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Friday, July 16, 2010

Commentary: My Forth Twenty Books

I didn't expect to get here so early. I expected to cross this barrier around September 1st, but I've been reading a lot of short books lately. That, of course, ups the amount of books read. I've also encountered quite a few books I was simply unable to put down even though it was three in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Book Review: Bus Girl (Book 80 of 100)

I found out about Gretchen Josephson when I was researching an article on on famous women with disabilities for an article on the woman's history month. Gretchen is a poet from Denver whose book Bus Girl was published by Brookline Books in Boston. Gretchen has Down Syndrome but as far as her poetry... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 9, 2010

Book Review: Angela and the Broken Heart (Book 79 of 100)

This is the last Angela book. The author died, you see. So Angela is stuck at somewhere between 7 to 8. I'd love to update Angela. Turn her into an adult; she'd be a college freshman now, as she ages one year for every two. In my story freshman Angela would rediscover her beloved Eddie Bishop, who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Book Review Every Living Thing (Book 78 of 100)

This is yet another James Harriott addition. It also counts for my set outside the US book. In this tale, we learn about his two outdoor cats Ollie and Ginny, his "big win" at the football (soccer) pool (which turned out to be more like a rumoe) and his two, young vet assistants (including one who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Book Review Running Out of Time (Book 77 of 100)

Jessie Krazur is a 13-year-old girl who thinks it's 1840, even though it's 1996. Her parents live in Clifton, it's a tourism community, like Williamsburg (accept that people live there 24/7 and always act the part). When people in her village get sick, Jessie's ma (who remembers the modern world,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Book Review Shades of Grey (Book 76 of 100)

Jasper Fforde is the only author who has the honor of being the first author whose entire literary output I've read. Shades of Grey is a post-apocalyptic novel set in a world where people are designated by colors they can precieve. Eddie Russet, is the swatch man's son (swatch man are doctors in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 2, 2010

Book Review The Good Guy (Book 75 of 100)

The Good Guy by Dean Koontz is not the sort of book I normally read. It's scary! It is the story of Tim, an ordinary (or so it seems) guy who is mistaken first for a hitman and then for the hirer by the actual hitman. Tim is neither; he's a mason with a secret. He's one of those guys who just can't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 1, 2010

Book Review: Front Porch Rocking Chairs (Book 74 of 100)

At only 1 disc of 54 minutes, Front Porch Rocking Chairs by Kathryn Tucker Windham was the shortest book I’ve ever read. I counted it as the memoir category in the library program, but it feels like cheating. I got the audiobook from my club today and returned it today also. The weirdest thing was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Book Review : A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans (Book 73 of 100)

I liked this book It's the first Michael Farquhar I've read. I started reading him after he was recommended on the Afterword of Sarah Vowell. The book is about people who use to be famous but have largely forgotten in modern society Did you know that Paul Revere went on his famous ride with two... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Book ReviewL Faerie Wars (Book 72 of 100)

Henry is an adolescent whose world is falling apart. His mom is having an affair with his dad’s secretary. His only escape is his job cleaning Mr. Fogarty’s house. One day, the old man and Henry find a fairy. Suddenly the pair is helping Pyrgus, future leader of Faerie, get home after someone... Sign in to see full entry.

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