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Monthly Archives: August 2009
What Book? Wednesday: High School Teachers and What Should Have Been
What Book? Wednesday Question: The list of one hundred popular books is making its way around the World Wide Web. How many of these books that you have read signifies how “well read” you are. However, there are hundreds of titles out there that our high school teachers did not have us read. What book [...]
Another Book List to Make Me Feel Uneducated
I found this list of books from I’m Lost in Books who found the list from Lit and Life who found it from Laura’s Reviews and now I’m copying it. Ah the glories of the internet, the only place where we can copy material from others shamelessly and freely, and the only requirement is to [...]
Book Review: The Queen’s Fool by Philippa Gregory
Hannah Green is a complicated character with layers of deception when she serves Queen Mary and Princess Elizabeth as the royal fool in Philippa Gregory’s novel, The Queen’s Fool. Hannah and her father escape persecution as Jews in Spain and hope to find safety in England. As Jews, their faith is forbidden in England and [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Historical Fiction Tagged boleyn, holy fools, philippa gregory, queen mary, The Other Boleyn Girl, the queen's fool Leave a comment
Can Books Make You Dumb?
Can the old adage “you are what you eat” be applied to books? “You are what you read?” I’ve always wondered this because I like all sorts of books, from young adult to drama. I love them all, yet I can’t help but feel that there are some books that I come away a smarter [...]
Posted in Life Stuff, Reading Reflections Tagged fluffly books, reading material, serious books, types of books, you are what you read 9 Comments
Book Review: A Circle of Souls by Preetham Grandhi