Now that my busiest semester EVER is over (regular course work was more than enough to deal with, then I had five papers and two exams all due in the first week of exam period…), I am looking forward to getting caught up on my reading tomorrow during Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon. Tonight I am cleaning my room and planning snacks and meals tomorrow – happily, I know I can depend on my […]
These books were all read for courses during winter semester 2013 (January to March). ‘Why I picked it up’ notes the department of the course that the book was read for. Worldviews, Religion and the Environment: A Global Anthology edited by Richard C. Foltz Published: June 2002 Genre: Non-fiction, anthology Why I picked it up: Religion and culture course Rating: 3 stars My Thoughts: Good collection, lots of variety, but assumes […]
My reading habits are suffering this term because of the large amounts of reading (articles + books) I have to do for school…I am making steady progress with The Lord of the Rings and The LotR: A Reader’s Companion (196 and 141 pages, respectively). Here are a few books I read casually. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive by Alexander McCall Smith Date read: 16 January to 18 January Published: […]
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 by Mievill set in the world of Bas-Leg, though it is not a sequel (though are minor references to the events of Perdido Street Station, which I read previously.) Despite […]
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 | Check your local bookstore! I thought I would breeze through this book and finish it in two days maximum. Not because it would be an ‘easy’ read, but because […]