bovine Author: Libba Bray Genre: YA speculative fiction Publisher: Delacourte Books for Young Readers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Erik Davies First line: The best day of my life … Continue reading →

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Links for Saturday, January 23, 2010

Posted on January 22, 2010 by CarrieK

Discussion starters: ~ FleurFisher wants to know which Dickens she should read this year. ~ Tasha at Heidenkind’s Hideaway asks Who is the new Dickens? ~ Rebecca at Book Lady’s Blog talks about her addiction to reading all of the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Posted on January 19, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: Brave New World Author: Aldous Huxley Genre: Dystopian fiction Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library. First line: A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories. Brave New World … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Quiet American by Graham Greene

Posted on January 12, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: The Quiet American Author: Graham Greene Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Penguin Classics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library. First line: After dinner I sat and waited for Pyle in my room over … Continue reading →

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Three mini-reviews: Where Water Comes Together With Other Water: Poems, Z for Zachariah, and Ethan Frome

Posted on December 23, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: Where Water Comes Together with Other Water: Poems Author: Raymond Carver Genre: Poetry Publisher: Vintage Books Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library. First line: Where this floated up from, or why, I … Continue reading →

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Bookish links for Saturday, November 28, 2009

Posted on November 28, 2009 by CarrieK

Author links: ~ Natasha at Maw Books has a guest post by Bonny Becker, author of several children’s picture books. ~ Nick Hornby on literary fiction. ~ Kathy at Bermudaonion has an interview with Ann Pearlman, author of The Christmas … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton

Posted on November 17, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: The House of Mirth Author: Edith Wharton Genre: Classic fiction Publisher: Wordsworth Classics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Read it online through Daily Lit First line: Selden paused in surprise. After finishing Wharton’s The Age of Innocence … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Watsons by Jane Austen

Posted on October 27, 2009 by CarrieK

Title: The Watsons Author: Jane Austen Genre: Classic fiction Publisher: Hesperus Classics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy that was a gift from a friend First line: The first winter assembly in the town of D— in … Continue reading →

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