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Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation

Eric Schlosser – Fast Food Nation

  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 […]

Truman Capote – Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Truman Capote – Breakfast at Tiffany’s

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 […]

J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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: […]

Franz Kafka – The Trial

Franz Kafka – The Trial

*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 […]

Milan Kundera – The Unberable Lightness of Being

Milan Kundera – The Unberable Lightness of Being

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 | […]