As usual, I’m a day late and a $1 short, but I thought I’d still post my own personal awards for BBAW. Since these were supposed to highlight blogs not on the shortlists, my awards are free of those blogs, even though some of them are my favorites as well.
(I’m tooting my own horn here, but there are some wonderful bloggers on this site who review all of the latest books. If you haven’t had a chance, check it out.)
I have now read through the entire series and will be publishing reviews for the other two books very soon.
Spoilers ahead
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I actually liked this one much better than Twilight, probably because it was better written. In fact, my favorites of the four were New Moon and Eclipse. I didn’t mind at all that Edward wasn’t in New Moon very much and was even half rooting for Jacob. It was fun to find out Jacob’s story as well. And although some readers felt that Bella’s grief was way over the top, I didn’t. Teenage love and loss– heck, adult love and loss– is very painful. Sometimes excruciatingly.
I’m excited for the movie to come out. I’ve seen some of the sneak previews from Comic Con and they look great. I’m also looking forward to seeing Dakota Fanning play Jane.
You know, I haven’t gone through chunks of books like this for a long time, and I must say I’ve missed it.
2006, 608 pp.
[Disclosure: This book was not received from the publisher. It's hard to admit, but I actually purchased a copy.]
Finally! After a month, I finally have my background back. I COULD NOT figure out why my middle section of my blog wouldn’t stay white instead of showing through to my books background. I tried everything. Finally today I just realized I was missing the ‘#’. My code read ‘background: ffffff;’ instead of ‘background: #ffffff;’
It’s usually something small like that. One time I was only missing a semicolon. Arggh. Oh, well, at least it’s back now.
I’m now winding down my time here at my ‘summer home’ in Kentucky and will be heading back to Iowa soon. I’ve enjoyed it — even all the work painting and getting this house ready to sell (again), but I have missed having internet access and being able to visit blogs and comment on them. I’ve gone to the library for my own blog postings, but just haven’t had much time for other book blog community activity. I HAVE had time to listen to lots of audio CDs while working and I’ve devoured some print books as well, most notably theTwilight series, some of Sookie Stackhouse, and some of Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series, all of which need reviews!
Series books can be a comfort in that you already know the characters, but there’s also a danger sometimes, of the series going on too long and becoming dull. For instance, even though Alexander McCall Smith’s No. 1 Ladies’ Detective series has 10 books, I’m not tired of them yet. I love them and have not tired of them in the least. I’m pretty sure I won’t complete the Sookie Stackhouse series, though, and I haven’t made up my mind yet on The Inspector Gamache series. Usually I can tell by the third book or so if I’ll continue or not. Of course, much of anyone’s delight in a series is simply a matter of a reader’s taste as well. Every reader and book blogger is so different, but that’s also what makes reading books (and blogs) exciting. When I find a book blogger that has very similar tastes to my own, I definitely take notice, but I also enjoy reading those blogs whose owners have different tastes from mine, so that I can at least be knowledgeable about what’s out there.
Book Blogger Appreciation Week is this week, and though I haven’t been able to spend as much time commenting on my favorite blogs as I’d like to, mostly because of lack of internet access, I hope you know that I do appreciate the book blogging community very much.
Went to a library sale here in Kentucky, and though I didn’t come away with much, I’m very pleased with my finds! I would have bought so much more if I had been in Iowa, but I already have too many books to bring back that I had to limit myself.
Keepers of the House by Shirley Ann Grau — this is an older Pulitzer that I got for 10 cents!!
Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse — 10 cents — I was already thinking of purchasing this for the Japanese challenge!
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers — 10 cents
Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis — 25 cents — another Pulitzer winner
The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing — 10 cents
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly – $1.00
A great day, and I may go back tomorrow because they’re always putting new books out. I’m just in love with library sales and always will be…
"Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal." (John 6:27, ESV)
As usual, I’m a day late and a $1 short, but I thought I’d still post my own personal awards for BBAW. Since these were supposed to highlight blogs not on the shortlists, my awards are free of those blogs, even though some of them are my favorites as well.
Finally! After a month, I finally have my background back. I COULD NOT figure out why my middle section of my blog wouldn’t stay white instead of showing through to my books background. I tried everything. Finally today I just realized I was missing the ‘#’. My code read ‘background: ffffff;’ instead of ‘background: #ffffff;’
I’m now winding down my time here at my ‘summer home’ in Kentucky and will be heading back to Iowa soon. I’ve enjoyed it — even all the work painting and getting this house ready to sell (again), but I have missed having internet access and being able to visit blogs and comment on them. I’ve gone to the library for my own blog postings, but just haven’t had much time for other book blog community activity. I HAVE had time to listen to lots of audio CDs while working and I’ve devoured some print books as well, most notably the Twilight series, some of Sookie Stackhouse, and some of Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series, all of which need reviews!
Went to a library sale here in Kentucky, and though I didn’t come away with much, I’m very pleased with my finds! I would have bought so much more if I had been in Iowa, but I already have too many books to bring back that I had to limit myself.
