200 books overall; 112 books read in the last year; 14 books read in the last month. That's an average of 8 books each month.
I read The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway after reading Wendy’s review over at Caribousmom and I’m glad that I trusted her review because The Cellist of Sarajevo is the type of book that I really like. And I really liked this one.
Let me tell you a sad secret: I know nothing […]
I started Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney at about midnight last night when I should have been going to sleep, but man, I devoured this book! I read it straight through and had to stop only to wipe away the tears from my eyes as I was laughing way too hard.
So, […]
My library copy of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been in my house for at least four months. I’ve been wanting to read it for so long after hearing about it from just about everybody. After I checked it out, it just sat. After renewing it three […]
In my recent book review of Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo I mentioned how she deals with death. If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson is another book that deals with this subject matter but this one for teenagers. I don’t want to give to much of the book away, […]
Wow. Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos was some really nice escapism literature for me. I’ve been reading a lot of war torn, depressing literature lately (and seriously, when am I not?) and this one was a nice change. Love Walked In will take you away into a story about […]
