Blog Posts on magic realism
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Hearts, Keys, and Puppetry by Code Name: Blue on Mar 10, 2012“Sam was brushing her hair when the girl in the mirror put down the hairbrush, smiled, and said, “We don’t love you anymore.” So began the Twitter Audio project, with a dazzling first line penned by New York Times best-selling...
{Book Review} Hearts, Keys, and Puppetry by Code Name: Blue on Mar 10, 2012“Sam was brushing her hair when the girl in the mirror put down the hairbrush, smiled, and said, “We don’t love you anymore.” So began the Twitter Audio project, with a dazzling first line penned by New York Times best-selling...
MangoJuiced Review: The Kitchen Daughter by Chachic's Book Nook on Nov 29, 2011I won a copy of The Kitchen Daughter from MangoJuiced and my review is posted over at their site. Cross-posting my review here but it would be great if you guys can drop by MangoJuiced and give it some love. Here’s the summary from Jael McHenry...
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness by Chachic's Book Nook on Aug 1, 2011Even though I didn’t fall in love with Patrick Ness’ The Knife of Never Letting Go, I enjoyed it enough to read his other books. I’ve seen rave reviews of A Monster Calls so I decided to request a copy from NetGalley when it became...
Television: Futbolilits by Taking a Break on Jul 4, 2011“Beginning Monday (July 4), GMA Network brings to Primetime TV another original family drama series about a one man’s quest to lead a group of kids from being a ragtag bunch to becoming a league of football champions called FUTBOLILITS. T...
The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen by Chachic's Book Nook on Apr 13, 2011The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen is one of my anticipated releases in 2011. I have loved Sarah Addison Allen’s books ever since I read Garden Spells. Her books are my first foray into magic realism and I keep saying I should read more fr...
The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen by Chachic's Book Nook on Jan 3, 2011I enjoyed reading both Garden Spells and The Sugar Queen so I was looking forward to reading Sarah Addison Allen’s latest book. I have to admit that these books have made me more curious about magic realism. Here’s the summary from Goodre...
The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen by Chachic's Book Nook on Dec 9, 2010The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen was my Want Books pick a couple of months ago. I picked up Garden Spells first and enjoyed it so much that I decided to read this right after. Here’s the summary from Sarah Addison Allen’s website: J...
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen by Chachic's Book Nook on Dec 5, 2010Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen has been recommended by several people – namely Celina, Angie and Michelle. It’s a book that falls under the genre magic realism and I don’t think I’ve ever read anything like it. Here̵...
Chocolat by Jo's Bookshelf on Jun 9, 2010Author : Joanne Harris Publication (First Edition) : February 1, 1999 Publisher (First Edition) : Viking Adult This Edition’s Publication Date : November 7, 2000 Publisher : Penguin ISBN-10: 014100018X ISBN-13: 978-0141000183 No.
