I loved The Outsiders in middle school. I was always reading books about girl power and in 7th grade I was introduced to some bad-ass boys with a heart of gold. Although this time I was not as enthralled. I thought it seemed too rushed. like trying to fit Gone with the Wind into a […]
Q: The #FF is 150 weeks old! And we want to hear from you! What would you change about the hop? What do you like about it? Or just suggest a question to be used for next week! A: I’m relatively new to the hop, (hence the #3 in the post title) so far […]
Last year I gazed longingly at blogs participating in Armchair BEA. My family usually goes out of town during that week and I’m unavailable to participate (boo hoo, I’m on vacation). This year, due to other commitments we will be staying home and after realizing the dates are finally aligned, I signed up for Armchair […]
“Lennon Remembers is classic Lennon. It’s not a sit-back-and-put-your-feet-up read… It’s a jolt on your nerves like bad, bad espresso. People with weak stomachs should close the window before reading. You might just feel like jumping out.” ~ Yoko Ono, from the Foreword I hardly ever read forewords, I want to get to the meat […]
Top Ten Tuesday Hosted by The Broke and Bookish Teaser Tuesday hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting […]
Director: Ang Lee Writers: Yann Martel (novel), David Magee (screenplay) Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain Release Date: November 23, 2012 A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal […]
The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.An uneventful week. As seen […]
I loved David Sedaris’ new book Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls but I hate writing reviews for short stories. This is because my thoughts jump from one place to another “I really liked this story, but the second one not so much, but overall…” My thought process is not cohesive. Thus I will cover my […]
Q: School is out! What is your favorite Summer Reading book? I read a big fat chunkster almost every summer, Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, I say almost because my wrist needs time to recover. I know typically summer reading is associated with “fluff” but I just love being swept away to […]
Is it wrong to laugh while reading a book about Cancer? Because I was. John Green took a serious topic and made it uplifting, inspirational and eventually heartbreaking. Hazel has cancer of the lungs. Her mother, feeling that Hazel is depressed over her condition forces her to go to a support group, with Hazel going […]