Sarah Gruen – Water for Elephants

Sarah Gruen – Water for Elephants

  Author: Sarah GruenTitle:Water for Elephants Published: May 2006 Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 331 pages Genre: ‘Historical’ fiction Why I picked it up: Heard a lot about it, who doesn’t like a book about a circus?Rating: 3 stars Buy:  IndieBound |  Chapters […]

Extra Books – March 26 to March 31

31 March 2012 / more books archive / 0 Comments

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Published: 1883 Genre: Adventure Why I picked it up: Fan of Muppet Treasure Island since I was little (Tim Curry!!), never read the book Rating: 3 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare My Thoughts: Yes, […]

Extra Books – March 19 to 25

25 March 2012 / more books archive / 0 Comments

Schott’s Quintessential Miscellany by Ben Schott Published: 2011 Genre: Non-fiction/trivia Why I picked it up: Fan of the series Rating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare My Thoughts: I first in love with Schott’s Miscellanies when my mom bought my […]

Alexander McCall Smith – The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

Alexander McCall Smith – The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency

  Author: Alexander McCall SmithTitle: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective AgencySeries: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Published: 1999 Publisher: Anchor Books Length: 256 pages Genre: Fiction/mystery Why I picked it up: Read A Guide to the Bird of East Africa; […]

J.R.R. Tolkien – The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien – The Two Towers

Author: J.R.R. Tolkien Title: The Two Towers Published: November 1954 Publisher: Allen & Unwin (HarperCollins) Length: 439 pages (greatly varies; this is for a trade paperback edition) Genre: High fantasy Why I picked it up: Reading the trilogy Rating: 4 stars […]