(I didn’t read these all in the past week, they’re from the past who knows how long [as well as this week], but I’m finally noting them down now.) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling Published: July 2008 Genre: Magical fantasy Why I picked it up: Rereading the series Rating: 3 stars Challenges: Harry Potter 2011 | 100+ My Thoughts: Ehm. I read this a month […]
Author: Walter Mosley Title: The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Published: November 2010 Publisher: Riverhead Length: 277pages Genre: Fiction Why I picked it up: Liked the titleRating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ Buy: Barnes and Noble | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! Over the past year or so, I’ve found myself appreciating novels such as this one more than I ever have before. I used to find these books dry […]
Author: Eric Schlosser Title: Fast Food Nation Published: January 2001 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Length: 288 pages Genre: Non-fiction (investigative) Why I picked it up: I can’t remember…^^;Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ | Foodie’s Buy: Barnes and Noble | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! This was my third book for Foodie’s Reading Challenge, which means that with my target of five books, I am over halfway there! 😛 This […]
Author: Truman Capote Title: Breakfast at Tiffany’s Published: 1958 Publisher: Random House Length: 111 pages (plus three short stories) Genre: Literature Target age: Adult (suitable for teen and up)Why I picked it up: On my TBR listRating: 3.5 starsChallenges: 2011 TBR Pile | 100+ Buy: Chapters | Barnes and Noble | Check your local bookstore! I am happy to report that this book exceeded my expectations! I must admit, I […]
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Published: 1915 Genre: Philosophical literature Why I picked it up: On my TBR list Rating: 3 stars Challenges: Global | 100+ My Thoughts: I enjoyed this more than The Trial. Honestly, it was an easier read for me and wasn’t as dry and dull as The Trial (but remember, I’ve established that I missed the point of that book ^^;). It was completely different from […]