Review: The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida

28 April 2014 / review / 3 Comments
Review: The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida

Author: Naoki Higashida Title: The Reason I Jump Format/Source: Hardcover/Library Published: August 2013 Publisher: Random House Length: 176 pages Genre: Non-fiction question and answer Why I Read: Saw it at the bookstore, thought it would be interesting Read If You’re: Interested in learning about autism from a person with autism’s perspective Rating:  ★★★ [ratings guide] There seems to be a lot of suspicion surrounding this book as to whether it […]

Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon: End of Event Meme

27 April 2014 / events, Uncategorized / 8 Comments
Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon: End of Event Meme

Which hour was most daunting for you? Hour 11 (for me, 10:00-11:00PM). I had a short nap from ~9:00-9:45 but I felt even more tired when I woke up! Normally, I wouldn’t be that tired until around midnight. Who knew reading was so exhausting? 😉 Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year? Unwind dystology by Neal Shusterman (YA dystopia), […]

Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-Thon: Mid Event Survey

26 April 2014 / events, Uncategorized / 1 Comment

What are you reading right now? Hollow City by Ransom Riggs How many books have you read so far? No complete books – 50 pages of The Lord of the Rings, 110 pages of  The Ferryman and the flame: Justice, 100 pages of Hollow City What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? I’m just hoping I can finish Justice and Hollow City! […]

Dewey’s 24-Hour-Read-a-Thon: Kick Off Meme

26 April 2014 / events, Uncategorized / 2 Comments

What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Canadian prairies (after a light snowfall yesterday, the snow is finally all melted!) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Tough to say (in a good way – I’ve got lots to look forward to :)) Maybe The Mapmaker’s War or The King of Elfland’s Daughter.  Which snack are you most looking forward to? Cheerios […]

Review: Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit by Corey Olsen

25 April 2014 / review / 2 Comments
Review: Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit by Corey Olsen

Author: Corey Olsen   Title: Exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit Format/Source: Hardcover/library  Published: September 2012 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Length: 318 pages Genre: Literary analysis Why I Read: The Hobbit is one of my all-time favourite books + I enjoy reading Tolkien scholarship Read If You’re: A new fans of The Hobbit; interested in literary analysis Quote: “Even when [Bilbo] himself is facing the possibility of being devoured, the ‘idea of eating’ that […]