Friday, September 30, 2011
Top Spot: September
Today I'm
participating in a new bookish meme called Top Spot. It is hosted by Skype
Sisters. It's a fun monthly meme giving you the chance of picking your favorite
book of the month. Visit Skype
Sister's Blog to join the fun!
Book Blogger Hop (9/30-10/3) & Follow Friday (#65)
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer (Crazy For Books). The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week. So sign up and join the hop. It's about making connections with other bloggers, more than just a "follow-follow."
This Week's Question:
“In honor of Banned Books Week, what is your favorite “banned or frequently challenged book”?”
My Answer:“In honor of Banned Books Week, what is your favorite “banned or frequently challenged book”?”
I haven't read a lot of banned books, but there's one in my currently reading pile "To Kill the Mocking Bird." There are two banned book, "Water for Elephants" and "Looking for Alaska" which have been lying in my wishlist for a while.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Follow Friday #64
Happy Follow Friday!
Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read where book lovers make new friends and find new blogs. So sign up for Follow Friday on this Link and start following.
This Week's Question:
Do you have a
favorite series that you read over and over again? Tell us a bit about it and
why you keep on revisiting it?
My Answer:
Saturday, September 17, 2011
On My Wishlist (#13)
On My Wishlist is a bookish meme hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where you list all the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet.
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
He
first saw her on Norcombe Hill, Bathsheba was her name—she, a poor milkmaid; he,
a young and successful farmer. Their lives went different paths then. But little did Gabriel
know that fate would bring him again to her, not in the same way though—she, an
independent woman; he, a poor shepherd. Bathsheba finds herself torn
between suitors Seargant Troy and Mr. Boldwood, Gabriel’s love she has long
regarded as unworthy. There’s no doubt Bathsheba will make some wrong choices and
will soon find herself in the midst of a tragedy.
Labels:
British Classics
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classics
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historical fiction
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Reviews
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thomas hardy
Friday, September 16, 2011
Book Blogger Hop (9/16-9/19) & Follow Friday #63
Book
Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer
(Crazy For Books). The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week. So sign up
and join the hop. It's about making connections with other bloggers, more than just a "follow-follow."
This Week's Question:
As a book blogger, how do you introduce yourself in your profile?
Monday, September 12, 2011
Teaser Tuesday #10
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should by Reading. My teasers are from the children's fiction Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls, and fantasy What Ho, Automaton!" by Chris Dolley
Confessions of a Call Center Gal by Lisa Lim
Being a call center girl is not
what Maddy had really wished for. The fresh college graduate has no luck finding any other job. Little did she know what she has signed up for. Her 8-hour work shift at Lightning Speed call center involves dealing with bad callers and tough supervisors. But there are people at the workplace who will Maddy's work life less hateful. From day one, Maddy has a giant crush on this handsome Belgian guy, Mika.
But Mika is going out with Ingeborge, the Bulgarian beauty. Of course, this life as a call center
gal will need some getting used to, giving Maddy an unforgettable experience.
Amazon | Smashwords | Barnes & Nobel | Goodreads
Saturday, September 10, 2011
In My Mailbox (#12)
Another Sunday!
In
My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The
Story Siren. In this feature you can post about books you've bought,
gotten from the library, received for review... books don't have to arrive via
your actual mailbox.
On My Wishlist (#12)
On My Wishlist is a bookish meme hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where you list all the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Book Blogger Hop (9/9-9/12) & Follow Friday #62
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer (Crazy For Books). The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week. So sign up and join the hop.
Background on the Hop (by Jennifer/Crazy for Books)
In March of 2010, in response to what I thought was a void in the book blogging community, I started the Book Blogger Hop. I loved all of the #FF (Friday Follow) tweets on Twitter, where everyone spreads love to their favorite people in order to help them gain new followers. So I thought to myself – “How cool would it be to have something like that where fellow book bloggers could come and find new book blogs to follow, find new books to read, and gain more exposure for our blogs?” This CRAZY idea became the Book Blogger Hop!
