Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
by Tom Stoppard

For the Decades ‘08 (first performed in 1967) and the A-Z reading challenges.
English
77 pages
e-book
First line: “Heads.”
Back cover blurb: n/a
Thoughts: A couple of years ago I saw bits and pieces of the 1991 film adaption of this play. I don’t remember a lot of it, just that it seemed [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, Decades '08, English, Humour, Plays | 1 Comment »

Postcards from No Man’s Land
by Aidan Chambers

For the Young Adult reading challenge.
English
312 pages
Speak
ISBN: 0-14-240145-5
First line: Not knowing his way around, he set off back the way he had come.
Back cover blurb:
Jacob’s plan is to go to Amsterdam to honour his grandfather who died during World War II. He hopes to go, set flowers on [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A, English, Fiction, GLBT interest, YA Challenge 2008, Young Adult | 4 Comments »

Standish
by Erastes

For the Back to History reading challenge.
English
215 pages
P.D. Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1-933720-09-3
First line: The candle guttered, and Ambrose looked up at it with a frown, the long blond hair falling away from the sides of his face.
Back cover blurb:
A great house. A family dispossessed. A sensitive young man. A powerful landowner. An epic love [...]

Posted on February 24th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: Back to History, D, English, GLBT interest, Historical, Romance | 2 Comments »

The World According to Clarkson: And Another Thing…
by Jeremy Clarkson

English
340 pages
Penguin Books
ISBN: 978-0-141-02860-6
First line: I suppose all of us were out and about before Christmas, pummelling our credit cards to within an inch of their lives.
Back cover blurb:
Jeremy Clarkson finds the world such a perplexing place that he wrote a bestselling book about it. [...]

Posted on February 23rd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: D, English, Humour, Non-fiction | 1 Comment »

Den hemlösa sexualiteten: en antologi
by a number of different authors
&
For the A-Z and To Be Read reading challenges.
Swedish
286 pages
Bokförlaget Libris
ISBN: 91-7195-402-3
First line: n/a
Back cover blurb:
Homosexualitet är en av de mest brännande frågorna i kyrkorna i dag. Ämnet väcker starka känslor. Många tycker att det är svårt att ta till orda, andra [...]

Posted on February 23rd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, D, GLBT interest, Religion, Swedish, To Be Read | No Comments »

Profile of a Criminal Mind
by Brian Innes

English
256 pages
Silverdale Books
ISBN: 1-85605-791-7
First line: The criminal has been an unwelcome element of society since time immemorial, and the attempt to penetrate his or her mind, to discover whether he or she differs significantly from the person who is considered an honest citizen – and if so, to [...]

Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: B, Diseases and disorders, English, True crime | No Comments »

I’m finally caught up on book reviews again. I spent the weekend away from home, which gave me little time for reading and even less for blogging, and then I’ve had long days at work (yesterday I worked from eight in the morning until half seven in the evening. Let me assure you that [...]

Posted on February 20th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: Challenges, General booktalk, Shopping | 2 Comments »

Duty and Desire
by Pamela Aidan

For the A-Z reading challenge.
English
304 pages
Touchstone
ISBN: 978-0-7432-9136-1
First line: Darcy recited the collect for the first Sunday in Advent, his prayer book closed upon his thumb as he stood alone in his family’s pew at St. ——’s.
Back cover blurb:
Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice is beloved by millions, but little [...]

Posted on February 20th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, C, English, Historical, Romance | 5 Comments »

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept
by Elizabeth Smart

For the Decades ‘08 reading challenge (first published 1945).
English
112 pages
Flamingo
ISBN: 0-586-09039-8
First line: I am standing on a corner in Monterey, waiting for the bus to come in, and all of the muscles of my will are holding my terror to face the moment I [...]

Posted on February 17th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: D, Decades '08, English, Fiction, Poetry | No Comments »

Murder Must Advertise
by Dorothy L Sayers

For the Decades ‘08 reading challenge (first published 1933).
English
356 pages
Harper Mystery
ISBN: 978-0-06-104355-0
First line: “And by the way,” said Mr. Hankin, arresting Miss Rossiter as she rose to go, “there is a new copy-writer coming in today.”
Back cover blurb:
When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices [...]

Posted on February 15th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A, Decades '08, English, Historical, Mystery | 5 Comments »