tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29841860851083325692024-03-13T11:33:15.321+08:00Brush Up On Your ReadingYou might just like it.Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.comBlogger289125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-72624040824931554782011-10-08T19:55:00.002+08:002011-10-08T20:28:49.022+08:00Book Review: Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VxgnVTpieC3TwKswu8yWqLmlt7xtKzLgv-4HmNHY7vWIwu42EQ5QjfQiUxkoogzMxIxGK3l8fjimDZe9fWZQA9pDHOs9U-0F9yojqfn4I0dzgMWHmx71v5e0l2fS-PLEkmDOuCuM9_Lm/s1600/6665671.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VxgnVTpieC3TwKswu8yWqLmlt7xtKzLgv-4HmNHY7vWIwu42EQ5QjfQiUxkoogzMxIxGK3l8fjimDZe9fWZQA9pDHOs9U-0F9yojqfn4I0dzgMWHmx71v5e0l2fS-PLEkmDOuCuM9_Lm/s320/6665671.jpg" width="211" /></a></span></div><div class="row" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="bookFormatType"><b>Title</b>: Please Ignore Vera Dietz</span></span></div><div class="row" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="bookFormatType"><b>Author</b>: A.S. King</span></span></div><div class="row" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="bookFormatType"><b>Publisher</b>: </span>Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers</span></div><div class="row" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="bookFormatType"></span></span></div><div class="row" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Published</b>: October 12th 2010 </span></div><div class="row" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span itemprop="bookFormatType"><b>Format</b>: Hardcover</span>, <span itemprop="numberOfPages">336</span> pages<b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>ISBN</b>: 0375865861 <span class="greyText">(ISBN13: <span itemprop="isbn">9780375865862</span>)<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span class="greyText"><b>Summary from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6665671-please-ignore-vera-dietz">Goodreads</a></b>:</span></span> </div><div class="clearFloats" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="infoBoxRowItem"><br />
"Vera's spent her whole life secretly in love with her best friend, Charlie Kahn. And over the years she's kept a lot of his secrets. Even after he betrayed her. Even after he ruined everything.</div><div class="infoBoxRowItem"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText7969273150985963322"> <br />
So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone—the kids at school, his family, even the police. But will she emerge to clear his name? Does she even want to?"<br />
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<b>Thoughts</b>:<br />
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A Talking Pagoda<br />
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<i>Please Ignore Vera Dietz</i> by A.S. King had a very unique concept of story delivery. Yes it's very common to have multiple characters talking about their sides of the story in one novel, but this one did more than that - it did not just have people giving their insights, but an inanimate object as well. It was also able to convey this really poignant feel without being too depressing as the blurbs would have us believe. It showed objectivity but it did not detach the reader from the emotional quality of the book.<br />
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But...<br />
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...some parts felt dragging and too slow, often a bit too redundant. I get it, Vera got screwed over by her best friend, but she still had to clear his name or she won't be able to live with herself. Do I really want to read some slightly differed variations of this situation over and over before finally getting this issue resolved? No, I already got the gist of it the first few times it was mentioned.<br />
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But then...<br />
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...at least I was able to enjoy Vera's dry wit and sarcasm and her father's labile behavior. I poked fun at her dad's seemingly square personality and I was so angered at Jenny Flick's unbelievably nasty antics. <br />
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Of course...<br />
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...I looked forward to reading about the book's resolution and whoah, imagine my surprise (and disappointment) that it got really fast-paced towards the end that although it was satisfying to see it end the way I liked it (not a spoiler, I do not necessarily always want a happy ending. Again, NOT a spoiler), it just felt a bit hurried in the way that the original premise felt too slowed down.<br />
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And the verdict...<br />
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...I liked reading <i>Please Ignore Vera Dietz</i>, it had some awesome potential. Maybe if I read it a few more times I'd get what Ms. King wanted the readers to see in her story. But for now, I'd say it's OK.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Title: <b>Sue's Fingerprint</b> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Author: <b>Andrew D. Carlson</b><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Language: English</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Format: Paperback</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN - 13: 978-0615456225</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pages: 232 pages</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Source: <b style="color: red;">From the author, Andrew D. Carlson</b></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sues-Fingerprint-Andrew-D-Carlson/dp/0615456227" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Buy this book on Amazon</span></a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">From <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11238758-sue-s-fingerprint">Goodreads</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"</span><span id="freeText12263279348193329955">A gel-like substance is suddenly discovered across the country. Ted Stevens, a Director in the Department of Homeland Security, is assigned to investigate. He enlists the help of scientists at a government laboratory to analyze the ‘goo’. They discover the substance was sent to Earth and has unique properties; it can clone animals. Ted soon learns the substance can also clone humans. </span></span><br />
