Friday Memes #35

Friday Memes #35

Hosted by Parajunkee & Alison Can Read   Q: Bookselling Time: Go to your biggest bookcases. Go to the second shelf from the top and pick out the sixth book from the left. Handsell that book to us – even if you haven’t read it or if you hated it. (if you don’t have bookcases, don’t have six books […]

Posted December 6, 2013 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 17 Comments

Reading Challenges Galore

Reading Challenges Galore

The reading challenges of 2014 have started… You Read How Many Books? Hosted by Book Dragon’s Lair DETAILS/RULES with Changes: Read, read, read! There are several levels to choose fromLevel 1: 100 minimumLevel 2: 150 at leastLevel 3: 200 or more You may move up a level but not down You don’t need a blog […]

Posted December 5, 2013 by Whitney in Reading Challenge / 2 Comments

Waiting On Wednesday: Careless People

Waiting On Wednesday: Careless People

Waiting on Wednesday Hosted by Breaking the Spine Careless People  by Sarah Churchwell  Publication Date: January 23rd The autumn of 1922 found F. Scott Fitzgerald at the height of his fame, days from turning twenty-six years old, and returning to New York for the publication of his fourth book, Tales of the Jazz Age. A spokesman […]

Posted December 4, 2013 by Whitney in Waiting on wednesday / 20 Comments

Monthly Review: November 2013

Monthly Review: November 2013

Read: Insurgent by Veronica Roth What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? by Henry Farrell Alex by Pierre Lemaitre DNF: Allegiant by Veronica Roth Challenge Progress: Pride and Prejudice Bicentenary: 0/3Pre-1960s Classic Children’s books: 6/12Back to the Classics: 1/5 Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge 0/2 Events: Netgalley November Clean Out Your E-reader Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge & Read-a-Thon

Posted December 1, 2013 by Whitney in Monthly Review / 1 Comment

Review: Alex by Pierre Lemaitre

Review: Alex by Pierre Lemaitre

Pierre Lemaitre’s novel kept me on my toes from beginning to end.  with Alex, the victim and one of the main characters in the novel I developed whiplash, never fully being able to decide how I felt about her.  She was kept in a box for a week but on the other side of the […]

Posted November 22, 2013 by Whitney in Review / 1 Comment

Book Review: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?

Book Review: What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?

“The neighbors all whisper about the two sisters who live on the hill: It’s Blanche Hudson who lives in that house, you know. The Blanche Hudson.” Anyone who knows me, knows that my favorite actress is Bette Davis, who starred in All About Eve, Dark Victory and What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?  This was […]

Posted November 20, 2013 by Whitney in Review / 0 Comments

2013 Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge and Read-a-Thon

2013 Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge and Read-a-Thon

The most wonderful time of the year is approching and with that comes the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge hosted by Michelle of The True Book Addict Details and sign up: challenge will run from Friday, November 22, 2013 through Monday, January 6, 2014 (Twelfth Night or Epiphany). cross over with other challenges is totally permitted AND encouraged! These […]

Posted November 16, 2013 by Whitney in read-a-thon / 0 Comments

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

I ordered Allegiant through the library and due to the massive hold I was unable to renew it.  I was not disappointed, in fact I feel the need to discourage the 104 people who are waiting to read this book.  I forced myself to read my 100 page minimum, but even that was a stuggle. […]

Posted November 15, 2013 by Whitney in Review / 4 Comments

Friday Memes #34

Friday Memes #34

  Feature and Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read   Q: Are there any book to movie adaptations where you think the movie is better than the book? A: I can not think of a single one.  If I had to choose I’d probably say The Wizard of Oz  as it held my attention more […]

Posted November 15, 2013 by Whitney in Friday Memes / 29 Comments