Tag: literature
member name: lilly @Reading Extravaganza
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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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December 04, 2008 02:34 PM EST --
I just wanted to let anyone who's interested know that I have a new book blog.
I am proud to present to you:
http://lilly-readingextravaganza.blogspot.com
Please do visit sometimes, . . .
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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 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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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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November 30, 2008 10:26 AM EST --
I bought The Religion by Tim Willocks a little over a year ago. Since then it was staying on my bookshelf with hundreds of other books that I just somehow didn't have time to read. The reasons for . . .
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December 01, 2008 11:20 AM EST --
I have just finished reading Anne Rice's second installment on the life of Jesus Christ, 'Road to Cana' and I must say I have mixed feelings on this one. The only reason I read . . .
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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 04, 2009 09:34 AM EST --
I sometimes read a book that becomes very dear to me. So dear that I am afraid to write a review in case I would not give it justice. Medallions by Zofia Nalkowska is one of those books. I have . . .
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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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