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Sue is the first of eleven new people cloned from the alien substance. She and the others arrive without prior knowledges (and without clothes!). They are discovered and recovered by Ted and contained on an abandoned military base. While there, the clones learn about themselves and the world around them. They also receive a message. Sue decides she must deliver it, and one morning they find she’s gone. </span></span><br />
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During the recovery of Sue, Ted learns of the clones’ message and begins to understand their true intentions. He needs to know more about the clones, so he collects samples for DNA fingerprint testing. The fate of the new people will be decided by the results from Ted’s friends at the laboratory.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText13049138909163202019">"</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Ever wondered what would happen if there were human clones? Would they have the same knowledge as the cloned person? Would they have the same natural life span? Can they live a normal human life among other 'uncloned' humans? In scientist - now also a writer - Andrew D. Carlson's <i>Sue's Fingerprint</i>, he not just talks about the scientific dilemma of cloning humans and the possibility of alien life forms, he gives an insight into identity, personality, and the individuality of a person - cloned or otherwise.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">Sue and her friends were cloned from humans from a gel-like substance that was dropped off the Earth's atmosphere from space. Their adventures (and misadventures) as they attempted to live like any normal person were very human-like it was funny and endearing. The concept of the story was unique, yet the delivery was simple and concise. Any reader (be it a sci-fi fan or not) would definitely get hooked after reading a few pages of this book, wanting more. I found myself lost in the story as it unfolded with vivid descriptions and relatable characters. I liked how it talked about science without putting me to sleep, which I really think is a serious challenge because really, complicated stuff like DNA and atoms and molecules either give you serious information overload or get you bored out of your mind. In some books, when it comes to the parts where detailed lectures about some scientific phenomena happen I tend to just scan through them because I found them to be too exhausting and a wee bit boring. That never happened while reading <i>Sue's Fingerprint</i>. The development of the story was just too exciting for me to notice that I have already waded through some very complicated scientific matters, and the way it was presented, it was like it was your own idea to learn about those topics anyway. I like that it gave me a good story and taught me something interesting at the same time.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">Reading about Sue and the other clones gave me such a kick that I found myself occasionally laughing at their antics because most times I felt like I was reading about someone I know - myself, even. They were, I guess, based on real human characters but Mr. Carlson found the twist to make them as unique as possible. The imagery that his descriptions provided really helped in accepting each and every person in this book and although the scientific side got me a bit puzzled, I nonetheless felt comfortable reading such a story, and actually as I turned to the last pages, I was left hankering for more. I really wanted a sequel for this book and find some new interesting twists and new geeky stuff to learn about.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div style="background-color: #3d85c6; color: white;"><div><div style="background-color: white;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I received this book free of charge from the author, Andrew D. Carlson,</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> in exchange for an honest and truthful review. This, in no way, affected my opinion or review of this book.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For this new edition of Shelf Saturday, let me feature the book case of romance books author, <a href="http://www.codyyoungblog.blogspot.com/">Cody Young</a> who wrote <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7906464-american-smile"><i>American Smile</i></a> and recently released <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10918116-scandal-at-the-farmhouse"><i>Scandal at the Farmhouse</i></a>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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I've always collected old books, and that seems appropriate now that I have started writing historical fiction - mainly romance - some Young Adult fiction. I was born in England, but I now live in New Zealand. We didn't bring that many books with us, but since we arrived we have collected thousands.