In March of 2010, in response to what I thought was a void in the book blogging community, I started the Book Blogger Hop. I loved all of the #FF (Friday Follow) tweets on Twitter, where everyone spreads love to their favorite people in order to help them gain new followers. So I thought to myself – “How cool would it be to have something like that where fellow book bloggers could come and find new book blogs to follow, find new books to read, and gain more exposure for our blogs?” This CRAZY idea became the Book Blogger Hop!
Most
of us primarily read one genre of books, with others sprinkled. If
authors stopped writing that genre, what genre would you start
reading? Or would you give up reading completely if you couldn't read that
genre anymore?
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Fixing Cupid by Cristian YoungMiller
Meet Ben Bonner. Aged 37 and a
lawyer by profession. Life doesn't seem to be doing him justice as his yet
another relationship breaks up. The only thing missing in his life is 'true
love.' Ben approaches his best friend Carey who recommends Ben to move
into an apartment with Jack, the modern day Cupid. Yes, although he may
not look like it, Jack is really a Cupid, making people falling in love with
each other. If you live with him, you'll end up finding
the love of your life. Of course, Ben doesn't believe this myth.
Cupid seems to be doing his job right when Ben eventually meets
Anna, a beautiful woman in her 30s. But soon he realizes that life with Jack as
a 'roommate' is not easy as Ben gets into one trouble after another. And
somehow, in his frustration, and without realizing he causes the Cupid to
break. Since the Cupid is broken, nobody in the world would ever love
again. And what about Ben? And now Ben has to accept this seemingly
impossible task of fixing the Cupid again. For everyone's sake.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Teaser Tuesday #9
Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should by Reading. My teaser is from the mystery/thriller, crime fiction The Last 10 Seconds by Simon Kernick, and fantasy What Ho, Automaton!" by Chris Dolley
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Only The Lonely (From the Files of Madison Finn #1) by Laura Dower
Madison is all too nervous about starting a 7th grade at Far Hills Junior High School. Her best friends, Aimee and Egg, are away at summer camps, her parents got divorced the year before, and now Madison nothing to do except to spend her remaining summer holidays with her Mom and her pug Phin. In short, she is feeling like "Only the Lonely."
Labels:
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kids
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Reviews
In My Mailbox (#11)
I'm not feeling well and I think I might catch cold in this rainy weather.
In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren. In this feature you can post about books you've bought, gotten from the library, received for review... books don't have to arrive via your actual mailbox.
In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren. In this feature you can post about books you've bought, gotten from the library, received for review... books don't have to arrive via your actual mailbox.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
On My Wishlist (#11)
On My Wishlist is a bookish meme hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where you list all the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet.
So, here's what I've on my wishlist today:
Expect Release Date: October, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
Fric Frac Fridays (1)
FricFrac Fridays is a bookish meme hosted by Coffee Table Reviews. In this feature, questions to find out what exactly book bloggers love and hate as a reader.
Q. Do you have a favorite hero/heroine? What made them stand above all the rest?
A. Favorite Hero:
Someone asks me to pick a favorite hero, I always pick one from the Classics. This is Sidney Carton from the book "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens. Well, there was the love triangle between Sidney, Charles, and Lucie, and Carton did the thing for the sake of his love that his counterpart could never do: an act of self-sacrifice. This book had the tragic ending I haven't come across in any other book so far.
Book Blogger Hop (9/2-9/5) & Follow Friday #61
Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer (Crazy For Books). The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week. So sign up and join the hop.
This Week's Question:
What are you most looking forward to this fall/autumn season - a particular book release? Halloween? The leaves changing color? Cooler temperatures? A vacation? (If your next season is other than fall/autumn, tell us about it and what you are most looking forward to in your part of the world!)
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Quotes from "Northlight" by Deborah J Ross
Cover from Goodreads |
Up and up we went, one shivering, dogged step after another, woman and mare. My fingers had gone numb, laced in her mane, and I could no longer tell if she pulled me along or the other way round.
p. 9
As we neared the crest, I squinted up at the sky, as white and airless as if some vengeful god had sucked it dry. I reminded myself there were no gods here in Laurea, vengeful or otherwise.
p. 9
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