Category: Book Reviews and Releases
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4th Quarter Reading, Done!
Here with only a few days left of 2014 I’m proud to report that I finished the last book of the year this morning at 2:45 am. Now I’m not saying that I stayed up reading all night, although I liked the last read enough that I could have – my youngest woke at 1:30…
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3rd Quarter Reading – Done!
We are swiftly sliding into the last few months of the year and I’m proud to report that I’ve keep up with the goal of reading one book a month from the BBC Book List Challenge. This last quarter’s reading was both fascinating as it was diverse. The hardest read, due to its sheer length…
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2nd Quarter Reading – Done!
I’m happy to report that I’ve finished the second quarter reading with a few weeks to spare, namely because I fell in love with The Lovely Bones and read it in four days. The longest read from this quarter clocks in at a mind-boggling six weeks to finish Midnight’s Children. Here are this quarter’s books…
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1st Quarter Reading – Done!
Back in the beginning of the year I set forth to read 12 books from the popular BBC Big Read list. Now the first quarter is over and three of those books are complete. Here’s here are my reactions to each book – A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens: I wanted to like this book, I…
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Wuthering Heights – the Board Book
Happy Presidents’ Day everyone! If you are state side I’m hoping you are all enjoying the holiday, if not I hope you having a marvelous day anyway. I visited my local library the other day and saw something that made my jaw drop, a board book of Wuthering Heights. Generally, I consider the sole purpose…
Jodi L. Milner, Author 