Title: Q & A Author: Vikas Swarup Genre: fiction ISBN: 9780743267472 Length: 318 pages Published: 2005 Source: public library Rating: 4/5 Challenges/Resolutions: Travel the Globe Resolution (and Further Exploration) This is the fourth round (of six) for my Travel the Globe Resolution, which I’m doing with a blogger friend, Shannon at Giraffe Days. Here is her post from a book [...]
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Q & A–an interesting traverse through India
Posted by Kristie on August 25, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/q-a-an-interesting-traverse-through-india/
Balzac and the little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie (thoughts on Part III & review)
Title: Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressAuthor: Dai SijieGenre: historical fiction (semi-autobiographical)ISBN: 9780375413094Length: 197 pagesPublished: 2000 (in French, 2002 English)Source: personal collectionRating: 3/5Resolutions/Challenges: none Reason for Reading: It was in my personal collection and my online book club (Rory’s Book Club) was reading it. Summary (from book jacket): At the height of Mao’s infamous Cultural Revolution, two boys are [...]
Posted by Kristie on August 18, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/balzac-and-the-little-chinese-seamstress-by-dai-sijie-thoughts-on-part-iii-review/
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Parts I & II discussion for RBC (SPOILERS)
Here are my thoughts on the first half of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. I’m reading this for a book club discussion, hosted at Rory’s Book Club (RBC) (click here to see the discussion threads). I’ve found this book to be very interesting so far. I haven’t really spent a lot of time in [...]
Posted by Kristie on August 17, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/balzac-and-the-little-chinese-seamstress-parts-i-ii-discussion-for-rbc-spoilers/
Bliss by OZ Livaneli–a trek through Turkey
Title: Bliss Author: OZ Livaneli Genre: fiction ISBN: 9780312360535 Length: 276 pages Published: 2002 (2006 English translation) Source: public library Rating: 3.5/5 Challenges/Resolutions: Travel the Globe Resolution (and Further Exploration) This is the third round (of six) for my Travel the Globe Resolution, which I’m doing with a blogger friend, Shannon at Giraffe Days. OZ Livaneli’s Bliss is a novel in [...]
Posted by Kristie on June 30, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/bliss-by-oz-livaneli-a-trek-through-turkey/
The Disappeared by Kim Echlin–a trip to Cambodia
Title: The Disappeared Author: Kim Echlin Genre: fiction ISBN: 9780802170668 Length: 227 pages Published: 2009 Source: public library Rating: 3/5 Challenges/Resolutions: Travel the Globe Resolution (and Further Exploration) This is the second round (of six) for my Travel the Globe Resolution, which I’m doing with a blogger friend, Shannon at Giraffe Days. Read Shannon’s review of [...]
Posted by Kristie on April 27, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/the-disappeared-by-kim-echlin-a-trip-to-cambodia/
a trip to New Zealand via Potiki by Patricia Grace
Title: Potiki Author: Patricia Grace Genre: fiction ISBN: 97800955915611 Length: 203 pages Year Published: 1986 Source: personal collection Rating: 3/5 Challenges/Resolutions: Personal Collection Resolution; Travel the Globe Resolution/Further Exploration Potiki is a novel by Maori author Patricia Grace. The story takes place in New Zealand, following the Tamihana family. The time period and location of the story [...]
Posted by Kristie on February 23, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/potiki-by-patricia-grace/
Tenant of Wildfell Hall Ch. 29-40 (RBC discussion, SPOILERS)
This third section is, I think, my favorite of the whole book so far. It’s just really interesting because there is a lot going on and we finally get some answers to some questions. To begin with, we finally figure out what exactly it is that Mr. Huntingdon did to tick off Helen: he had [...]
Posted by Kristie on January 31, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/tenant-of-wildfell-hall-ch-29-40-rbc-discussion-spoilers/
thoughts on Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Ch. 15-28 (RBC discussion, SPOILERS)
(Here is a link to my post about the first 14 chapters of Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte.) This second section of the book is sooo interesting!! It’s during this section that we finally learn about Helen’s past. For the first 14-ish chapters we’re left completely wondering what happened in her past that [...]
Posted by Kristie on January 25, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/thoughts-on-tenant-of-wildfell-hall-ch-15-28-rbc-discussion-spoilers/
Tenant of Wildfell Hall Ch.1-14 thoughts (RBC Discussion, SPOILERS)
NOTE: If you’d like to read and/or discuss (if you have already read) The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, there is a discussion thread for it at the Rory’s Book Club website. If you click here, it will take you there. It’s never too late to join in I really enjoyed this beginning. [...]
Posted by Kristie on January 21, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/tenant-of-wildfell-hall-ch-1-14-thoughts-rbc-discussion-spoilers/
Paranormal Spoofs of Classic Novels: Yay or Nay?
As I’m sure many of you have realized, there is a growing genre out there in the literary world. I’m talking about the paranormal spoofs of classic novels, such as: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Android Karenina, Alice in Zombieland, Little Women and Werewolves, The Undead World of Oz, and Jane Slayre. My first question to [...]
Posted by Kristie on November 4, 2010
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/paranormal-spoofs-of-classic-novels-yay-or-nay/
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