I can’t believe this is the last Tuesday in October! Where did 2009 go? Miz B and Teaser Tuesdays asks you to: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share with us two (2) sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share [...]
Entries from October 2009
October 26, 2009
Review – Lottery
Patricia Wood created a world so real that I wanted to look Perry Crandall up in the phone book and take him out to lunch. His life is tragic, but also beautiful and innocent at the same time. Perry is honest and loyal and understands the bigger picture better than anyone around him, contrary to [...]
October 24, 2009
Review – Three Cups of Tea
Three Cups of Tea makes me believe in the power of one person’s vision and the ripple effect it can have on a community. I commend his persistence, tenacity, and unfailing dedication to the task at hand. Even when the world was ready to give up on that part of the world, Greg Mortenson remained [...]
October 22, 2009
Reading Therapy Dogs
As a dog lover, I am continually amazed at the power they have on the human spirit. No matter how bad my day was, when this guy puts his head in my lap, I melt. There is a story on the CNN homepage today about a relatively new application to therapy dogs. We’ve all heard [...]
October 17, 2009
Review – Z for Zachariah
I was first introduced to the world of sci-fi teen fantasy novels at the age of 11 through Lois Lowry’s The Giver, which is still on my Big 10 list. And strangely enough, I usually enjoy children/teen versions better. I tend to ask a lot of questions and try to fill in the holes to [...]
October 11, 2009
Review – The House at Riverton
I loved the imagery in Kate Morton’s The House at Riverton. There were so many beautiful relationships and wonderful characters. They felt real and genuine and I was transported back to WWI and then the 1920s time period with ease. The character of Grace was my favorite, not because she was the most prominent, but because she [...]
October 7, 2009
Long Time
It’s been a month of Sundays since my last post! I have a lot in the hopper and am working on a few reviews. I got stuck in the middle of The House at Riverton and finally finished it on a plane last week as I was flying out to LA. I wish they would [...]
