Monthly Archives: June 2011

Booking Through Thursday: Size Matters

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Jae

BTTasked: What’s the largest your personal library has ever been? What’s the greatest number of books you’ve ever owned at one time? (Estimates are fine.)  Is your collection NOW the biggest it’s ever been? Or have you down-sized?  What’s the fewest … Continue reading →

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Review: Amy Foster

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Jae

Amy Foster by Joseph Conrad (1901) 28 pages on Kindle Main Characters: Yanko Goorall, Amy Foster Plot Synopsis: A young man from a shipwrecked boat washes ashore in England but is treated as an outcast. Setting: England I got this … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Websites

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Jae

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome book/reading meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. 1. Goodreads: The ultimate bookish website, Goodreads helps you organize your reading, participate in challenges, discuss books and topics and now there’s a book club.  If … Continue reading →

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Mailbox Monday (2)

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Jae

In honor of the new books that just arrived from the library, here’s my Mailbox Monday: 1. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley: I’ve heard so much about this book and it seems like everyone … Continue reading →

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Booking Through Thursday: Soundtrack

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Jae

BTT asked: What, if any, kind of music do you listen to when you’re reading? (Given a choice, of course!) My answer: I don’t like listening to music while I read.  In fact, I prefer quiet while I’m reading.  Some people … Continue reading →

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