The Jungle Book
byThe moment I heard that a new version of The Jungle Book was going to release this summer, I had earmarked it as THE…
Rudyard Kipling
1 Captains Courageous: A Tale of Adventure and Survival at Sea
byHarvey Cheyne is fifteen years old and the spoiled son of a railway tycoon – a combination that is not conducive to pleasantness. He’s…
WW: What We Are Reading
bySnubnose is heavily into The Big Wave by Pearl S. Buck, while I am dipping into the classics again with Captains Courageous by Rudyard…
Library Loot: April 22
byLibrary Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Linda from Silly Little Mischief that encourages bloggers to share…
India in {Ten}ish Books
bySavidge from Savidge Reads has put up an interesting meme challenge on his blog. He’s challenged us readers to list top ten books that…
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
Through the Window – A Book Review
byThis book is a compilation of some lovely essays Julian Barnes has written about other writers and their books. Each essay focuses on one…
8.3 A Hauntingly Beautiful Tale: The Graveyard Book Review
byAs part of the Young Adult Reading Challenge I am participating in, I decided to check out The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman from…
A Poem this Time – An Oldie but Goldie
byI am not really too big on poetry, haven’t really delved into it for a number of years now. However, there are a few…