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"Jim wrote: "You might want to check D'Aulaire's Book of Norse Myths, which I read when I was that age." Will do, thanks:)
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When you open up Traveler of the Century, you are introduced to the city of Wandernburg through the eyes of the protagonist, Hans. It’s a strange city, and we are told that it seems to shift around each time Hans explores the city. Even though he...
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This new novel by Andres Neuman, Traveler of the Century, is the type of book I enjoy -- a novel of ideas. But in this case it is also a love story of sorts, and the author comments on history and politics in addition to his decided interest in ph...
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"Helen wrote: "I thought I did too but you are way ahead of me! Grin" It's Winter down here, good for staying indoors and reading:)
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"Nadine wrote: "think i'm heading in the same direction - completely lacking in pace and humour, so unlike Dahl! The 8 year old actually audibly groane...more
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"Vishy wrote: "Happy reading! This is a book which I have partly read and I liked it till then. Need to resume my reading."
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“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country
“The more you try to be interested in other people, the more you find out about yourself”
― Thea Astley
― Thea Astley
“Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.”
― Howard Zinn
― Howard Zinn
“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”
― L.M. Montgomery
― L.M. Montgomery
“Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.”
― Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood
― Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood
Lisa's Reading Plans & Reading Challenge Progress (Biographies & Memoirs)
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updated Jul 09, 2011 07:56pm
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This isn't a book, though perhaps it's a memoir of my reading. I wanted somewhere on GR to record my too-ambitious reading plans, my progress in achieving them and how they go awry!
BTW I don't count audio books, short stories or children's books towards my 75 books for the purposes of the 75 Books in a Year Challenge. GR also counts an unfinished book towards the reading challenge goal if you give it a rating, so this is an attempt to keep the record straight.
Read the Nobels (Literature & Fiction)
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updated Feb 12, 2011 03:17pm
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This is a record of my reading of Nobel Prize for Literature authors. There are links to online reviews if I've done one: some I wrote directly onto the Read the Nobels blog at http://readnobels.blogspot.com/ and there is a link from there to the ones I've written on my own blog.
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