The Gum Thief
by Douglas Coupland
For the A-Z reading challenge.
English
277 pages
Bloomsbury
ISBN: 978-0-7475-9188-7
First line: A few years ago it dawned on me that everybody past a certain age—regardless of how they look on the outside—pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives.
Back cover blurb:
Meet Roger, a divorced, middle-aged ‘aisles associate’ at a [...]
Posted on February 11th, 2008 by Love
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A Countess Below Stairs
by Eva Ibbotson
For the Back to History and A-Z reading challenges.
English
383 pages
Speak
ISBN: 978-0-14-240865-0
First line: In the fabled, glittering world that was St. Petersburg before the First World War there lived, in an ice-blue palace overlooking the river Neva, a family on whom the gods seemed to have lavished their gifts with [...]
Posted on February 10th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A, A-Z Reading Challenge, Back to History, English, Historical, Romance | 4 Comments »
Clouds of Witness
by Dorothy L Sayers
For the A-Z reading challenge.
English
279 pages
Harper Mystery
ISBN: 978-0-06-104353-6
First line: Lord Peter Wimsey stretched himself luxuriously between the sheets provided by the Hôtel Meurice.
Back cover blurb:
Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retreat filled with country pleasures and the thrill of the hunt—until the game turned up human and [...]
Posted on February 10th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, English, Historical, Mystery | 2 Comments »
By a Lady
by Amanda Elyot
English
372 pages
Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 1-4000-9799-1
First line: “It’s beautiful,” C.J. murmured, examining the curiously pockmarked amber cross.
Back cover blurb:
New York actress C.J. Welles, a die-hard Jane Austen fan, is on the verge of landing her dream role: portraying her idol in a Broadway play. But during her final audition, she is [...]
Posted on February 7th, 2008 by Love
Filed under: Chick lit, English, F, Historical, Romance | 1 Comment »
Dream Boy
by Jim Grimsley
For the A-Z reading challenge.
English
195 pages
Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0-684-82992-4
First line: On Sunday in the new church, Preacher John Roberts tells about the disciple Jesus loved whose name was also John, how at the Last Supper John lay his head tenderly on Jesus’s breast.
Back cover blurb: n/a
Thoughts: I really hate when there’s [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2008 by Love
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As you may recall, a little more than a week ago I posted a book giveaway, where you could win a copy of Diane Wood Middlebrook’s Suit’s Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton. The deadline for entering was on 1st of February, and tonight I finally got my act together to pick the [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2008 by Love
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Mamma sa att jag var sjuk
by Julie Gregory
Original title: Sickened
For the A-Z reading challenge.
Swedish
259 pages
Bra Böcker
ISBN: 978-91-7002-361-6
First line: Det värsta var att bli rakad.
Back cover blurb:
An unusual memoir describes growing up as the victim of Munchausen by proxy, a dangerous form of child abuse in which her mother invented or caused a series of [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, Biographies, D, Diseases and disorders, Swedish | 1 Comment »
Eclipse
by Stephenie Meyer
For the A-Z reading challenge.
English
628 pages
Atom Books
ISBN: 978-1-904233-90-9
First line: All our attempts at subterfuge had been in vain.
Back cover blurb:
As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, [...]
Posted on February 3rd, 2008 by Love
Filed under: A-Z Reading Challenge, B, English, Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult | 3 Comments »
I think I may have mentioned it before, but making my end of the year post, and compiling all those stats, is one of my favourite things about book blogging. I’ve toyed with the idea of doing the same after each month, but I thought that maybe that would be a little too much. Then [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2008 by Love
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January 31st was the official end-date of the Seafaring Challenge, my first ever challenge. The challenge was to read nautical books and depending on how many you read, you could reach different ranks.
I planned to go for the rank of Admiral, by reading four books, but I only managed three, as I got a [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2008 by Love
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