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Monthly Archives: August 2015
A Review of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief (by Bethany)
I am slightly less annoyed with this book than I was the last time I wrote about it (which was here). It is possible at times to forget that “Death” is telling the story, although I still snorted whenever I … Continue reading
A Review of Anne Rice’s The Wolves of Midwinter (by Jill)
The more I think about The Wolves of Midwinter, Anne Rice’s follow up to 2012’s The Wolf Gift, the less I want to think about it. There are, let’s say, issues with this book. As everyone who has been reading … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Rice, Fiction - Fantasy, Fiction - general, Reviews by Jill
Tagged American fiction, Anne Rice, Werewolves
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Yarn Along
It’s perhaps a stretch to say that this is the last photo you’ll see of the brown sweater before it’s all pieced and finished – but this IS the final sleeve, and I DO have the next five days off … Continue reading
A Review of Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See (by Jill)
Long before this book became the 2015 Pulitzer Prize winner, to me it was a book with a pretty cover that Powell’s Indiespensible book club sent me. And then it was everywhere. And continues to be, over a year after … Continue reading
Yarn Along
The brown English rib sweater (Yes… still) is the perfect project for me this week because it’s easy and can be worked on mindlessly, which is what I need during my first week on a new job. I got a … Continue reading
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Tagged English rib sweater, knitting, knitting sweaters, Markus Zusak, teaching, The Book Thief, Yankee Knitter patterns, yarn
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A Review of Koethi Zan’s The Never List (by Bethany)
This novel is the prose equivalent of the stereotypical horror movie – you know, the one where the scantily-clad girl keeps going back in the creepy mansion where all the screams and chainsaw noises are coming from. The first half … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Fiction - general, fiction - thriller, koethi zan, Reviews by Bethany
Tagged human trafficking, kidnapping, novels
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A Review of Vendela Vida’s The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty (by Bethany)
I spent last weekend totally engrossed in this book. I don’t even remember turning the pages. Its worldview is microscopic rather than macroscopic – the plot unfolds over approximately 1-2 weeks, and we’re focused throughout on a protagonist about whom … Continue reading
Yarn Along
I don’t remember where and when I acquired Wool, and this failure of memory is out of character for me. I usually remember where my books came from. Wool is a postapocalyptic/dystopian fantasy novel – you know, like just about … Continue reading
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Yarn Along
Yep, I’m back again with the brown sweater and a book I’m only sort of reading. I don’t even have an entertaining story about a rubber chicken to share with you this week (although you’re welcome to scroll down and … Continue reading
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Tagged Edith Wharton, knitting, knitting sweaters, The House of Mirth
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Postcards From Purgatory 