Such is her Life
byAfter a series of super-long posts, I thought I’d break up the content with a super-short review of a super-short book. Such is her…
Quotes
Why do Book Quotes Have Such an Impact?
byThe love for books and the knowledge that is obtained from them has become the substance in many ideologies, philosophies, and other reverential thoughts…
In the scientific world of the day, there was still a strict division between “botany” (the study of plants by men) and “polite botany”…
- Teaser Tuesdays – The Signature of all Things
Appearances are all-important to Maddie- the heroine of this chick-lit/crime story. My ash blond hair was still tucked into a flattering half twist, a…
- Teaser Tuesdays – Spying in High Heels
Here’s another teaser from The Tiger’s Wife by Téa Obreht. I’ve been going a bit slow with this book, been a bit distracted with…
- Teaser Tuesdays – The Tiger’s Wife
The tiger did not know they were bombs. He did not know anything beyond the hiss and screech of the fighters passing overhead, missiles…
- Teaser Tuesdays – The Tiger’s Wife
Final Cut by Uday Gupt is a compilation of short stories. Here I am sharing a couple of quotes from two of the short…
- Teaser Tuesdays – Final Cut
This is how the English patient chides his nurse when she reads Kim by Rudyard Kipling a little too fast. Read him slowly, dear…
- Teaser Tuesdays – The English Patient
I love Neil Gaiman’s tongue in cheek wit. Here’s a wonderful quote that had me chuckling. There are four simple ways for the observant…
- Teaser Tuesdays – Neverwhere
This is one of the more intriguing books I read this year for sure. Here’s the first paragraph from this book… My name is…
- Teaser Tuesdays – The Goddess Chronicle