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The thing I love most about my bookshelf is that it contains a whole collection of old friends. <i>Wind in the Willows</i> was a favorite when I was little, for example, then I read Noel Streatfield and Judy Blume and Barbara Willard, then Dickens and lots of classics, and then I started collecting really old books like <i>Mrs Beeton's Guide to Household Management</i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcCgokzOe50_O3Qxq_Q4wtXTcpJS0nWbk6lXnESMJZJ4ALpFSfHdVIA7jtf2Vn6jhAyAMsnTJStZZTljbf0JW-nr3Ll_H_6zQ1oUeqtw5bLZ5yFktYite-p7wHMNbvpqbbfRZN2O1Rizv/s1600/Bookcase_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxcCgokzOe50_O3Qxq_Q4wtXTcpJS0nWbk6lXnESMJZJ4ALpFSfHdVIA7jtf2Vn6jhAyAMsnTJStZZTljbf0JW-nr3Ll_H_6zQ1oUeqtw5bLZ5yFktYite-p7wHMNbvpqbbfRZN2O1Rizv/s400/Bookcase_1.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXmnFA6UzrH4A2MR_fqGlhasGTR29EccMLIwGToVSU6cc-sD5wWFe0ZSuh3uEYFOwaoD_WZYSA6aMpKO6auOQIC_s7Bdc77rU1H2Cgj2jVsaBWcg8hj3ySy3s8cCrepvbMhWZ773JxhJ-/s1600/Bookcase_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXmnFA6UzrH4A2MR_fqGlhasGTR29EccMLIwGToVSU6cc-sD5wWFe0ZSuh3uEYFOwaoD_WZYSA6aMpKO6auOQIC_s7Bdc77rU1H2Cgj2jVsaBWcg8hj3ySy3s8cCrepvbMhWZ773JxhJ-/s400/Bookcase_3.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">More recently I've read a lot of chick lit and romantic fiction, including the <i>Twilight</i> Saga - which you will see right in the middle of my shelf, with Homer Simpson sitting beside it, looking bemused.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VdAo6fAgrkawLjSTasQ_ghvvfFfjXCCSx68AHyzBGtqN7SnOV49klQFd84Z4cYbf-OKJEhDHENoGEs3OHxCgo0ZAHzsQiFdgjAZ6FZdGKVh-z2_w8YoWIB3JJhVQWX7hrY3Y1b061bGP/s1600/Bookcase_2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VdAo6fAgrkawLjSTasQ_ghvvfFfjXCCSx68AHyzBGtqN7SnOV49klQFd84Z4cYbf-OKJEhDHENoGEs3OHxCgo0ZAHzsQiFdgjAZ6FZdGKVh-z2_w8YoWIB3JJhVQWX7hrY3Y1b061bGP/s400/Bookcase_2.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNis__jpD5iSFhW9CktjltuBJyy59u9CfpuCwDqumi1GNS70ECtuc4i3OLHhodh42LdrybSYL1AuTNqMtEp-N5z0zAJwry757FNbkpmhK0D0faB8lntR8RJwNg9e-4o-Hzi_slcMpk1VL7/s1600/bookcase_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNis__jpD5iSFhW9CktjltuBJyy59u9CfpuCwDqumi1GNS70ECtuc4i3OLHhodh42LdrybSYL1AuTNqMtEp-N5z0zAJwry757FNbkpmhK0D0faB8lntR8RJwNg9e-4o-Hzi_slcMpk1VL7/s400/bookcase_4.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">One unique feature of my shelf is that I keep a microscope on it - not sure why - it just lives there. I also have a ladder chair, which I love. It's a chair that folds back into a ladder, and I use it when I want to reach the books that live on top of my shelf - like my <i>Ultimate Teddy Bear Book</i> and my <i>Atlas of the World</i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Your library just reminded me of my own dream library, Cody. You've got stairs! How cool is that? And it's amazing that you were able to collect thousands of books. I am in awe.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It's great how you describe books as old friends, I have always thought of my books as my friends too and sometimes there are just books on my shelf that whenever I'm in a bind, I would think to myself: <i>What would </i>(insert character's name here)<i> do?</i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">That microscope is awesome! I totally want one, if only for design purposes. And yes, I do think Homer is looking a bit bemused, maybe a doughnut will help him cope.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div><span style="font-size: small;">Think this is a great idea? Want to have your shelves featured? Then fill out this form and ARGH and I will email you for details on how to be a movie star - er, how to be featured on Shelf Saturday :D</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-87465732905430924392011-06-29T21:52:00.000+08:002011-06-29T21:52:08.516+08:00A Little Book Told Me...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkisVj6pc9wU1tagdIMRi9H7uFgna1wjSDI9XzZwUreKMV6qfoxUjVYRdXZ_EOZZCGjx-EJpqRkwaY3LoC8fyDXVBWuQ7rBkXtquRYRwyov752EDa2KZ13TLJrm6ilNjB-dfOVHTY17rLV/s1600/dl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkisVj6pc9wU1tagdIMRi9H7uFgna1wjSDI9XzZwUreKMV6qfoxUjVYRdXZ_EOZZCGjx-EJpqRkwaY3LoC8fyDXVBWuQ7rBkXtquRYRwyov752EDa2KZ13TLJrm6ilNjB-dfOVHTY17rLV/s1600/dl.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> -Paul,</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: right;"><br />
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</span> </div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-18925073130725085512011-06-27T06:09:00.000+08:002011-06-27T06:09:00.700+08:0010 Good Things on a Monday: Ten Fantastic Book Back Covers<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">10 Good Things on a Monday is a weekly feature I am doing dedicated to every person's compulsive list-writing. Every Monday we are going to make a list of 10 things that will cheer us up and help tide us over the whole week.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Here's how it works:<br />
</span> </div><ol style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Think of a particular group of good things you want to make a list on, does not necessarily have to be about books, e.g. your current book wish list, or your favorite book foods (you know, foods you love to eat while reading, if you're like me), or your favorite girly names, whatever you can think of, as long as it makes you feel good.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">If you have no ideas for a list, you can always visit my blog post to check out my theme for that week and you can take a cue from my list.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Post your list on your blog, grab that cute ARGH button above and put it on your post too, so we'd know you're doing this meme.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Leave the link for your post on my own 10 Good Things post for the week, if you see others doing it, comment too and let's share our good things with everybody.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Everybody goes through the whole week happy!</span></li>
