Extra Books – February 6 to 12

12 February 2012 / more books archive / 1 Comment

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien Published: 1954 Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: Interest in Tolkien’s work, never made it through the whole book/trilogy Rating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare My Thoughts: Leaving Bag End and […]

Douglas A. Andersen – The Annotated Hobbit

10 February 2012 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Douglas A. Andersen – The Annotated Hobbit

*The following information refers only to the first edition.*  Author: Douglas A. AndersenTitle: The Annotated HobbitPublished: 1988 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: The Hobbit is one of my favourite books; working my way through different editionsRating: The Hobbit – 5 stars, annotations […]

Helen Oyeyemi – Mr. Fox

3 February 2012 / book friday archive / 3 Comments
Helen Oyeyemi – Mr. Fox

Author: Helen Oyeyemi Title: Mr. Fox Published: September 2011 Publisher: Penguin Length: 324 pages Genre: Magical realism? Why I picked it up: Fan of the author Rating: 4 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare Let’s pause here and take a moment to […]

Haruki Murakami – Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

29 January 2012 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Haruki Murakami – Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World

*The following applies to the English hardcover edition. (The novel was originally published in Japan in 1985.)*   Author: Haruki MurakamiTitle: Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the WorldPublished: September 1991 Publisher: Kodansha Length: 400 pages Genre: Post-modern surrealism Why I […]

Catherynne M. Valente – In the Night Garden

20 January 2012 / book friday archive / 3 Comments
Catherynne M. Valente – In the Night Garden

  Author: Catherynne M. ValenteTitle: In the Night GardenSeries: The Orphan’s Tales Published: November 2006 Publisher: Bantam Dell Length:  483 pages Genre: Fantasy Why I picked it up: Fan of the authorRating: 5 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare Buy: IndieBound | […]