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John Connolly – The Book of Lost Things

John Connolly – The Book of Lost Things

  Author: John ConnollyTitle: The Book of Lost Things Published: November 2006 Publisher: Atria Books Length: 339 pages Genre: Fantasy/fiction Why I picked it up: Recommended by Neil Gaiman (I think…maybe it was somebody else)Rating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare […]

Christopher Paolini – Inheritance

31 December 2011 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Christopher Paolini – Inheritance

  Author: Christopher Paolini Title: InheritanceSeries: Inheritance Cycle Published: November 2011 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Length: 849 pages Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: Fan of the seriesRating: 3/4 stars Challenges: 100+ Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your […]

Isaac Asimov – I, Robot

23 December 2011 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Isaac Asimov – I, Robot

  Author: Isaac AsimovTitle: I, RobotPublished: 1950 (Edition I read: June 2004) Publisher: Gnome Press (Edition I read: Bantam Books) Length: 272 pages (Edition I read: 224 pages) Genre: Science-fiction Why I picked it up: On my TBR listRating: 4 stars Challenges: 2011 […]

Haruki Murakami – 1Q84

17 December 2011 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Haruki Murakami – 1Q84

*The following information applies to the English hardcover edition. (the novel was originally published in Japanese in 2009/2010).* Author: Haruki MurakamiTranslator: Jay Rubin (Books 1 and 2) and Phillip Gabriel (Book 3) Title: 1Q84 Published: October 2011 Publisher: Knopf Length: […]

Michael Pollan – In Defense of Food

2 December 2011 / book friday archive / 1 Comment
Michael Pollan – In Defense of Food

Author: Michael Pollan Title: In Defense of Food Published: January 1 2008 Publisher: Penguin Press Length: 201 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I picked it up: Interested in Pollan’s writing Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: Foodie’s | 100+ This is the follow-up […]