I have my review of World Without End by Ken Follett written and ready to post. I refer so much to The Pillars of the Earth that I should probably post that review first. Here it is. To be very simplistic, The Pillars of the Earth is about building a cathedral in the twelfth century […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is now hosted by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. Finished: World Without End by Ken Follett. Finally! Review to come. It was pretty good, but a little too similar to Pillars of the Earth. Currently Reading: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl–Thanks […]
I thought about trying to write about my favorite couples for Valentine’s Day, but honestly, I don’t pay a whole lot of attention to the actual romantic part of books. I pay more attention to how I feel about a male character than how the women in the book react to him! So that’s what […]
Mattie Gokey is an intelligent high school senior living in rural New York in 1906. As this book unfolds, we are following two different, intertwined arcs of Mattie’s life: the earlier months when she is desperate to get to college and the later months when she’s working at a summer lake resort where a young […]
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief hits theaters today. I have to admit that I’m pretty excited to see it. I loved the book, the cast is amazing, and the trailer is exciting. I just wish that they had found an actor who is actually Percy’s age to play Percy. He’s what–12 in […]
How can you encourage a non-reading child to read? What about a teen-ager? Would you require books to be read in the hopes that they would enjoy them once they got into them, or offer incentives, or just suggest interesting books? If you do offer incentives and suggestions and that doesn’t work, would you then […]
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading has been taken over by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books. It looks like she’s got some new tricks up her sleeve, so go check her out! Finished: Link to my review Soulless by Gail Carriger–Loved it! 5 stars! Currently Reading: Remaining links will go […]
I meant to post this last weekend, but I got busy and forgot. I got to see Wicked! I feel like I’m the last person in the world to see it, but it was a huge deal for me! I love musicals, whether they’re on stage or on the screen. Call me cheesy if you […]
I have waited entirely too long to write this review and gotten too deeply involved in Ken Follett’s World Without End, so this review is going to suck a little. Which is a pity because I had thought of all kinds of witty things I was going to write and now I’ve lost them. Miss […]
My favorite book growing up was Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery. It’s still one of my all-time favorite books. I have to confess that the first time I tried to read it, I thought it was boring. I’d seen the movie somewhere and grabbed the book at the library, and I think […]
Booking Through Thursday asks: The northern hemisphere, at least, is socked in by winter right now… So, on a cold, wintry day, when you want nothing more than to curl up with a good book on the couch … what kind of reading do you want to do? Honestly, I’m not aware of my reading […]