On Zen Practice by Taizan Maezumi and Bernie Glassman Published: October 2002 (most recent edition) Genre: Spiritual non-fiction Why I picked it up: Interested in Zen Buddhism Rating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ My Thoughts: This wasn’t a book I read for creative writing purposes so I don’t have too much to say about it. I read it to learn more about certain spiritual practices I have a growing interest in. […]
Author: Graham MooreTitle: The Sherlockian Published: December 2010 Publisher: Penguin Length: 346 pages Genre: Mystery Why I picked it up: Fan of Sherlock Holmes stories, read a favourable recommendation in the local newspaperRating: 3.5 stars Challenges: 100+ Buy: Barnes and Noble | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! The Sherlockian was the third book I tried to read this week and apparently third time’s the charm, for I very much […]
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 this novel apart from the previous two I read by this author is that it is much darker and sinister. I was about 40 pages in when I started to […]
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: Barnes and Noble | Chapters | Check your local bookstore! This was just the sort of book I was looking to read after finishing Saramago’s Blindness. I needed something fun […]
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: When I first started reading Harry Potter, there were four books out. I read each of them once (although I might have read the third one a few times…I actually […]