Category: book friday archive

Jaclyn Moriarty – The Ghosts of Ashbury High

25 November 2011 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Jaclyn Moriarty – The Ghosts of Ashbury High

Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Title: The Ghosts of Ashbury High (Dreaming of Amelia in Australia) Published: June 2010 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Length: 480 pages Genre: YA fiction Why I picked it up: Love the series Rating: 4 stars Challenges: […]

Sylvia Plath – The Bell Jar

28 October 2011 / book friday archive / 1 Comment
Sylvia Plath – The Bell Jar

 Author: Sylvia Plath Title: The Bell Jar Published: 1963 Publisher: Heinemann Length: 244 pages Genre: Semi-autobiographical fiction Why I picked it up: A ‘classic’, sounded goodRating: 4 stars Challenges: 100+   Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! I […]

Eli Pariser – The Filter Bubble

21 October 2011 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Eli Pariser – The Filter Bubble

Author: Eli Pariser Title: The Filter Bubble Published: May 2011 Publisher: Penguin Press Length: 243 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I picked it up: Saw his TED talk, interested in topic Rating: 3 stars Challenges: 100+ The Filter Bubble book is […]

Philip Jose Farmer – To Your Scattered Bodies Go

3 September 2011 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Philip Jose Farmer – To Your Scattered Bodies Go

Author: Philip Jose Farmer Title: To Your Scattered Bodies GoSeries: Riverworld Published: June 19712011 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Length: 201 pages Genre: Science-fiction w/ historical characters Target age: Adult Why I picked it up: On my TBR listRating: 3.5 starsChallenges: […]

Jared Diamond – Guns, Germs and Steel

27 August 2011 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Jared Diamond – Guns, Germs and Steel

Author: Jared Diamon Title: Guns, Germs and Steel Published: March 1997 Publisher: W.W. Norton Length: 441 pages Genre: Non-fiction (world history/anthropology/culture) Why I picked it up: Interest in the topic Rating: 4 stars Challenges: 100+ This is a book I’ve […]