5 Star Reviews

Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert

August 13, 2010

Title: Eat, Pray, Love Author: Elizabeth Gilbert Pages: 334 Originally Published: 2006 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Penguin Books Rating: ____________________________ On a whim at Borders the other day (which was partially influenced by the ubiquitous promotion for the movie), I bought this book to read during my lunch hour. After the lunch hour, I [...]

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Mini Reviews

June 4, 2010

I still have yet to write reviews for nine books I read in 2009. So, I’m going to call it a day and do mini reviews of them, even though they all deserve their own posts. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, by David Wroblewski Rating: One word for this book: puppies! I loved the back [...]

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My Most Excellent Year, by Steve Kluger

March 15, 2010

Title: My Most Excellent Year Author: Steve Kluger Pages: 403 Publisher: Dial Books (Penguin) Copyright: 2008 Format: Hardback Rating: ____________________________ Welcome to Steve Kluger week here at The Bluestocking Society! This week I’ll be posting reviews of Kluger’s three most recent books, a giveaway of one of Kluger’s books, and an interview with the man [...]

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The Road, by Cormac McCarthy

December 29, 2009

Title: The Road Author: Cormac McCarthy Pages: 287 Publisher: Vintage Copyright: 2006 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ It has taken me years to get to this marvelous book. I purchased a copy several years ago, when it was first selected by Oprah for her book club. Since that time, it won the 2008 Pulitzer and was [...]

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Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

December 23, 2009

Title: Fahrenheit 451 Author: Ray Bradbury Pages: 179 Publisher: Random House Copyright: 1953 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ I can’t remember what, precisely, compelled me to purchase this book. But I’m glad I did. It’s fantastic. Really. Guy Montag is a firefighter. Well, more accurately, he’s a firestarter. In future America, books have been deemed dangerous. [...]

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How I Live Now, by Meg Rosoff

September 7, 2009

Title: How I Live Now Author: Meg Rosoff Pages: 194 Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books Copyright: 2004 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ How I Live Now won the Printz medal in 2005. I read this book for the Printz Project (which I co-host with Suey), the Book Awards Challenge, and the YA Challenge. When Daisy couldn’t take [...]

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Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell

May 21, 2009

Title: Gone with the Wind Author: Margaret Mitchell Pages: 959 Publisher: Scribner Copyright: 2007 (1937) Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ I just don’t even know where to begin. I read this book almost two months ago, and I’ve been hitting a mental block with the review. I’ve just decided to put my thoughts out there, jumbled [...]

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Book by Book, by Michael Dirda

January 26, 2009

So, I love books about books.  And in this one Pulitzer prize-winning critic Michael Dirda provides glimpses of and comments on his own commonplace book.  This eclectic collection contains delightful thoughts, lists, and book recommendations.  I can’t do better than Dirda’s own words, so here are my favorite passages: On discussing books with philistines: “Quote [...]

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