Library Loot: July 17 to 23
byLibrary Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages…
Books
8 The House at Riverton
bySummer 1924 On the eve of a glittering society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his…
Did not Finish
byI am finally giving up on these two books: Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand I had planned…
Super Saturday with Snubnose
byLast saturday, snubnose and I had an exclusive 1-1 session. We used to do this on a regular basis, but of late, she’s been…
This is a book that started with a lot of promise. Here is a nice teaser. There were three volumes in all. Dog-eared green…
- Teaser Tuesdays – The House at Riverton
8.3 Exploring Memory In The Garden Of Evening Mists
byMalaya, 1951. Yun Ling Teoh, the scarred lone survivor of a brutal Japanese wartime camp, seeks solace among the jungle-fringed tea plantations of Cameron…
I started this book last week and it’s a lovely, leisurely read. The writing is beautiful, and I can understand why it made into…
- Teaser Tuesdays – The Garden of Evening Mists
The Grapes of Wrath Redux?
byI first encountered The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck when I visited Monterey during my stay in the Bay Area, California. I loved…
Of Toddlers and Thrillers
byI read three thrillers back to back to back last week as I baby-sat Piglet getting him used to his school. Although it’s still…
5 of the Funniest Comedies Based on Books
byWhen a movie is based on a book, there’s always debate about whether the book or the movie is the best version of the…