Month: June 2011

Extra Books – June 13 to 19

Posted 19 June 2011 in more books archive /1 Comment

  • Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
    • Published: July 2005
    • Genre: Magical fantasy
    • Why I picked it up: Rereading the series
    • Rating: 3.5 stars
    • Challenges: Harry Potter 2011 | 100+
    • My Thoughts: 
      • Spoiler alert!! Snape kills Dumbledore – what a fantastic, dramatic, shocking twist. So good. I was never sad about the whole thing, and I had it spoiled for me the day the book was released, but it’s still a great climax which is not the word I want to use but I can’t think of the right one. 
      • The scene with Harry and Dumbledore in the cave…I dunno, that scene never felt very real to me, but it’s kind of terrifying if you can properly believe it. I just have a hard time imagining Dumbledore acting like that, which I suppose is kind of the point (to show how serious and dramatic, etc. the whole situation is) but it just didn’t work for me. Probably because I would be too freaked out if I properly believed it. 😛 


    Michael Pollan – The Omnivore’s Dilemma

    Michael Pollan – The Omnivore’s Dilemma

    Author: Michael Pollan Title: The Omnivore’s Dilemma Published: 2006 Publisher: Penguin Press Length: 408 pages Genre: Non-fiction (investigative) Why I picked it up: Interest in these sort of ‘food books’Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ | Foodie’s  Buy: Barnes and Noble […]

    Ursula Le Guin – A Wizard of Earthsea

    Ursula Le Guin – A Wizard of Earthsea

      Author: Ursula Le Guin Title: A Wizard of Earthsea Published: 1968 Publisher: Parnassus Press Length: 183 pages Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: On my TBR listRating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 2011 TBR Pile | 100+ Buy: Barnes and […]