Initially I wanted to post a review for each book in Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series, but as I finished Breaking Dawn over the weekend, I realized that it wasn’t going to be easy. Although the books don’t overlap with each other, its not hard to give away spoilers. My overall impression of the books are [...]
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I’ve been absent from blogging for a quite a while now, things in my life are a bit hectic at the moment, and I have no Internet access at home. So that puts a bit of a damper on being able to blog at all hours of the day.
THANK YOU to Medieval Bookworm for *hearting* [...]
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Well now, what kind of librarian would I be if I didn’t mention Banned Book Week on my blog?
The American Library Association (ALA) has posted the 10 most frequently banned books and authors of 2007. I’ve posted the list below the link. I must say that some of these authors are repeat offenders, and I [...]
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First Line
The valentine was a handmade pastiche of victorian cherubs, pressed flowers and red glitter.
The Review
More Tales of the City picks up quickly where Tales of the City left off. More Tales of the City continues the stories of Mary Ann, Mona, Brian, Michael (Mouse) and Mrs. Madrigal as well as all of their acquaintances [...]
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First Line
Mary Ann Singleton was twenty-five years old when she saw San Francisco for the first time.
The Review
Well, for starters, the opening line of Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin did not give away much of the plot or provide much of a thesis for the story as other novels usually do. The [...]
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The Third Chapter of the Book Group Expo is going to be held at the San Jose Convention Center towards the end of October. This is a great event, to see author seminars and “couch-talks” walk through the exhibit hall and meet different publishers and learn about new books. The Authors are already signed up, [...]
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Whoever said the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer was addicting, was most certainly neither exaggerating nor joking in the slightest bit. I started reading Twilight at around 10pm last night and ended up staying awake until 4:30am to finish the book. I could not put the book down for one second. After getting all of [...]
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I will dazzle you with 2 quotes today, because I did not get a chance to post one yesterday.
A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them. ~Lemony Snicket
I find television very educational. [...]
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Pre-ramble:
Well, this book was supposed to be my very first Early Review for Library Thing’s Early Reviewers group. The bad news is that I didn’t receive the book until one week after the publication date. The good news however, is that this book is readily available for purchase for all you lucky readers.
A few years [...]
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“Librarian is a service occupation. Gas station attendant of the mind. ” – Richard Powers (In The Gold Bug Variations p.35, 1991.)
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