Tag: bookworms
member name: lilly @Reading Extravaganza
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January 05, 2009 07:29 AM EST --
I was very excited when the new year came along. At approximately 12:30 am I started reading my first book this year. It was a delight, I finished it the next day. Then I jumped right into the second . . .
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February 23, 2009 09:12 PM EST --
One of my fellow bloggers tagged me with this fun meme and I figured I would post it on Gather as well. I really enjoyed writing it all down.
Tell me about the book that's . . .
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March 06, 2009 07:50 AM EST --
Considering that February only had 28 days and I still managed to read as many books as I did in January, I am quite satisfied. Of course I wish I could read as fast as some people (already . . .
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December 19, 2008 08:22 AM EST --
Having a blog gives me a chance to share my thoughts about books like 'Souvenir' by Therese Fowler. What a great book this one is. To give you a short description, the story revolves . . .
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February 13, 2009 09:06 AM EST --
Dean Koontz has been one of my favorite horror authors for quite a few years now. Since I hadn't discovered him until after he was an accomplished writer, I am excited to know that I still . . .
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February 24, 2009 10:11 AM EST --
For the past few years the writing market has been flooded with counter-terrorism thrillers. There is a multitude of authors who either want to get in on the writing scene with what's almost a guarantee . . .
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December 09, 2008 08:01 AM EST --
I have started a reading challenge on my blog called 'Spiritually Speaking' and I want to invite all of you who blog or not but who love reading and would like to join the challenge.
Here's . . .
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January 07, 2009 09:42 PM EST --
Even though Peter Straub is considered a contemporary horror fiction writer, I would not call Mr. X a typical horror (if there even is such a thing). It is a story told by Ned Dunstan, who on his . . .
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December 14, 2008 10:43 AM EST --
I started reading 'Outlander' a few years ago despite my strong inclinations against reading romance novels. At the time my personal life was not going very well and as an . . .
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January 13, 2009 07:42 AM EST --
What a delectable novel! It is about Vianne Roche and her daughter Anouk who move into a little town of Lasquenet in France. There, they decide to open a chocolaterie, right across the street from the . . .
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January 19, 2009 09:55 PM EST --
I am one of those true geeks who prefer listening to books instead of music. When a few years back I discovered that there actually were books on audio, it was a magical moment for me. I have enjoyed . . .
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January 25, 2009 06:37 PM EST --
Horror, supernatural and paranormal fiction is among my favorite literary genres. It has been with me since I started to read on my own. First, there were fairies, magical creatures, talking animals . . .
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January 28, 2009 07:52 AM EST --
1) How do you feel about classic literature? Are you intimidated by it? Love it? Not sure because you never actually tried it? Don't get why anyone reads anything else? Which classics, if any, have . . .
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January 17, 2009 08:02 AM EST --
One For The Money by Janet Evanovich is a book known and read by quite a crowd. I never belonged to this readership, probably because I have this weird aversion to books that become . . .
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February 23, 2009 05:02 AM EST --
I count historical novels among my most beloved genres. Rarely do I get disappointed with authors taking on the task of writing historical fiction. And The Kingmaking by Helen Hollick didn't disappoint . . .
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December 13, 2008 10:54 AM EST --
I can't believe that I completely forgot about having 'The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature' in my library! I had read it before, as soon as I bought . . .
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January 22, 2009 09:59 AM EST --
You would think that after months of exclusive study of Shakespeare's work in college and years of reading I would have a better idea of the Bard himself. As it turned out during reading The . . .
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February 03, 2009 12:40 PM EST --
Hello all. I haven't been writing anything recently. I know, guilty as charged. But it's been a very long week for me and I have been really busy....doing absolutely nothing. I cannot muster . . .
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February 09, 2009 04:33 PM EST --
Deadly Decisions by Kathy Reichs was my first try at both forensic thriller and Reichs' writing from which TV series 'Bones' arose. The thriller winds around a 'new millennium . . .
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February 19, 2009 02:41 PM EST --
How much do most people in the Western world know about the difficult lives of people in Iran? Personally, I think not that much. Our knowledge is based on preconceived notions and news reports . . .
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