Extra Books – February 28 to March 6

6 March 2011 / more books archive / 1 Comment

Zen Keys by Thich Naht Hahn Published: 1994 Genre: Spiritual non-fiction Why I picked it up: Pursuing an interest in Zen Buddhism Rating: 4.5 Challenges: 100+ My Thoughts: A very handy, insightful little book. Very good at explaining the concepts […]

Extra Books – February 21 to 27

27 February 2011 / more books archive / 1 Comment

The Art of War by Sun Tzu Why I picked it up: Another book for school reading Rating: 3 Challenges: 100+ My Thoughts: Well, this isn’t really a novel or nonfiction book that I can review properly. It really depends […]

Ray Bradbury – Something Wicked This Way Comes

25 February 2011 / book friday archive / 4 Comments
Ray Bradbury – Something Wicked This Way Comes

Author: Ray Bradbury Title:  Something Wicked This Way Comes Published: 1962 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Length: 289 pages Genre: Light fantasy/horror Target age: 12+Why I picked it up: Inspired Neil GaimanRating: 3.5 starsChallenges: 100+ Buy: Chapters | Barnes and Noble […]

Extra Books – February 14 to 20

21 February 2011 / more books archive / 0 Comments

 The Liar’s Club by Mary Karr Published: 1995 Genre: Memoir Why I picked it up: Had to read it for school, didn’t, am now Rating: 2.5 stars Challenges: Memorable Memoirs | 100+ My Thoughts:  Meh. This book was unsatisfying for […]

Barbara Kingsolver – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

12 February 2011 / book friday archive / 1 Comment
Barbara Kingsolver – Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Author: Barbara Kingsolver with Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver Title: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle Published: April 2007 Publisher: HarperCollins Length: 352 pages Genre: Food memoir Why I picked it up: Browsing Amazon for ‘food’ books, this one looked goodRating: 3.5 […]