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: black;">My 10 Good Things for this week</b><span style="color: black;">: <span style="color: #38761d;">Ten Fantastic Book <u>Back</u> Covers</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Just recently, I did a list of <a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/10-good-things-on-monday-ten-fantastic.html">Ten Fantastic Book Covers</a>. Obviously, it showed us the <i>front</i> covers of the books. And while it's only common that we should show what's in front, I sometimes wonder how a book's back cover feels - if it could feel anything at all. So to give tribute to the terribly underrated part of a book, let's see some <i>back</i> covers that rock my socks :D</span><br />
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">1. This cover of <i>Wuthering Heights</i> is already tons of awesome, but you see that back part? I am love, love, loving that window!</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">2. I can't exactly tell you what I like about this back cover - maybe the fact that there are some phrases that were enlarged and given more emphasis? Maybe because it echoes minimalism? The gray color? Maybe all of the above!</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">3. What I like about this one, I can definitely tell you: The colors! I like that it has those smudges of colors arranged in a very orderly way but still looks like it was just thrown together.</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">4. I was initially confused about which goes in front and which goes in the back, then I figured it out (obviously the one with the title and author goes in front, stupid me), and although the back part just features words, words, and lots of words and less focus on the design, I loved the awesomeness that the written message tells me.</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">5. I have never seen a frumpy cover for <i>Brave New World</i>, every copy of that book looks really cool, and this one by far looks really cool - it just screams 'Acid rock!' to me.</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">6. I have this book and I just can't stop staring at the back cover. It's so clean and really relates to the whole story. </span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Where are you? Why not try asking me what I like? Because I'm really liking this back cover.</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Those wings look really glorious!</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">9. When have you ever seen a kiddie book that does not have a really attractive cover? And this back cover looks whimsy and fun.</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">10. Graffiti love! ♥</span></td></tr>
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</span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-61888086996427553542011-06-26T13:23:00.000+08:002011-06-26T13:23:21.073+08:00The Weekly Book Report 6/20 - 6/26/2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou4-e3DCqV7J5VZtl8QX5kaVdJffhX3g1t0R3FXFoU4ml8zBBlAzaRELEA6kdG3fpKOwBxYQmaFKNsq6P_I9ZMvaxtqKBKlLfuNKly6KZbGUAwJ-0kePLbWXIKnMiZGZs-Nz3wx-2d5s/s1600/br.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou4-e3DCqV7J5VZtl8QX5kaVdJffhX3g1t0R3FXFoU4ml8zBBlAzaRELEA6kdG3fpKOwBxYQmaFKNsq6P_I9ZMvaxtqKBKlLfuNKly6KZbGUAwJ-0kePLbWXIKnMiZGZs-Nz3wx-2d5s/s1600/br.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Missed this week's blog fun? Don't worry, because ARGH and I are here to the rescue, with The Weekly Book Report!<b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book Review</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/mini-reviews-because-im-drowning-in.html">Mini Reviews Part One</a>:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <i>The Bell Jar</i> by Sylvia Plath</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <i>Forget You</i> by Jennifer Echols</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <i>Jane Eyre</i> by Charlotte Bronte</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <i>The Big Crunch</i> by Pete Hautman </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/mini-reviews-because-im-drowning-in_24.html">Mini Reviews Part Two</a>:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <i>Girl, Stolen</i> by April Henry</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <i>Wherever Nina Lies</i> by Lynn Weingarten</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <i>Your Heart Belongs to Me</i> by Dean Koontz</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <i>Wide Awake</i> by David Levithan</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Features:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/shelf-saturday-featuring-tessa-from.html">Shelf Saturday</a> featuring Tessa @From the Bookshelf of T.B.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/follow-friday-6242011.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Follow Friday and TGIF 6/24/2011</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/10-good-things-on-monday-ten-movies.html">10 Good Things on a Monday</a> Ten Movies About Dads<b> </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Other Posts</b>:<br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/quiz-ultimate-twilight-saga.html"></a> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/05/about-book-in-four-pictures-wintergirls.html">About a Book in Four Pictures</a>: <i>Wintergirls </i>by Laurie Halse Anderson</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Currently Reading</b>: <i>The Other Boleyn Girl</i> by Philippa Gregory</span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have a great new week!