~*~SPOILERS~*~ I chose for this second portion of the book to focus on Dantes’ prison stint. Therefore, it takes place from Chapter 8, The Chateau d’If to Chapter 20, The Cemetery of the Chateau d’If. Synopsis so far (continued from Section 1 post): Dantes has been sent to prison, even though Villefort had promised to [...]
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The Count of Monte Cristo {Section 2}
Posted by Kristie on January 26, 2012
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The Count of Monte Cristo {Section 1}
~*~SPOILERS~*~ I have split up the book into uneven sections so I can discuss my re-read in parts. This first section ends with the completion of M. de Villefort’s examination of Dantes (Chapter 7, The Examination), which I think is a very significant moment in the story. Synopsis so far: France, 1815. Nineteen-year-old Edmond Dantes is [...]
Posted by Kristie on January 9, 2012
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows {re-read}
Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Author: JK Rowling Genre: YA fantasy ISBN: 9780545010221 Length: 749 pages (I didn’t read the epilogue, this time around) Published: 2007 Source: personal collection Rating: 5/5 Challenges/Resolutions: Harry Potter Reading Marathon Reason for Reading: I’m participating in Shannon’s Harry Potter Reading Marathon, and the book for December is Deathly Hallows. Summary (from [...]
Posted by Kristie on December 30, 2011
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the Annotated Sense and Sensibility
Title: The Annotated sense and Sensibility Authors: Jane Austen; David Shapard (Ed.) Genre: fiction (classic, with annotations) ISBN: 9780307390769 Length: 709 pages Published: 1811 (2011 for this specific edition) Source: personal collection Rating: 5/5 Reason for Reading: Firstly, this year marks the 200th anniversary of the original publication of Sense and Sensibility, Austen’s first published work. Secondly, it [...]
Posted by Kristie on December 26, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/the-annotated-sense-and-sensibility/
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Author: JK Rowling Genre: fiction ISBN: 9780439785969 Length: 652 pages Published: 2005 Source: personal collection Rating: 5/5 Reason for Reading: The ongoing Harry Potter Reading Marathon hosted by Shannon at Giraffe Days. Summary (from Goodreads): After months of frenzied anticipation and wild speculation about the identity of the Half-Blood Prince, the [...]
Posted by Kristie on November 22, 2011
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BBW 2011 Read: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
~~Banned Books Week (BBW) 2011 takes place September 24th-October 1st~~ Title: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Author: JK Rowling Genre: YA fantasy ISBN: 9780439139601 Length: 734 pages Published: 2000 Source: personal collection Rating: 5/5 Resolutions/Challenges: Harry Potter Reading Marathon 2011 hosted by Shannon at Giraffe Days Here is Shannon’s post about Goblet of Fire. Here are two more [...]
Posted by Kristie on September 30, 2011
http://livethroughbooks.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/bbw-2011-read-harry-potter-and-the-goblet-of-fire-by-jk-rowling/
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (re-read)
“‘You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us?’” Title: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Author: JK Rowling Genre: children/YA fiction (fantasy) ISBN: 078073007998 Length: 435 pages Published: 1999 Source: personal collection Rating: re-read Resolutions/Challenges: Harry Potter Read-a-Long Reason for Reading: Not only is this my favorite book/movie of the Harry Potter series, but I am [...]
Posted by Kristie on August 13, 2011
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Stardust by Neil Gaiman
“Adventures are all very well in their place, he thought, but there’s a lot to be said for regular meals and freedom from pain.” Title: Stardust Author: Neil Gaiman Genre: fantasy ISBN: 9780061142024 Length: 248 pages Published: 1999 Source: personal collection Rating: n/a Resolutions/Challenges: none Reason for Reading: Been wanting to reread it lately to see exactly what the [...]
Posted by Kristie on August 3, 2011
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling (reread)
“It’s our choices, Harry, that show what we really are…” Title: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Author: JK Rowling Genre: children’s/YA fantasy ISBN: 9780439064873 Length: 341 pages Published: 1999 Source: personal collection Rating: 5/5 Resolutions/Challenges: Harry Potter Reading Marathon 2011 hosted by Shannon at Giraffe Days (here is a link to her review post) (Here’s a link to my [...]
Posted by Kristie on July 17, 2011
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There’s No Place Like Home
I’m home! As you can see from my last post, I have been gone for pretty much the last week and a half, taking my belated honeymoon in Alaska It was amazing. Alaska is so beautiful and we were lucky to have some really nice weather while we were there. Here are a few of [...]
Posted by Kristie on May 22, 2011
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