July 2012
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“Admirable people, the British, in many ways, but soft… The king is ruled...”
– Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
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“The working class are more numerous than the ruling class, and stronger. They...”
– Fall of Giants by Ken Follett
June 2012
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Book Review: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Want to see how beauty queens will fare after landing with a deadly crash? Dying to see what happens when showers and boys, coaching and candy, and the other countless modern luxuries these teens dreams have are used to are taken away? Curious to see what happens when teen girls are left to fend for themselves when left alone on a desert island? Libba Bray brings you the makings of a world...
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Let's be the next Greatest Generation.
We are not only a generation of reality TV watching, Twitter over-sharing, mp3 listening, spoiled little brats. We are the children of J.K. Rowling. We are the generation of global community. We share and we enlighten the world with news that needs more attention than the celebrity blast of the week. We believe in fairness, openness, and love. We believe in the better parts of man-kind. We...
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Book Haul: June 2012 (2)
So, I bought some more books this month… =D
Yay for Ken Follett!
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“Only on The Corporation Network: Giving you what you don’t even know you...”
– Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
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“You look worried. Really, you should relax. Reading is a pleasurable activity...”
– Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
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Book Haul: June 2012
Yay! Although I bought more than I had intended, who cares? The more the merrier. So Beauty Queens by Libba Bray and The Maze Runner by Janes Dashner are no-brainers because I had set the two up for my June reads theme. I have, however, already read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee but did not own a copy and this 50th Anniversary is just so beautiful to me. Finally, buy it or not, I...
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Does E-Publishing Create a Threat of Mass...
I love my e-reader. I treasure it as an accessory to my obsession to books. For me, however, there is one worry that comes with the movement towards e-books and e-publishing: the risk of total and utter censorship as the result of a few clicks from a person who wishes to wipe a topic, genre, or thought from discussion. Yes, this is something that seems unlikely in countries who frown upon...
Anonymous asked: The most beautiful books are not the ones who have the prettiest cover or the luxury editions. A book read multiple times, loved, carried around everywhere, is a great book. The truly, utterly amazing ones are those ruined because you read them too much, with broken spines and notes and underlined paragraphs and maybe in some points even crumples pages because you cried for all the emotions...
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May 2012
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In Conclusion: May 2012
My May reads went pretty well. Though I can’t recommend Entwined, I can recommend the rest of the books. Each was very unique, but each included an over arching theme of a female lead that in one way or another I was rooting for until the very end. Even if not all of the female leads had perfect endings, each definitely led their own very special story and I would say any one of the...
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Calling All Book Bloggers
bookpeek:
Reblog if you love and blog about books. I want to follow you.
THANKS SO MUCH EVERYONE FOR REBLOGGING YOUR BLOGS! So excited to follow you all. Just goes to show how awesome the book blogger community really is compared to most other communities.
Also, if for some reason I missed you (sorry for that), please feel free to message me and tell me how much of a jerk I am for not...
“Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and...”
– Susan Cain, Quiet (via revelationsong)
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Calling All Book Bloggers
Reblog if you love and blog about books. I want to follow you.
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“An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. From this day you must be a...”
– Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Cover Love: Pride and Prejudice Edition
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“There are very few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think...”
– Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Look what came in the mail! Finally have my own copy of Across the Universe by Beth Revis.
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Send me a tweet! =D
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Book Review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis
Want to know how much this book is worth giving a shot? I borrowed Across the Universe from the library, and after finishing, ordered a copy of my very own online. First and foremost, the cover, perfection. Not only is the front of the jacket gorgeous to look at, the flip side, like so many readers have already pointed out, is so unique in that it has the map of the ship the story takes place...
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Book Swoon: Fallen by Lauren Kate
Alright, I’m in love. I bought this for my younger sister, who also loved it. She let me borrow it and I can definitely see what she sees in it. The cover is beautiful and the story flows so easily for me. Recently, YA books I’ve read have been a bit hard to read smoothly, but Lauren Kate’s style is exactly how I like it. Can’t wait to finish it and move through...
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Currently Reading
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Fallen by Lauren Kate A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore Read any of these? What are your thoughts?
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“I’m partly somebody else trying to fit in and say the right things and do...”
– Go Ask Alice by Beatrice Sparks
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What's Your Goodreads Account?
Reblog your link and I’ll add you.
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Book Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver has been in my to-be-read pile for entirely too long. I was introduced to it nine years ago by a friend, given a copy by loved one seven years ago, and only just finished it around five months ago. Tisk tisk. Dystopia. Though portrayed to be a utopia to its people, it is a society with repressive and controlling powers over its people. Some may say the Lowry began the gigantic...
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“For a moment, I wondered what Li did with her former bodies. Probably left them...”
– Ana, Incarnate, by Jodi Meadows
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Dialog I Love
Eldest: That's all you need to know about Godspeed. Although you should also know this. I am Eldest.
Amy: Good for you. Congrats on being old.
April 2012
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March 2012
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What Do You Want Reviewed Next?
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February 2012
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Book Companions: K-Cup Edition
A hot beverage with my book? Yes, please! Over the holidays I received a Keurig and didn’t know where to start. So many options have come out in k-cup form recently! I also had no idea that k-cups came not only in tea and coffee but also everything from hot cocoa to iced coffee. Cafe Escapes was one of the first brand of k-cups that I discovered and I couldn’t be more than...
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In My Library
2/2012 It’s In My Library time! Started by Bookables, this meme is similar to The Story Siren’s In My Mailbox (IMM), but instead of sharing what was found in your mailbox, bloggers share what they found at their local library. This week’s reads: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger Across the Universe by Beth Revis
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January 2012
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In Conclusion: January 2012
Hey book lovers! Did you tie up your loose ends from last year’s challenges and reads? I was able to finish all but one of the books I had intended to read last year. I decided it was one that could be re-shelved for another day. Let’s see what Biblio Jungle finished with, shall we?
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Book-to-Movie Mania at the 2012 Oscars
To all of you movie lovers out there, be sure to thank an author if your favorite movie wins because it is likely they wrote the story behind the nominated film. It’s clear from recent reports that books have taken over Hollywood. The genres span from children’s lit to mystery novels. Whether movie creators are inspired by their bookshelves or are out of material, we can’t say...
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In My Library
1/2012 This week marked the first visit to a local library as a means of participating along with In My Library (IML) with Bookables, who first began the meme. For those of you familiar with The Story Siren’s In My Mailbox (IMM), IML is of the same line of thinking, but instead of sharing what was found in your mailbox, bloggers share what they found at their local library. This...
