Jonas Jonasson’s new book, The Girl Who save the Swedish King was released in April 2014. His book, The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared was turned into a major motion picture and has become an international success. I thought after all this excitement about Jonasson’s new book and film, it … Continue reading
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“The Hundred-Year-Old Man” Flow Chart for Parties and Vodka
GoodReads Book challenge fail…
At the start of this year, I started a Goodreads.com book reading challenge. I set the goal at 50 books to be read by end of 2014. I thought to myself that 50 books will be easy. I’ll be able to finish them in no time. I mean, after all, I’m a fast reader. Plus, … Continue reading
A Review of the 2nd book in the All Souls Trilogy: “Shadow of Night”
Shadow of Night is the second book in Deborah Harkness’s All Souls Trilogy. It follows the romantic journey of a witch, Diana, and a vampire, Matthew. Along the way, their forbidden love is thwarted from all paranormal sides; the witches are unhappy that Diana is with a vampire; the vampires are unhappy that the strong … Continue reading
Are eReaders Taking Over?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a very large rock, you are probably aware of the debate about the death of books; the rise of the eBook; what is the future of literature now that it’s digital? With eBooks, you can carry a whole library around with you. Books smell better. eBooks don’t give you the … Continue reading
Book Snobbery: are you guilty?
I have a confession: I have been guilty of book snobbery. I have also been on the receiving end of book snobbery. Neither are pretty. My father and I would spend many hours at chemotherapy when he was sick. Most visits to the hospital would last around seven hours. Even though my father and I … Continue reading
Book Themed Travel: the Musée de l’imprimerie de Lyon
So I spent Easter in Lyon, France where I was able to visit the Musée de l’imprimerie de Lyon. It was a really amazing museum, and I spent several hours nerding out over the history of fonts and printing machines. Here are some pictures that I took whilst at the museum. If you’re ever in … Continue reading
Book Borrowing: THE COMMANDMENTS
I treat my books like small endangered pandas, which means that I treat them with the utmost care. If I lend you a book and you bend the corners, or scribble in the margins, break the spine, or heaven forbid if it comes back with coffee stains… then you’re on my black list. To help … Continue reading
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