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May 4, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, I’ve been posting mini reviews to help catch up. This is the last round! Check out round one, round two, and round three, if you like. Though all of these books deserve their own posts, this will have to do. The Wednesday Wars, by Gary [...]

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Mini Reviews

April 10, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, occasionally, I’ll be posting mini reviews to help catch up. This is round three. Check out round one and round two, if you like. Though all of these books deserve their own posts, this will have to do. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by [...]

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Mini Reviews

February 15, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, occasionally, I’ll be posting mini reviews to help catch up. This is round two. Check out round one, if you like. Though they all deserve their own posts, this will have to do. Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson Rating: My third encounter with Laurie Halse [...]

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Mini Reviews

February 1, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, occasionally, I’ll be posting mini reviews to help catch up. Though they all deserve their own posts, this will have to do. This, in particular, is an excellent crop of books. Enjoy. Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson Rating: I really enjoyed this book, but as [...]

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Peace Like a River, by Leif Enger

February 23, 2011

Title: Peace Like a River Author: Leif Enger Pages: 320 Originally Published: 2001 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Rating: ____________________________ This. Book. Is. One of my favorite books of all time. It’s so very good. And, as often happens when I try to review my favorite books, I’m at a loss for [...]

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Getting Things Done, by David Allen

February 19, 2011

Title: Getting Things Done Author: David Allen Pages: 288 Originally Published: 2002 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Rating: ____________________________ So, I’ve apparently been living under a rock. I did not hear about this book until a couple of months ago, as I was Googling ways to be more organized. I had a crazy December [...]

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Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories, by Lauren Groff

December 28, 2010

Title: Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories Author: Lauren Groff Pages: 320 Originally Published: 2009 Format I Read: Hardback Publisher: Voice/Hyperion Rating: ____________________________ I may have been living under some kind of rock, but I’d never heard of Lauren Groff before I received a review copy of her short story collection, Delicate Edible Birds.  I [...]

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Mini Reviews

December 26, 2010

Sadly, I’ve been neglectful of my blog of late. And, so, as we approach the end of the year, I still have several reviews to write for books I read this year. Though they all deserve their own posts, in an effort to do some housekeeping and to start the new year fresh, I’m going [...]

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