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June 05
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Rose
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Rose
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Remake: Ein Zukunftsthriller (Broschiert)
by Alison Allen-Gray
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read in June, 2008
Rose said:
"Okay, what I liked most about this book is that I could read it straight through in German in one sitting. That means that it had enough tension and a sympathetic enough character and was low enough on unnecessary description that I could actually ge...more
Okay, what I liked most about this book is that I could read it straight through in German in one sitting. That means that it had enough tension and a sympathetic enough character and was low enough on unnecessary description that I could actually get lost in the story and forget the mechanics of reading in another language. It's called Unique in the original British, I think. ...less
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Rose
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The Host: A Novel (Hardcover)
by Stephenie Meyer
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read in May, 2008
Rose said:
"Midway through the book I had no idea how Meyer could possibly resolve what she'd set up, and yet at the end I still felt satisfied. Not an easy feat! I liked how the characters of Wanda and Melanie were stronger of mind than say, Bella. (Not that I ...more
Midway through the book I had no idea how Meyer could possibly resolve what she'd set up, and yet at the end I still felt satisfied. Not an easy feat! I liked how the characters of Wanda and Melanie were stronger of mind than say, Bella. (Not that I don't like Bella--but it was an interesting contrast.) Nicely done!...less
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March 28
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Rose
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Paperback)
by Anne Lamott
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read in March, 2008
Rose said:
"I think you have to be in the right frame of mind to read this. I tried a couple years ago but was in the middle of moving, and didn't finish. But this time I was tearing my hair out over trying to get my main character in the book I'm writing to spe...more
I think you have to be in the right frame of mind to read this. I tried a couple years ago but was in the middle of moving, and didn't finish. But this time I was tearing my hair out over trying to get my main character in the book I'm writing to speak to me, not to mention the absurdity of the whole idea of writing a book and trying to publish it, and I just needed the bite this book has. It's great for a day when you would otherwise scarf too much chocolate in consolation, or when you wish you could get together with other writers and vent. Funny, in a dark and desperate sort of way (and of course, very well written).
Oh yeah, it's a nonfiction book about writing. Ann Lamott is a published novelist (adult books) and teaches writing at a university....less
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March 26
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New comment on Elizabeth O.'s review of
A Curse Dark as Gold
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June 05
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Rose
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to:
A Curse Dark as Gold (Hardcover)
by Elizabeth C. Bunce
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read in March, 2008
Rose said:
"I LOVED this book! Loved the way this retelling of Rumplestilskin was fit into a real setting, loved the way even despicable characters had their moments when we felt sorry for them, loved the magic and the mystery. I loved the words, too. I'm living...more
I LOVED this book! Loved the way this retelling of Rumplestilskin was fit into a real setting, loved the way even despicable characters had their moments when we felt sorry for them, loved the magic and the mystery. I loved the words, too. I'm living in a non-English speaking country and sometimes I feel starved for words, and by the time I got to page 2 it was all I could do not to stuff the whole book in my mouth and devour it. Lovely!...less
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March 22
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New comment on Dawn's review of
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
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March 07
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Rose
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to:
The Perilous Gard (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Marie Pope
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read in January, 1997
Rose said:
"This is an awesome book! It's a retelling of the Tam Lin legend, and takes place in Elizabethan England. I loved how Pope makes the characters feel modern, despite living in the 1500s. (This in comparison to the fairy-like people.)
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Rose
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The Dangerous Book for Boys (Gebundene Ausgabe)
by Conn Iggulden
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read in January, 2008
Rose said:
"What an awesome book! Everything from crafts and games to history to weird facts boys feel the need to know to how to understand girls to building tree houses to grammar rules to history. We have the German edition; there are slight differences betwe...more
What an awesome book! Everything from crafts and games to history to weird facts boys feel the need to know to how to understand girls to building tree houses to grammar rules to history. We have the German edition; there are slight differences between the German, British, and American ones. ...less
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Rose
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George's Secret Key to the Universe (Hardcover)
by Stephen W. Hawking, Lucy Hawking
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read in March, 2008
Rose said:
"This is a nice one for kids who love physics but who can't understand A Briefer History of Time yet. It's kind of Magic School Bus for middle grade readers. The story was okay, nothing too spectacular, but all right. The bit that I really liked was t...more
This is a nice one for kids who love physics but who can't understand A Briefer History of Time yet. It's kind of Magic School Bus for middle grade readers. The story was okay, nothing too spectacular, but all right. The bit that I really liked was the discussion on how the matter we are physically made of ultimately originated in the center of a star, and so we are, in essence, the children of stars. ...less
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