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Review: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

4 January 2015 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Author: L.M. MontgomeryTitle: Anne of Green GablesFormat/Source: eBook/library Published: June 1908Publisher: Simon & SchusterLength: 320 pagesGenre: General fiction/young adultWhy I Read: Quintessential Canadian children’s lit, wanted a taste of PEIRead If You’re: Looking for a light but lovely read that gains weight as it progresses Quote: “The Barry garden was a bowery wilderness of flowers which would have delighted Anne’s heart at any time less fraught with destiny.” (105)Rating:  ★★★★ [ratings […]

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Review: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

18 December 2014 / review / 7 Comments
Review: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent

Author: Hannah Kent Title: Burial Rites Format/Source: eBook/LibraryPublished: September 2013Publisher: Little, Brown and CompanyLength: 314 pagesGenre: Literary fictionWhy I Read: Swayed solely by the reviewsRead If You’re: Looking for something atmospheric, a fan of The Enchanted or historical fiction Quote: “Did she look at my scrunched face, hoping I would die, or did she silently urge me to stick to life like a burr?” (34%) Rating:  ★★★★½ [ratings guide] GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters […]

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Review: Tolkien by Devin Brown

15 December 2014 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Tolkien by Devin Brown

Author: Devin BrownTitle: TolkienFormat/Source: eBook/NetGalleyPublished: October 2014Publisher: Abingdon PressLength: 145 pagesGenre: BiographyWhy I Read: New Tolkien book supposedly about The HobbitRead If You’re: New to Tolkien and want to know about his life Rating:  ★★★ [ratings guide] GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon I received a complimentary copy from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. The subheading of Tolkien implies it’s about how The Hobbit was published (I […]

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Review: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lost English Mythology by Simon Cook

20 November 2014 / review / 0 Comments
Review: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lost English Mythology by Simon Cook

Author: Simon Cook Format/Source: eBook/Author Published: October 2014Publisher: Ye MachineLength: 49 pagesGenre: Literary analysisWhy I Read: Enjoyed Cook’s article on Tolkien fundamentalismRead If You’re: A Tolkien fan, esp. one interested in how his mythology connects to English historyQuote: “Thus the two traditions of Ing identified by Chadwick are, for the first time in Tolkien’s writings, seamlessly integrated” (74%).Rating:  ★★★★ [ratings guide] Links: GoodReads | Amazon I received a complimentary copy from the author […]

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Review: No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald

3 November 2014 / review / 0 Comments
Review: No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald

Author: Glenn GreenwaldTitle: No Place To Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance StateFormat/Source: Hardcover and eBook/library Published: May 2014Publisher: Metropolitan BooksLength: 254 pagesGenre: JournalismWhy I Read: Learn more about the subject from a key playerRead If You’re: Concerned about US surveillance and your privacyQuote: “I only have one fear […] that people will see these documents and shrug, that they’ll say, ‘we assumed this was happening and don’t […]

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