</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-87951636200448968322011-06-25T10:14:00.000+08:002011-06-25T10:14:09.830+08:00Shelf Saturday Featuring Tessa @ From the Bookshelf of T.B.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We all love our books, and we want them to have the best shelves ever. Also, this is a new way to sort of show off your book collection, along with your funky shelves.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For this new edition of Shelf Saturday, let me feature the book case of this blogger friend of mine, <a href="http://ftbotbblog.blogspot.com/">Tessa @ From the Bookshelf of T.B.</a>:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ftbotbblog.blogspot.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="From The Bookshelf of T.B." src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_JA-_HhS_Adg/Ta-qIvyD45I/AAAAAAAAATM/16EVAgoKdW4/s512/Bookshelf%20Button%20Final.jpg" /></a> Hi everyone! My name is Tessa. I’m fourteen years old and an eighth grader in middle school. I’ll be going into high school this coming fall. I love to run and I’m in track and cross-country. I’m more of a long-distance runner, with my main events being the 3000m race and the 1500m race, but I enjoy sprints as well. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">Some random facts about me:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> -I’m the youngest of three.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> -I love, love, love the color teal.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> -My grandpa was the one who got me to start a blog. Intrigued? :)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> -I could eat cookies ‘n’ cream ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"> -Italian food is my favorite, especially lasagna. Did I mention I like food?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now enough about me, let me tell you a bit about my shelves. I actually got my shelves from a Borders store that was closing nearby me. It was the last day they were open so there wasn’t too much left. Luckily, I was able to buy four bookshelves from Borders for really cheap. The funny thing is, when I got home only two would fit in my room.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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The feature I love most about my bookshelves is that they’re pretty tall and they’re double-sided. It’s cool, because it feels like I’m in a library or bookstore when I go between them. And I get double the shelf space, which I could always use more of.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiBFXc31HqOa-2SVkVmQlsVo8FIOCXmKaDY3pmzx1LEZFFJnOH68RUq18Cx6TLvFQ1tT7QNomA_PzgylOQ1I7pViDkLjJmRb7v5YYpYWvBzMMyRAHN9_AGv1pu3WWvDLqiPTP7oIurnby/s1600/Bookshelf+Pic+2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiBFXc31HqOa-2SVkVmQlsVo8FIOCXmKaDY3pmzx1LEZFFJnOH68RUq18Cx6TLvFQ1tT7QNomA_PzgylOQ1I7pViDkLjJmRb7v5YYpYWvBzMMyRAHN9_AGv1pu3WWvDLqiPTP7oIurnby/s640/Bookshelf+Pic+2.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This is what the front of my main shelf looks like. The top shelf holds my books that are in a series, and are a mix of paperback and hardcover. For some reason I just don’t like having a series with both paperbacks and hard covers. I’d rather have only one or the other. Next, my second shelf consists of my hardcover books. Then, my third shelf has all of my paperbacks that are in a series. Finally, my last shelf holds my paperbacks (some might also be in a series, but I just don’t own the rest yet). Other than that, I tend to organize my books by the ones that jut out the most on the far-left, and the rest just by the jacket color in an order that pleases the eye. I know, a bit complicated and quirky, but it works out great!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbCMgIMKo-uIyCh1OKRi0G9dTgG246KizgWUy5HE7qd-OyhGO6veuhf7GumhMK5EqPKucHtY11BDC9q0T-qOr-TVtpLHS3PmVu0xsAntpjOuTeN2BQX9blbknjNd5kRFd-REaoTURrV5x/s1600/Bookshelf+Pic+3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbCMgIMKo-uIyCh1OKRi0G9dTgG246KizgWUy5HE7qd-OyhGO6veuhf7GumhMK5EqPKucHtY11BDC9q0T-qOr-TVtpLHS3PmVu0xsAntpjOuTeN2BQX9blbknjNd5kRFd-REaoTURrV5x/s640/Bookshelf+Pic+3.JPG" width="640" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Another shot of my bookshelf.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfN5tv3TwanWN9W2OsTFwdsLcdSdPBh6x7AdhprXg8vxEh6ve15JsnYaeTPpWQvp9bU73cgMqlIVYskjIPxry6wPRMFdNSgxdlqqElCuGBrQjDKixIIvNyFCGlkY9F0Skob0DYigf5DtWX/s1600/Bookshelf+Pic+4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfN5tv3TwanWN9W2OsTFwdsLcdSdPBh6x7AdhprXg8vxEh6ve15JsnYaeTPpWQvp9bU73cgMqlIVYskjIPxry6wPRMFdNSgxdlqqElCuGBrQjDKixIIvNyFCGlkY9F0Skob0DYigf5DtWX/s640/Bookshelf+Pic+4.JPG" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This is what the front side of my other shelf looks like. On the left side of the top shelf are books that I’ve borrowed from my family or friends that I still need to read. On the right side of the top shelf are books that I have read but still need to write reviews for. I always tend to fall behind :p My second shelf holds all of my books that I have bought and still need to read. I really need to start reading all of these! All of my ARC’s and books sent to me by publishers are on the third shelf. Plus my painted ceramics and little chotchkies are on this shelf as well.