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Doctor Zhivago, by Boris Pasternak
(Summary from Goodreads)
Doctor Zhivago is the story of the life and loves of a poet-physician during the turmoil of the Russian Revolution. Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains, Zhivago finds himself instead embroiled in the battle between the Whites and the Reds. Set against this backdrop of cruelty ( Read more... ) -
Anne of Green Gables
From the back of the book...
"Anne Shirley has never belonged to anybody before - not really... So she can't contain her excitement when she goes to live with Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert at Green Gables. But they're in for a big surprise! They are expecting an orphan boy to help on the farm - but a skinny, red-haired girl turns up instead. Feisty ( Read more... ) -
February
Black spring! Pick up your pen, and weeping,
Of February, in sobs and ink,
Write poems, while the slush in thunder
Is burning in the black of spring.
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Seems I Am Not The Only One....
Originally posted by morgandawn at Seems I Am Not The Only One....
......who feels the need to take a break from an increasingly dysfunctional relationship.
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Booklove!
I get excited about the silliest things ever! Especially if they have something to do with books. So two things made me happy today:
#1. Roald Dahl Stamps!
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2012 challenges
And that time of the year is here again! The time of announcing new challenges!
2012 TBR Pile Challenge (hosted by Adam at RoofBeamReader)
I failed miserably the 2011 edition, but this year I'm determined to completing this challenge.
1. Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak (>7 years)
2. The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson (1 year)
3. María by Jorge ( Read more... ) -
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark
She thinks she is Providence ... She thinks she is the God of Calvin, the beginning and the End.
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Wrap-up post for the fourth What's in a name Challenge
As every other year I've entered this challenge, it has been really entertaining, so thank you for hosting it, Beth Fish!
And now, the books and reviews!
1. A book with a number in the title: Three Italian Chronicles by Stendhal
2. A book with jewelry or a gem in the title: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
3. A book with a size in the title ( Read more... ) -
Murder Must Advertise
Murder Must Advertise is part of the Lord Peter Wimsey series, and it's the first book I've read by Dorothy L. Sayers and so the first book I've read from this series, although it is no less than installment number ten! I can safely say not much is lost if you read this as a stand-alone novel.
Lord Peter Wimsey is a nobleman and a sleuth related to ( Read more... ) -
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring is the story of Griet, the fictional maid (as nobody knows who the model was) who appears in Girl with a Pearl Earring, a superb painting by Johannes Vermeer.
This is the only book by Tracy Chevalier that I've read and didn't know what to expect before I started it. Definitely, I didn't expect the delicate prose that ensued ( Read more... )
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