Extra Books – January 9 to 16

17 January 2011 / more books archive / 0 Comments

Blindness by Jose Saramago Published: October 1997 (English) Genre: Realism Why I picked it up: Current favourite author Rating: 4 stars Challenges: Global | 100+ My Thoughts:  Still in love with Saramago’s writing style. ‘Nuff said about that. What sets […]

Ruth Reichl – Garlic and Sapphires

16 January 2011 / book friday archive / 4 Comments
Ruth Reichl – Garlic and Sapphires

Author: Ruth Reichl Title: Garlic and Sapphires Published: April 2005 Publisher: Penguin Length: 328 pages Genre: Food memoir Why I picked it up: Recommended by Margot, host of the second challenge linked belowRating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ | Foodie’s  Buy: […]

Extra Books – January 1 to 8

9 January 2011 / more books archive / 0 Comments

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling Published: 1997 Genre: Magical fantasy Why I picked it up: Figured it was time to give the series another shot Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ | Harry Potter 2011 My Thoughts:  […]

Will Ferguson – Beyond Belfast

7 January 2011 / book friday archive / 0 Comments
Will Ferguson – Beyond Belfast

Author: Will Ferguson Title: Beyond Belfast Published: October 2009 Publisher: Viking Canada Length: 390 pages Genre: Travelogue Target age: AdultWhy I picked it up: Written by an author I enjoyRating: 4 stars Challenges: 100+  Buy: Chapters | Check your local […]

Wrapping Up 2010, Looking Forward 2011

Hullo! Is it the end of the year already? That was fast. Christmas came and then things were very busy for awhile and now that I have time to sit down at the computer I find 2010 is over. Well. […]