The Girl from the Chartreuse on Mar 17, 2010 in Bargain Books Book Reviews books bookshop eva blanchot French french novel ina rilke novella pierre peju reading the girl from the chartreuse The Verb to Be therese blanchot translation I was poking around at an 80% off sale at one of my favorite book stores when I came across a book that caught my eye: The Girl from the Chartreuse by Pierre Peju. I’d never heard of it before, but I thought it would look pretty on my bookshelf...
Novels in Letters on Mar 16, 2010 in Bargain Books Book Reviews Alice Blake Aunt Mittie Bashful Nobody bel kaufman Board of Education Book Room Calvin Coolidge Cousin Ella Delaney Book Eddie Williams Edward Williams Ella Minnow Pea Enterprise Thirty Faculty Conference Frances Egan School Nurse Fribs September Friday September Georgeanne Towgate Harry Kagan High Council Home Room Joe Ferone Jose Rodriguez Linda Rosen Lou Martin Love Tassie Mark Dunn Mary Lewis Miss Barrett Miss Finch Mittie Purcy Monday August Monday September Montae Nophemger Monty October new york city Open School Sadie Finch Chief Clerk Supreme Being Sylvia Barrett The Students Choice Thurby September Tuesday August up the down staircase Upon the Minnow Pea Vivian Paine Wednesday September Wetty September I love reading epistolary novels — once in a while, it’s really quite refreshing to read narrative that’s broken down into pieces of interesting text (e.g. letters, reports, memos, etc.) rather than plod through long chapters. There...
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith) on Mar 15, 2010 in Book Reviews American Express Appian Way Aunt Dottie Bob Delancey bromance Buddy Lankenau Christmas Eve Dickie Greenleaf Freddie Miles Green Cage Marc Priminger Marge Sherwood New York Patricia Highsmith psychological thriller Richard Greenleaf San Marco San Remo Signor Greenleaf Signor Mee-lays Signor Miles Signor Pucci Signor Reepley Signora Buffi suspense Tenente Roverini The Talented Mr. Ripley Thomas Reepley Thomas Ripley Tom Ripley Van Houston I was in the mood for a psychological thriller, so I finally unearthed my copy of The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. I haven’t seen the 1999 film (with young Matt Damon, Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow!), but I’ve been meaning t...
The Little Prince Deluxe Pop-up on Mar 13, 2010 in Book Reviews Antoine de Saint Exupery asteroid B-612 B-612 baobabs boa constrictor businessman classic conceited man deluxe edition desert fox king lamplighter leon werth Little Prince little prince asteroid b-612 Little Prince Deluxe Pop-up Little Prince Pop-up paper engineering pop-up ram rose sahara sheep snake tippler unabridged volcanoes what is essential is invisible to the eye The Little Prince is one of the most meaningful books in my life and I never get tired of reading it. There is also a favorite memory attached to the book — forty four girls in blue and white uniforms, enthralled as one very special teacher rea...
Putting the Aaahhh in Spa on Mar 11, 2010 in Book Reviews coffee table book Elizabeth Reyes Fully Booked healthy living lifestyle Luca Tettoni massage natural organic philippines Sketchbooks Inc. spa spa culture the Philippine spa experience therapies treatments wellness wellness on the islands zen health I love getting spa treatments — that little window of time for relaxing and revitalizing is a godsend, whether it’s a heavenly massage, beautifying facial, a glam hair treatment, or a foot spa for your aching feet. One of my recent memo...
The Verdict on Percy Jackson on Mar 9, 2010 in Book Reviews Ancient Greek Aunty Em Big House Big Three Bronze Bulls Bull Number One Bull Number Two cabin eleven Camp Half-Blood Coach Nunley conch horn cow serpent Diet Coke empathy link Empire State Building Fields of Asphodel Fields of Punishment golden drachma golden drachmas golden fleece Golden Gate Bridge Gray Sisters Half-Blood Hill Hoover Dam Hunters of Artemis Joe Bob Lady Artemis Long Island Long Island Sound Lord Kronos Lord Zeus Los Angeles master bolt Matt Sloan Meriwether Prep minotaur horn Monster Donut Mount Olympus Mount Tamalpais Nancy Bobofit New Jersey New York other guinea pigs Percy Jackson Perseus Jackson Princess Andromeda Queen Anne's Revenge Rachel Elizabeth Dare San Francisco santa claus Santa Monica Sea God Sea of Monsters seaweed brain Silena Beauregard skeleton warriors Smelly Gabe Son of Poseidon Son of the Sea God Sopwith Camel The Nemean Lion titan lord Uncle Ferdinand Western Civilization Westover Hall World War Yancy Academy Zoë Nightshade I’ve had the Percy Jackson books thrust at me by random people because they know I’m a big Harry Potter fan, and people who really know me can tell them that the more people foist a book on me the less likely I am to pick it up. Hence, it...
About Alice on Mar 8, 2010 in Book Reviews Film Adaptations absalom alan rickman alice alice in wonderland 2010 alice's adventures in wonderland blue caterpillar Cinzia Ratto dormouse John Tenniel Johnny Depp lewis carroll mad hatter march hare paper engineering picture book pop-up red queen robert sabuda through the looking glass tim burton White Queen white rabbit I just saw Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland today, and much like the Sherlock Holmes movie some months ago, it’s not part of the canon, although it does borrow much of Lewis Carroll’s Alice is 19, doesn’t remember any of her...
Another Eisner: Mom’s Cancer on Mar 7, 2010 in Book Reviews brian fies cancer coping with cancer Eisner Award health illness metastatic cancer mom mom's cancer Shortly after reading Fables, I read another Eisner award-winning graphic novel: Mom’s Cancer by Brian Fies. In case you’re not into graphic novels, Eisner awards are like the Oscars of graphic novels. More formally known as the Will Eisn...
They walk among us (Fables) on Mar 4, 2010 in Book Reviews autographed Bill Willingham Craig Hamilton deluxe edition Fables James Jean Lan Medina Mark Buckingham Steve Leialoha I was doing my rounds of local blogs today (part of my daily work routine) and came across the strangest thing: a mysterious ghostly sighting that’s been popping up all over the city all week! It was on both Chuvaness and Byahilo, and I ma...
Very Short Stories for Harried Readers on Mar 3, 2010 in Book Reviews anthology busy readers flash fiction harried readers Milflors Publishing Philippine Literature philippines short stories sudden fiction very short stories Vicente Garcia Groyon I must admit that I’m not a big fan of short story anthologies. When reading fiction, I like full-length novels I can really sink my teeth into, because I like the reprieve they provide from the real world. Sometimes, though, practicality does...
