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February 11, 2014
Movies Seen in 2014: THE MONUMENTS MEN
. The Monuments Men US Release Date: February 7, 2014 Starring: George Clooney (who also directed), Matt Damon, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Hugh Bonneville, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, Dimitri Leonidas, and Cate Blanchett. Run Time: 118 minutes Rating (U.S.): PG-13 (“for some images of war violence and historical smoking”) Viewing Experience: at the theater Viewing […]
February 6, 2014
Rewind Review: THE WHITE QUEEN by Philippa Gregory
I just finished watching the miniseries based on this, and the other Cousins’ War novels, so I thought it would be a good idea to post this review while the miniseries is still fresh in my mind. The White Queen by Philippa Gregory Audiobook narrated by Susan Lyons Book Blurb: The White Queen is the […]
February 2, 2014
What Are You Reading? (February 2014)
It’s the first Monday of the month, and you know what that means . . . Book Reports! If you’ve challenged yourself to—or even officially signed up for—a reading challenge in 2014, now’s as good a time as any to start reporting your successes. (And I’m a bit perturbed that the widget for the Goodreads […]
January 29, 2014
Rewind Reviews: OUTLANDER by Diana Gabaldon
With the renewed interest/hype in this book due to the announcement/production of the TV miniseries based on it (which was announced a couple of months after I wrote this review last year), I thought this would be an opportune time to post this review. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon Audiobook narrated by Davina Porter Book Blurb: […]
January 27, 2014
Books Read in 2014–SECRETS OF A SUMMER NIGHT by Lisa Kleypas
Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers #1) by Lisa Kleypas Audiobook read by Rosalyn Landor Book Blurb: Four young ladies enter London society with one common goal: they must use their feminine wit and wiles to find a husband. So a daring husband-hunting scheme is born. Annabelle Peyton, determined to save her family from disaster, […]
January 23, 2014
Rewind Reviews: The Three Graces Series by Jennifer Blake (read in 2011)
One of the things I’m going to focus more on this year on this blog is reading and book reviews. I’m not currently writing, so it’s hard for me to get motivated or passionate for writing about writing. But I’ve challenged myself to read more books this year than I have in more than a […]
January 20, 2014
2014 Reading Challenge
As you may have seen over in the right-hand sidebar, I joined the Goodreads 2014 reading challenge. Each year for the past three years, I’ve increased the number of books I’ve read, and I want to do that again this year. In 2013, I read 42 books. I’m challenging myself to do 50 this year. […]
January 16, 2014
Books Read in 2014: WHAT MATTERS IN JANE AUSTEN? by John Mullan
What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved by John Mullan Book Description (from Amazon): Which important Austen characters never speak? Is there any sex in Austen? What do the characters call one another, and why? What are the right and wrong ways to propose marriage? In What Matters in Jane Austen?, John Mullan […]
January 15, 2014
Books Read in 2014: DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth
Divergent by Veronica Roth; audiobook read by Emma Galvin bookshelves: audiobook, books-read-in-2014, young-adult Read from January 01 to 13, 2014 Story: 3 stars Narrator: 3.5 stars This book starts with a bang but, unfortunately, ends with a whimper. At first, I was captivated by this newish image of a future dystopia where castes are determined […]
January 13, 2014
What should I blog about?
Y’all, I’m at a loss. I have no idea what I should be blogging about now that I’m not actively writing fiction. Not that I’ve stopped—I’m just taking a break from it for a while. But because I’m not writing right now, there aren’t really any topics coming readily to mind begging to be blogged […]