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My mom made this for me, and it fits perfectly on the top of my shelf. The letters spell the name of my blog, From The Bookshelf of T.B. It was extremely thoughtful and sweet of her to make it for me. I love seeing it everyday as a reminder on top of my bookshelves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So that basically sums up what my shelves are all about! Thank you so much Nina (and ARGH!) for this wonderful opportunity! It was a lot of fun, and I hope you all enjoyed seeing my shelves. I hope to have even more books filling them soon!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Eating ice cream the whole day! I would love to try that some time!</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">And that name thing is awesome, your mother is very creative! Same goes for those bookends. Your having a grandpa who would tell you to go make a blog about your books is amazing, I wish all grandparents are like that. You have a really cool family, I can tell! :D</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-22915149531329207882011-06-24T21:24:00.001+08:002011-06-25T10:33:04.502+08:00Follow Friday 6/24/2011<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday is upon us again, and here in another edition of Follow Friday by Parajunkee's Views is a pretty interesting question that we all need to answer. This week's question is:</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Q. In light of the Summer Solstice. Also known as Midsummer...let's talk about fairies. What is your favorite fairy tale or story that revolves around the fae?</span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I've already talked about <a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/01/10-good-things-on-monday_17.html">ten of my favorite fairy tales</a>, but my most favorite? The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen. I just loved that story, and I found an animated film version of that and I just watched it again and again.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">As for stories about fairies, my favorite would have to be <i>Peter Pan</i>, of course! </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello there again! This is another hop that I have decided to participate in. This is my first time on TGIF! Yay! Since I am always looking out for the weekend, it only follows that I should do this to really kick off the weekend fun.<b> </b></span><br />
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</span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Summer Love: Where is your ideal place to take a </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>summer vacation & get lost in a book?</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a very easy question. I have a favorite place here in the Philippines, it's near Tagaytay and it's called Balay Indang Red Ginger Farm. It's a garden retreat place that a friend of my mom owns and she often invites us to come over. I loved lounging around the different houses and cottages there, and there were even beds outside under the trees! I once brought a book there and it was such a great experience. And the food is awesome, too :D</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Watch Tower</i>. This is my preferred place to hang out and read. You can go inside and find a really comfy bed and a rocking chair, as if asking you to take your pick.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Main House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dining Area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Stairs to the Dining Area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">How it all looks from afar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another cottage where you can find some bean bags to sit or lie on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Would you believe that this is part of a toilet and washroom? I'm standing next to the toilet, of course.</td></tr>
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<span id="freeText5504910549938652804" style="font-size: small;">There’s a lot Zoey would like to forget. Like how her father has knocked up his twenty-four- year old girlfriend. Like Zoey’s fear that the whole town will find out about her mom’s nervous breakdown. Like darkly handsome bad boy Doug taunting her at school. Feeling like her life is about to become a complete mess, Zoey fights back the only way she knows how, using her famous attention to detail to make sure she’s the perfect daughter, the perfect student, and the perfect girlfriend to ultra-popular football player Brandon. But then Zoey is in a car crash, and the next day there’s one thing she can’t remember at all—the entire night before. Did she go parking with Brandon, like she planned? And if so, why does it seem like Brandon is avoiding her? And why is Doug—of all people— suddenly acting as if something significant happened between the two of <i>them</i>? Zoey dimly remembers Doug pulling her from the wreck, but he keeps referring to what happened that night as if it was more, and it terrifies Zoey to admit how much is a blank to her. Controlled, meticulous Zoey is quickly losing her grip on the all-important details of her life—a life that seems strangely empty of Brandon, and strangely full of Doug.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span id="freeText11370122034251597807" style="font-size: small;">Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. She takes up the post of governess at Thornfield, falls in love with Mr. Rochester, and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider and richer life than Victorian society traditionally allowed.