Outlander
This book is 627 pages long, but I listened to the audiobook. It was narrated and read by Davina Porter; unabridged and 32 hours and…
Booking Through Thursday – What is reading, fundmentally?
What is reading, anyway? Novels, comics, graphic novels, manga, e-books, audiobooks — which of these is reading these days? Are they all reading? Only some…
Squirrel and Oak Mittens
I first started this project with the recommended 3.25mm needle, but since I was using a worsted weight rather than the recommended DK, it was…
New Moon and Eclipse
The second and third book in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga. So far, my favourite is still the first book though I did like Eclipse and…
Sunday Salon: Book Lists
This week, I read and started quite a few books. Right now, I officially have three books going, but at some point in the week,…
The Classics Challenge 2008
The challenge runs from July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008. The challenge is to read five classics, and there is a bonus round of…
Twilight
I was aware that this book was popular, but I did not know how so nor did I know what the series was about until…
Booking Through Thursday – Books vs. Movies
Books and films both tell stories, but what we want from a book can be different from what we want from a movie. Is this…
Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth
This is the story of a lonely, awkward man who meets his father for the first time over Thanksgiving weekend. There are also a series…
Lust, Caution
I saw the uncensored NC-17 version. I have not seen the 17 min of cut sex scenes which is apparently circulating around the internet. First…
Sunday Salon: Escapism
This week, I finished Hungry Planet and The Best American Comics 2006. My review for Count of Monte Cristo was posted this week as well.…
Hungry Planet
The concept of the book was to go to more than two dozen countries, visiting several families and taking photos of their food life. It…