Yearly Archives: 2008
Review: Dog Years, by Mark Doty
Dog Years by Mark Doty Get it from Amazon Dog Years was, perhaps, not the best choice of read for a time when I was convinced we were going to lose our chihuahua, Zorro. (He’s got a heart condition, and while we know we don’t have much time with him, he’s no longer in that … Continue reading
Booking Through Thursday: Honesty
I receive a lot of review books, but I have never once told lies about the book just because I got a free copy of it. However, some authors seem to feel that if they send you a copy of their book for free, you should give it a positive review. Do you think reviewers … Continue reading
Review: On What Grounds, by Cleo Coyle
On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle Get it at Amazon In the first of the Coffeehouse Mysteries, a cozy series set in the fictional Village Blend coffeehouse in Greenwich Village, we met Claire Cosi, divorced writer, coffee addict, mother of a daughter going off to college, and ex-daughter-in-law of the woman who owns the coffeehouse, … Continue reading
ATG giving away an ARC of As Shadows Fade
Colleen Gleason is offering an ARC of the last book in the Gardella Vampire Chronicles to one lucky commenter at the ALL THINGS GIRL blog. Leave a note on this post by October 31st. Ms. Gleason will be choosing the winner. Share!TweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut
I finished Breakfast of Champions last night after a pleasant bath that was accompanied by a public radio program about Celtic music. I usually read in the bath, but this is not the sort of book one would wish to invite into such a tranquil spot. All these hours later, I’m unsure if I liked … Continue reading
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
First of all, the depth of research required to pull off a novel like this, filling in the blanks between the birth of Christ and the point at which we pick up his story again, when he’s in his thirties, is incredible, and even if many of the scenarios in this novel are preposterous, Christopher … Continue reading
