The 2008 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced yesterday. Below are the results as listed from the New York Times.
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GoodReads – website review
Posted on April 7, 2008 by rantsandreads
I’ve been using GoodReads for quite a while now to track the books I read and keep tabs on what my friends are reading. I’m not really sure how I came across this site, but I like it and most of my friends have a GoodReads account. I had signed up for LibraryThing, but never [...]
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The Knitting Circle – Review
Posted on April 4, 2008 by rantsandreads
How one book can be depressing and inspirational at the same time, I don’t know, but Ann Hood’s semi-autobiographical tale definately fit into those two categories.
The pace of the book was very even, the transitions from scene to scene, character to character, story to story was very smooth and fluid. Its an incredibly quick read. [...]
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings – review
Posted on April 3, 2008 by rantsandreads
I finishedI Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou last night.
There isn’t much to say about this book that hasn’t been said before. Maya Angelou is as poetic in her prose as she is with her poetry. Her insights into life are inspirational and moving.
This is the first in a five [...]
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