Monthly Archives: June 2012
The Sandcastle Girls – Chris Bohjalian
Wow. I often mention how odd it is to start a Netgalley book without easy access to the synopsis; unless I know the publisher or author works in a specific genre, I’m at a loss, having read the book description … Continue reading
Posted in books, historical fiction, literary fiction
Tagged Armenia, Chris Bohjalian, NetGalley, Syria, The Sandcastle Girls, Turkey
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips – James Hilton
I saw the film some time ago, and as it turns out it was an excellent adaptation – very faithful to this sweet, sad, warm little book. I don’t want it to sound like a criticism when I say I … Continue reading
The Violinist’s Thumb – Sam Kean
As usual, the actual contents of this Netgalley book came as a bit of a surprise – really? I requested a book about DNA? How unusual. And it is, very; I like a book which will feed me good solid … Continue reading
Pool of Souls – Cheryl Landmark
Cheryl’s a friend on Goodreads, and I was pleased to read her Pool of Souls for review. (Sorry it took me so long!) Not long ago, Cazlina’s brother left their home village for the army – theirs is a righteous … Continue reading
Wilde’s Fire – Krystal Wade
Wilde’s Fire by Krystal Wade My rating: 1 of 5 stars Pretty sure this (from Netgalley) is a DNF. I feel I should give it another shot, but I’m not optimistic. I’ve learned not to immediately recoil when a book … Continue reading
To Teddy Tedholm, wherever he may be
Damn it. Not again. I am weeks behind in book reviews, hours behind on sleep, and barely coherent, and this is probably a very silly thing to do – but it has been spinning around in my head, so here … Continue reading
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Dark Remains – Sean McMahon
I won a copy of this book through LibraryThing’s Member Giveaways. I always feel badly about not being able to heap praise on one of these. I enjoyed the beginning… It’s a powerful idea – two young children left on … Continue reading
Posted in books, Children's/YA
Tagged Dark Remains, Elizabeth Báthory, London, LTMG, Sean McMahon, Victorian era
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Jeopardy tryouts – part two
I didn’t hear much laughter out in the “Pre-event” area, as the Sheraton floorplan calls it, as the Jeopardy coordinators scored the tests, but I hopefully my stupidity got a chuckle, anyway. They could not, we had been informed, tell … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Trebek, Jeopardy, Jeopardy audition, Jeopardy test, New York, New York City
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Jeopardy tryouts – part one
It was around 2:30 last Tuesday (last Tuesday! It’s been a week!) that I couldn’t stand it anymore and just went to find Conference Room K, where it all was happening. A very short elevator ride brought me to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Trebek, Jeopardy, Jeopardy audition, Jeopardy test, New York, New York City, Sheraton
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The Jeopardy saga – bookend edition
I admit it – after having studied intermittently full-tilt for the past five weeks, I’ve vegetated since I got home from New York. I hadn’t been reading nearly as much for pleasure (by which I mean “for Netgalley”) in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Trebek, Jeopardy, Jeopardy audition, Jeopardy test, New York, New York City, Sheraton
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