Book Reviews and a Little More…
Title: The Spellmans Strike Again Author: Lisa Lutz Series: Spellman Files #04 Format: Kindle Pages: 404 Release Date: March 16, 2010 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Source: personal copy Read the back of the book At the ripe old age of thirty-two, former wild child Isabel “Izzy” Spellman has finally agreed to take over the family business. And the transition won’t be a smooth one. First among
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Title: The Sea Is My Brother Author: Jack Kerouac Format: Hardback Pages: 240 Release Date: March 20, 2012 Publisher: Da Capo Press Source: library Read the back of the book In the spring of 1943, during a stint in the Merchant Marine, twenty-one-year old Jack Kerouac set out to write his first novel. Working diligently day and night to complete it by hand, he titled
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Title: The Night Circus Author: Erin Morgenstern Format: Kindle Pages: 401 Release Date: September 13, 2011 Publisher: Anchor Source: personal copy Read the back of the book The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque
Read moreThis has been an odd reading and blogging year for me… I only finished 68 books this year, which is my lowest total since I started blogging and keeping track in 2005. Mostly, I think this is due to other things competing for my attention. I used to do a lot of reading during the downtime at my pool matches, but since I got my
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