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Ready When You Are C.B.
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Trying to read all of my books before my dog Dakota eats them.
Reviews of an eclectic reader. Everything from mainstream to mystery, to science fiction, to classics, to young adult, to graphi novels, to non-fiction.
Recent Posts
Dakota\'s Favorites: The Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis
Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis is one of my all time favorite books, so this will be another rare five star review. This is my third or fourth time through the novel, I can't remember which. By this time I could probably tell the story al...
The Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge
I've been thinking about hosting a challenge for some time, now. But what sort of challenge?Earlier this year Sandy Nawrot of You've Gotta Read This and I posted a book/movie review of Jose Saramago's Blindness. It was a lot of work, but it was also ...
The Dancing Plague: The Strange, True Story of an Extraordinary Illness by John Waller
Somewhere amid the narrow lanes, the congested wharves, the stables, workshops, forges, and fairs of the medieval cith of Strasbourg, Frau Troffea stepped outside and began to dance.Introduction to The Dancing Plague by John WallerI found The Dancing...
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
I might as well say, right from the jump: it wasn't my usual kind of job. Opening sentence to People of the Book by Geraldine BrooksEveryone thought I would love People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. The central plot concerns Hanna, the woman in ch...
Dakota Picks a Winner - Springtime on Mars
We rushed this little video a bit because it's looking like it might start to rain today.You can find reviews of Springtime on Mars here, here and here.Short Story Sunday starts back up again next week....
Friday Picture Reading #15
Dutch Girl Reading in a Cafe by TouTouke....

