J.R.R. Tolkien – The Return of the King

7 May 2012 / book friday archive, thoughts / 3 Comments
J.R.R. Tolkien – The Return of the King

  Author: J.R.R. TolkienTitle: The Return of the King Published: October 1955 Publisher: Allen & Unwin (HarperCollins) Length: 378 pages (not including appendices; greatly varies, this is for a trade paperback edition) Genre: High fantasy Why I picked it up: Reading the trilogyRating: 4.5 stars Challenges: TBR Double Dare Buy:  IndieBound |  Chapters | Check your local bookstore! NOTE: I just finished writing this post. It’s ridiculous. I couldn’t convey properly […]

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Jose Saramago – Seeing

28 April 2012 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Jose Saramago – Seeing

*The following information applies to the English softcover edition (the novel was originally published in Portuguese in 2004).*  Author: Jose SaramagoTitle: Seeing Published: April 2007 Publisher: Harcourt Length: 307 pages Genre: Fiction Why I picked it up: Favourite authorRating: 4 stars Buy:  IndieBound |  Chapters | Check your local bookstore! I read Blindness, the book that this one is a sequel (or perhaps the better term would be spiritual successor? It’s […]

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Books I Read During Exams

21 April 2012 / more books archive / 0 Comments

Here’s what I read while rushing through exams and final papers this month… Running the Books by Avi Steinberg Published: October 2011 Genre: Non-fiction/auto-biography Why I picked it up: Read a review, sounded interesting Rating: 3 stars My Thoughts: I read this book for something a bit lighter than The Dodecahedron (see below). Not a whole lot to say. The subject matter was interesting, but I’m not sure if I was […]

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Extra Books – April 1 to 7

8 April 2012 / more books archive / 0 Comments

Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by  Sam Wasson Published: 2010 Genre: Non-fiction Why I picked it up: Interested in Breakfast at Tiffany’s Rating: 3.5 stars My Thoughts: I read the book Breakfast at Tiffany’s almost a year ago and enjoyed it (click here for my thoughts) but astonishingly I have yet to see the movie. Some day soon, I hope! I’ve never really been interested in older films, but that Audrey […]

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Sarah Gruen – Water for Elephants

6 April 2012 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
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 | Check your local bookstore! ***SPOILERS THROUGHOUT*** Surprisingly, this book was exactly what I expected. I might have had slightly higher wishes, as I had wished it would be better […]

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