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thought I'm done? I'm just getting started. Four books down, five AND MORE to go. Watch out for the next mini review :D</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-44022124120058997872011-06-22T15:33:00.000+08:002011-06-22T15:33:41.921+08:00About a Book in Four Pictures: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Inspired by <a href="http://www.kyletezak.com/design/the-four-icon-challenge/">Kyle Tezak and his Four Icon Challenge</a>, I will be creating four pictures on my own - or I will borrow from the internet - that will tell you about a certain book. Like book reviews, this will help you learn more about some books out there but without having to read lengthy analysis of plots/characters/etc. This feature will help feed your curiosity about a particular story in the briefest - and more visual - way possible. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKdPRIOIwDnnWQ1n4Vh7NqVnXge090h-TTv5rWXyAodHyXap8OwxDN4qg8MdW88YrFdFTWYmyR0U0Pa5Hx0KA323VibuIvuKF3vv6ycoTChg_0lLGnUIHYVG2rRmkKeoD6nQNX0qDRRU/s1600/USA.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKdPRIOIwDnnWQ1n4Vh7NqVnXge090h-TTv5rWXyAodHyXap8OwxDN4qg8MdW88YrFdFTWYmyR0U0Pa5Hx0KA323VibuIvuKF3vv6ycoTChg_0lLGnUIHYVG2rRmkKeoD6nQNX0qDRRU/s200/USA.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">From the pictures above, you can now understand that a significant event in Lia Overbrook's life happens in a motel, where her best friend Cassie dies, alone. She called Lia thirty-three times on her cell phone before she died. Both Lia and Cassie have eating disorders and even had a pact that they would be the skinniest girls ever. Apart from this sick goal, Lia also cuts herself in order to ignore some things that she struggles to 'un-feel' within herself. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I know, it's pretty depressing, but once you get to the end, you will agree that it was more than worth it.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Interested about Lia and <i>Wintergirls</i> by Laurie Halse Anderson? Check this out:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2010/12/wintergirls-by-laurie-halse-anderson.html">My book review of <i>Wintergirls </i>by Laurie Halse Anderson</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-25098132824144231712011-06-20T10:18:00.001+08:002011-06-23T20:26:09.802+08:0010 Good Things on a Monday: Ten Movies About Dads<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">10 Good Things on a Monday is a weekly feature I am doing dedicated to every person's compulsive list-writing. Every Monday we are going to make a list of 10 things that will cheer us up and help tide us over the whole week.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Here's how it works:<br />
</span> </div><ol style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Think of a particular group of good things you want to make a list on, does not necessarily have to be about books, e.g. your current book wish list, or your favorite book foods (you know, foods you love to eat while reading, if you're like me), or your favorite girly names, whatever you can think of, as long as it makes you feel good.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">If you have no ideas for a list, you can always visit my blog post to check out my theme for that week and you can take a cue from my list.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Post your list on your blog, grab that cute ARGH button above and put it on your post too, so we'd know you're doing this meme.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Leave the link for your post on my own 10 Good Things post for the week, if you see others doing it, comment too and let's share our good things with everybody.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Everybody goes through the whole week happy!</span></li>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">1. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_%282009_film%29">Up</a> - The film centers on an elderly widower named Carl Fredricksen and an earnest young Wilderness Explorer named Russell who fly to South America by floating in a house. I know this is not about a father and his child, but the bond between Carl and Russell was like that of a father and his son, it was so touching. And of course, I could not resist the animation! Awesome!</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">2. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17_Again_%28film%29">17 Again</a> - is the story of 37-year-old Mike who becomes 17-year-old high school student after a chance accident. This was a really nice film and it had some really funny moments. </span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">3. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dad_%28film%29">Dad</a> - This is a film based on William Warton's novel, Dad. I haven't yet read the book, but the movie was very emotional and engaging. I loved the relationship between Jake and John. </span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">4. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody%27s_Fine_%282009_film%29">Everybody's Fine</a> - Frank Goode is getting ready for his children to come visit him. He gets everything all set, goes out and buys a new grill, expensive wine, and gets the backyard and house all ready. One by one though, each of his children call to cancel on him. Feeling a bit down by the rejections, Frank decides to head out on a cross-country trip, visiting each of his kids. This movie made me really, really sad and I sympathized with Frank so much. I loved Robert de Niro's acting, it was so effective and I really felt like I was witnessing a real story before me as they all delivered their roles perfectly.</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">5. