Author: Shirley Jackson Title: The Haunting of Hill House Format/Source: eBook/Amazon Published: 1959 Publisher: Penguin Length: 182 pages Genre: Suspense Why I Read: Loved We Have Always Lived in the Castle; part of Estella Society readalong Read If You’re: A lover of a terror or haunted houses, but prefer modern over Victorian Quote: I would like to watch her dying, Eleanor thought, and smiled back and said, ‘Don’t be silly.’ […]
Author: Robin Sloan Title: Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore Format/Source: eBook/library Published: October 2012 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Length: 304 pages Genre: General fiction/mystery Why I Read: Liked the idea of a 24 hour bookstore, stumbled across some reviews that remind me to read it Read If You’re: A Google superfan?? Quote: “You and I will have a son, and we will name him Hadoop, and he will be a […]
Bloggiesta ended nearly a week ago now, but finally, here is my wrap-up post! I participated mostly on the Thursday. I’m happy with what I achieved, though I didn’t work on any reviews which is the point of this blog, so tomorrow I’m going to focus on scheduling a few. Here’s a recap of my to do list: Catch up on commenting Success! I commented on a number of posts […]
Author: Peter Norman Title: Emberton Format/Source: Paperback/library Published: March 2014 Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre Length: 295 pages Genre:Um, some sort of literary (see below) Why I Read: Reviewed in local paper; “comic gothic thriller for lovers of books and language”!! Read If You’re: Looking for a strange mystery, interested in the power of language Rating: ★★★★ [ratings guide] I finished this book just before I left for Japan (end of […]
“In short, Bloggiesta is a blogging marathon revolving around ticking off those items on your to-do list and improving your blog while in the good company of other awesome bloggers doing the same thing. Our awesome mascot Pedro (Plan. Edit. Develop. Review. Organize) is ready to break out the nachos, enchiladas, drinks, mariachi music and whack a pinata or two! It’s nothing short of an awesome fiesta!” I’m participating in […]