Book Club

Matched, by Ally Condie

December 7, 2010

Title: Matched Author: Ally Condie Pages: 384 Originally Published: 2010 Format I Read: Paperback (ARC) Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (Penguin) Rating: ____________________________ Matched is the “it” book of the YA fall publishing season. (If you don’t believe me, just check out all of the reviews below.) It was released last week, on November 30, 2010. Cassia [...]

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November 2010 Summation

November 30, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in November. Books Read – November 2010 The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas – 11/7/2010 Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro – 11/14/2010 Sweethearts, by Sara Zarr – 11/15/2010 Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld – 11/18/2010 Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld – 11/21/2010 Specials, by Scott [...]

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October 2010 Summation

October 31, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in October. Books Read – October 2010 The Imperfectionists, by Tom Rachman – 10/7/2010 Room, by Emma Donoghue – 10/10/2010 Delicate Edible Birds, by Lauren Groff – 10/21/2010 October Total = 3 Year-to-Date Total = 32 Not my most stellar reading month, especially after September. But Delicate [...]

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The Queen’s Thief Series, by Megan Whalen Turner

October 14, 2010

We read this series as a “summer assignment” for my book club. And I’m really glad we did. It’s a delightful series, though some books worked better for me than others. Warning, some minor spoilers in the latter book summaries appear due to the nature of reviewing a series. Title: The Thief Author: Megan Whalen [...]

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September 2010 Summation

September 30, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in September. Books Read – September 2010 City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare – 9/3/2010 The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner – 9/5/2010 The Queen of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner – 9/11/2010 The King of Attolia, by Megan Whalen Turner – 9/13/2010 A Conspiracy of Kings, [...]

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August 2010 Summation

August 31, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in August. Books Read – August 2010 Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert – 8/7/2010 Finny, by Justin Kramon – 8/10/2010 Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins – 8/25/2010 August Total = 3 Year-to-Date Total = 20 I recovered a bit in my reading this month. Still not stellar, [...]

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July 2010 Summation

July 31, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in July. Books Read – July 2010 Missing May, by Cynthia Rylant (Audio) – 7/10/2010 July Total = 1 Year-to-Date Total = 17 Most pathetic reading month ever. I didn’t even get a single book read! Just the one audio book for me, kids. I started THE [...]

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June 2010 Summation

June 30, 2010

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in June. Books Read The Confessions of Catherine de Medici, by C.W. Gortner – 6/9/2010 The First Part Last, by Angela Johnson – 6/21/2010 June Total = 2 Year-to-Date Total = 16 Book Club Our book club takes a summer hiatus. :( Here’s what’s coming up in [...]

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