Category Archives: Reading

Futuristic Deja Vu

Posted on 01/09/2008 by chick

Here’s another book that rose to the top of the pile and finally got itself read. The Supernaturalist by Eoin Colfer Grade: B Eoin Colfer is the author of the popular Artemis Fowl series, excellent books that have already been … Continue reading →

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Off to a Good Start

Posted on 01/08/2008 by chick

Another book read in 2008! Mister Monday (The Keys of the Kingdom, Book One) by Garth Nix Grade: B+ Mister Monday is the story of Arthur, a boy who nearly dies from an asthma attack. He is saved at the … Continue reading →

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Charming Book

Posted on 01/07/2008 by chick

I just keep digging deeper and deeper into the children’s section of my personal library. Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones Grade: A- Charmed Life is a story about two orphaned siblings, a teenage witch and her younger brother, who … Continue reading →

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There’s Always a Priestess

Posted on 01/05/2008 by chick

Sci-Fi/Fantasy has always been one of my favorite genres, but I don’t read fantasy novels, except YA, much anymore. The descriptions all sound the same to me. There’s always a priestess, and there are clans and silly made-up words and … Continue reading →

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Late-Night Misfire

Posted on 01/04/2008 by chick

Late last night, I was in the bedroom reading when I heard the voice of Bill Maher coming from the TV in the living room. I put my book down for a moment and listened. My reward was to hear … Continue reading →

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The Last Two

Posted on 12/31/2007 by chick

The last two books I read in 2007 were from the children’s section of my library. Whispering to Witches by Anna Dale Grade: B Whispering to Witches is a story about an everyday boy who gets caught up in a … Continue reading →

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A Year of Reading

Posted on 12/31/2007 by chick

A love of reading doesn’t necessarily translate into a talent for picking literature apart and I sometimes wonder how I survived three years as an English major. I was reasonably good at it (they gave me a degree, anyway), but … Continue reading →

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The Purge Continues

Posted on 12/23/2007 by chick

It seems like most of my recent posts have been reading-related. I promise to write more often about other things next year. For now, I beg your patience as I dig deeper into my library and try to sort out … Continue reading →

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Miracle Drug

Posted on 12/16/2007 by chick

This is one of my favorite passages from Vonnegut’s Jailbird. So I did sit down, and everywhere I looked I saw customers of every description being received with love. To the waitresses everybody was “honeybunch” and “darling” and “dear.” It … Continue reading →

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Nine Down

Posted on 12/15/2007 by chick

I finished reading Kurt Vonnegut’s Jailbird last night. Grade: A Jailbird is a tough read. It has a slow beginning and it requires some knowledge of American history, particularly the case of Sacco and Vanzetti. Everyone in Vonnegut’s generation would … Continue reading →

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