Michael Pollan – In Defense of Food

2 December 2011 / book friday archive / 1 Comment
Michael Pollan – In Defense of Food

Author: Michael Pollan Title: In Defense of Food Published: January 1 2008 Publisher: Penguin Press Length: 201 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I picked it up: Interested in Pollan’s writing Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: Foodie’s | 100+ This is the follow-up […]

Extra Books – to November 27

28 November 2011 / more books archive / 0 Comments

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern Published: September 2011 Genre: Magical fantasy Why I picked it up: Intensely hyped book with a premise that intrigued me Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ My Thoughts:  This is the only book I have ever […]

Jaclyn Moriarty – The Ghosts of Ashbury High

25 November 2011 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Jaclyn Moriarty – The Ghosts of Ashbury High

Author: Jaclyn Moriarty Title: The Ghosts of Ashbury High (Dreaming of Amelia in Australia) Published: June 2010 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Length: 480 pages Genre: YA fiction Why I picked it up: Love the series Rating: 4 stars Challenges: […]

Sylvia Plath – The Bell Jar

28 October 2011 / book friday archive / 1 Comment
Sylvia Plath – The Bell Jar

 Author: Sylvia Plath Title: The Bell Jar Published: 1963 Publisher: Heinemann Length: 244 pages Genre: Semi-autobiographical fiction Why I picked it up: A ‘classic’, sounded goodRating: 4 stars Challenges: 100+   Buy: IndieBound | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! I […]

Eli Pariser – The Filter Bubble

21 October 2011 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Eli Pariser – The Filter Bubble

Author: Eli Pariser Title: The Filter Bubble Published: May 2011 Publisher: Penguin Press Length: 243 pages Genre: Non-fiction Why I picked it up: Saw his TED talk, interested in topic Rating: 3 stars Challenges: 100+ The Filter Bubble book is […]