Author: Eric Schlosser Title: Fast Food Nation Published: January 2001 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Length: 288 pages Genre: Non-fiction (investigative) Why I picked it up: I can’t remember…^^;Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ | Foodie’s Buy: Barnes and Noble | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! This was my third book for Foodie’s Reading Challenge, which means that with my target of five books, I am over halfway there! 😛 This […]
Author: Truman Capote Title: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Published: 1958 Publisher: Random House Length: 111 pages (plus three short stories) Genre: Literature Target age: Adult (suitable for teen and up)Why I picked it up: On my TBR listRating: 3.5 starsChallenges: 2011 TBR Pile | 100+ Buy: Chapters | Barnes and Noble | Check your local bookstore! I am happy to report that this book exceeded my expectations! I must admit, I […]
Author: J.K. Rowling Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Published: July 1999 Publisher: Raincoast Length: 317 pages Genre: Magical fantasy Target age: ChildrenWhy I picked it up: Rereading the seriesRating: 4 starsChallenges: Harry Potter 2011 | 100+ Buy: Chapters | Barnes and Noble | Check your local bookstore! This is still my favourite Harry Potter book and I think it will continue to be, but I suppose I […]
*The following information applies to an English hardcover edition. (the novel was originally published in German in 1925).* Author: Franz KafkaTranslator: Richard Stokes Title: The Trial Published: 2005 Publisher: Hesperus Press Length: 210 pages Genre: Philosophical literature Target age: AdultWhy I picked it up: On my TBR listRating: —-Challenges: Global | 100+ Buy: Chapters | Barnes and Noble | Check your local bookstore! I’m not giving this a rating because […]
Author: Milan Kundera Title: The Unbearable Lightness of Being Published: 1984 Publisher: Harper & Row Length: 314 pages Genre: Philosophical literature Target age: AdultWhy I picked it up: On my TBR listRating: 4.5 starsChallenges: Global | 100+ Buy: Chapters | Barnes and Noble | Check your local bookstore! It appears I’m on a bit of a philosophical, deep-thinking, big picture, meaning of life kick in regards to the type of […]