China Mieville – The Scar

13 January 2013 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
China Mieville – The Scar

 Author: China Mieville Title: The Scar Date read: 4 January to 12 January Published: 2002 Publisher: Del Rey Length: 638 pages Genre: Steampunk/pirate Why I picked it up: Liked the ‘first’ book Rating: 4 stars This is the second novel written […]

Humphrey Carpenter – The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

5 January 2013 / book friday archive / 1 Comment
Humphrey Carpenter – The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien

  Editor: Humphrey Carpenter Title: The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien Date read: 30 December to 3 January Published: 2000 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Length: 502 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I picked it up: Fan of Tolkien’sRating: 5 stars Buy:  IndieBound |  Chapters […]

Wrapping Up 2012, Looking Forward 2013

1 January 2013 / thoughts, Uncategorized / 0 Comments

Here it is, the last post for today, I promise! 😉 I have greatly neglected blogging the past few months and let the posts pile up, leading to this deluge of five on the final day of the year. I’m […]

Eowyn Ivey – The Snow Child

1 January 2013 / review / 1 Comment
Eowyn Ivey – The Snow Child

  Author: Eowyn Ivey Title: The Snow Child Date read: 26 December to 29 December Published: February 2012 Publisher: Back Bay Books Length: 212 pages Genre: Historical fiction/fantasy? Why I picked it up: Sounded intriguing, pretty coverRating: 4 stars Buy:  IndieBound […]

‘Year Long’ Books

1 January 2013 / more books archive / 0 Comments

There are two books I have spent a good portion of the year reading, at a daily pace. The Intellectual Devotional I have read a page a day since January 1st, whereas I started The History of the Hobbit in May, […]