Category: Uncategorized
-
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Me Before You is not the type of book that I’m usually drawn to. I had seen the multiple glowing reviews and testaments from bloggers and other readers, but it just didn’t appeal to me when it was released last year. So I’m not really sure what drew me to pick it up when I…
-
Book Club: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
I read Rebecca when I was a teen, but haven’t read it since so I added it to my book club’s list of possibilities thinking that it would be a wonderful way to slip a classic into our selections. The August host chose it because she hadn’t read it before and really likes Gothic novels,…
-
Spinning Again
It’s time to spin again. The Classics Club announced the next spin today and I am eager to participate. I drew a great book with the last spin (Revolutionary Road, which I loved but never blogged about) so I am looking forward to seeing what I will be reading this time around. My list is…
-
Cover Collection: Cranford
1. Dover Thrift Editions // 2. Vintage Classics // 3. Oxford World’s Classics 4. Pocket Penguin Classics // 4. Oxford World’s Classics // 5. Penguin English Library Like nearly everyone else on the planet, I fell in love with the Cranford TV series when it came out in 2008. I think I’ve watched it four…
-
Fin & Lady by Cathleen Schine
“Fin’s funeral suit was a year old, worn three times, already too small”. I knew I wanted to read this book when I saw that it takes place in the mid-sixties, one of my favorite time periods. I love the music, the fashion, the films and the changing social and cultural norms. Fin & Lady…
-
My Top Five Books of the Year Through June (2013)
I’ve read lots of pleasant books this year, books that were well-written, compelling stories with believable characters. But I haven’t read many books that changed my world like I did last year. Nothing that is on the same level as Excellent Women, Death Comes for the Archbishop or The Song of Achilles. Therefore, I found…
-
The Mountain Lion by Jean Stafford
“Ralph was ten and Molly was eight when they had scarlet fever.” When I got home from Colorado I was seized with the desire to read about the American West. Traveling through that dramatic landscape just demanded it. As much as I love reading books set in England or among the privileged in the eastern…
-
Mary Stewart Reading Week
It’s nearly August and time to start planning for Mary Stewart Reading Week! MSRW will be from Sunday, September 15 to Sunday, September 22. Appropriately Ms. Stewart’s 97th birthday falls during this time (on the 17th). What better way to celebrate her birthday than by reading her books? I envision this as a low key…
-
Weekly Post July 21
This last week was a marvelous break from routine. My cousin, friend and I drove up to Pueblo, Colorado on Tuesday and my friend and I drove back down on Friday. I really love the drive to Colorado. You go through some of the most beautiful parts of Arizona, through Albuquerque and up to…
-
Weekly Post July 14
This week has been good – mellow and stress-free at work. I can tell that summer at the library is starting to wind down as we haven’t seen as many kids at our programs lately and we actually have hours when the library is somewhat quiet. I spent most of my evenings last week cleaning…
A Certain Fondness 