Yes, yes, yes another read-a-thon. Wicked Wildfire Read-a-Thon runs into my 48 Hour Book Challenge. One can never get enough of a good thing… Here’s the info: The Wicked Wildfire Read-A-Thon is a time when we all get together to dedicate the days of June 7-14 to as much reading as possible. You read as much as you can in order […]
The Handmaid’s Tale is an incredible novel that everyone should read. This shocking tale explains the consequences of religious extremism gone too far. As the reader, you are left with an impression of confusion and continual questioning. In the world that we are accustomed to, religious persecution is minimal. Books like this help us to […]
I’m so excited! The 48 Hour Book Challenge is this weekend (Friday 7 – Monday 9) and is hosted by Ms. Yingling. I am having a garage sale on Friday but I can dovote all of Saturday and Sunday to reading Choose any 48-hour time period between 7am (EDT) Friday and 7am (EDT) Monday. Sign […]
Director: Harold Young Writers: Baroness Emmuska Orczy (by) (as The Baroness Orczy), Lajos Biró (scenario, continuity & dialogue) (as Lajos Biro) Stars: Leslie Howard, Merle Oberon, Raymond Massey Release Date: February 7, 1935 A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine. Ah, […]
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My brother will be getting married in August. The beginning of said month will be crazy, thinking about bouquets rather than books. Thus I plan on being absent from my blog. What is a blogger to do? I thought, and thought and came up with an answer, guest posters! I would love it if any […]
Currently Reading: The One I Left Behind by Jennifer McMahon Books Reviewed: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Let’s Explore Diabete’s with Owls by David Sedaris Lennon Remembers by Jann Wenner The Outsiders by S.E. Hilton Reconstructing Amelia […]
Q: What blogger would you most like to meet in real life? Tell us about him or her. A: This is a really hard question. On my Armchair BEA self-interview I listed a few of my favorite bloggers all of whom I would love to meet because of their kindness, and passion for reading, but […]
Catchy huh? Reconstructing Amelia immediately grabbed my attention but the theme of bullying even more. Amelia, against better judgement is invited to join the Magpies, a high school sorority. Amelia desperately wants to be accepted with the lead “Maggies” threatening her if she lets them down. I found this interesting, with bullying leading to suicide […]
With The Great Gatsby hitting theaters (which I have yet to see) it appears more and more prevalent that people know the classics through movies. When asked about Pride and Prejudice, rather than the first thing coming to mind being the author Jane Austen, it is Keira Knightley and who wrote that again? Now with Gatsby, […]