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Nemo">Finding Nemo</a> - What Father's Day movie won't be complete without this really cute animated film? It tells the story of the overly protective clownfish Marlin who, along with a regal tang called Dory, searches for his abducted son Nemo. Along the way Marlin learns to take risks and to let Nemo take care of himself.</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">6. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frailty">Frailty</a> - Let it be known that not only is this one of the most psychologically frightening film (in my opinion at least) out there, but I really think the father-son bond here is very unique, albeit disturbing. The plot focuses on the strange relationship between two young boys and their father, who believes that he has been commanded by God to kill demons.</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">7. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumpy_Old_Men_%28film%29">Grumpy Old Men</a> - Retired school teacher John Gustafson and former TV repairman Max Goldman have lived next door to each other in Wabasha, Minnesota for decades, but have not gotten along since childhood. With not much else to do with their boring and lonely single lives except watch television and fishing, Max and John compete and argue with each other on just about everything, and partake in pranking one another (icing the other's roof, throwing a dead fish in the other's car, etc.), interspersed with bits of Minnesota culture including ice fishing and polka music. A really funny story. So where, do you ask is the father-son element? Why, watch the movie to see for yourself :D</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lovely_Bones_%28film%29">The Lovely Bones</a> - The film adaptation of the novel by Alice Sebold really played on how deep is a father's love for his child. I was so amazed by Mark Wahlberg's acting and not just once did I shed tears for his on this film. </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">9. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Payne">Major Payne</a> - This is another film that does not really have a father for a character. Instead, this has a semi-neurotic Marine who was discharged from his duty and tasked to train the Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps of a local school. I think I watched this twenty times with my father and we always had a good as if we haven't watched this yet. It was so funny!</span></td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: small;">10. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs._Doubtfire">Mrs. Doubtfire</a> - I love, love, love this movie! I remember my Dad did an impersonation of the main character after we watched this film. </span></td></tr>
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</span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-86015080578427162182011-06-19T22:31:00.001+08:002011-06-19T23:16:11.552+08:00Quiz: Do You Know the Authors of These Books?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjL2SVyA3pNym3gYfgTdrbLP_mtdwOqVTXjNubYLuEyLdFR0CXUfw8FqIuUqPJGoPGlgrimBGrXCjIZBxeCR_2vhlGBgU9uatFqR7z3ziJ1hyphenhyphenKvZ0_4hNq1AtMyqf-M0S_Rz_t3USPXZb/s1600/fiction-books-3d-cut-out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVjL2SVyA3pNym3gYfgTdrbLP_mtdwOqVTXjNubYLuEyLdFR0CXUfw8FqIuUqPJGoPGlgrimBGrXCjIZBxeCR_2vhlGBgU9uatFqR7z3ziJ1hyphenhyphenKvZ0_4hNq1AtMyqf-M0S_Rz_t3USPXZb/s1600/fiction-books-3d-cut-out.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately, I only got <strike>three</strike> seven (I rechecked, I did not cheat, I swear!) correct! I totally have to widen the range of books I am reading.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-74713645202157384202011-06-18T14:48:00.000+08:002011-06-18T14:48:30.944+08:00Shelf Saturday Featuring Playing.Librarian<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We all love our books, and we want them to have the best shelves ever. Also, this is a new way to sort of show off your book collection, along with your funky shelves.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqtX4SMDYhgEgiPw0fKLKhVpbgvgnr4FfjWwlfxVh-__uOoQ4JhFrgEL6VTGnV5WxAk9kPDthbcVViZabaT4a8bGmEsQJD3eFHegzFK7necoT3aNLeZ4vxH2l6vCcdJVPfiauMV5ot_8/s1600/ss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqtX4SMDYhgEgiPw0fKLKhVpbgvgnr4FfjWwlfxVh-__uOoQ4JhFrgEL6VTGnV5WxAk9kPDthbcVViZabaT4a8bGmEsQJD3eFHegzFK7necoT3aNLeZ4vxH2l6vCcdJVPfiauMV5ot_8/s640/ss.jpg" width="496" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ARGH thought fitting himself in the bookshelf will help him sleep.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For this new edition of Shelf Saturday, let me feature the book case of this blogger friend of mine, <a href="http://www.playinglibrarian.com/">Playing.Librarian</a>:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://playinglibrarian.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBOoWZGDuIbtcvCIBLECpEO3XDe-EHwdoSyN2RUtFLbOmO5Z0_9fp8M5TgEqjvl3hqSPc56LqEjLIKbEpscIKMnNLa4AKa3Z1I_j-2rrclAaSt-xL5Diawf44hVISglKLe8bJzfWrKo5sr/s400/blogheaderv2.png" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;">I was about seven years old when I first fell in love with books. It was the day I received my first school library card and was eager to use it. Lots of books, I thought. In the end I chose an Enid Blyton book, probably attracted to it because of its nice hard cover—something about a rabbit if I remember correctly. And though the book was a little too advanced for me at that time—I had just started learning English—I just loved the touch and feel of it. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">When I got older I discovered that my school library had a complete collection of <i>The Sweet Valley Twins</i> series. I was hooked, coming back every few days or so returning and checking out more books until I read them all. And since then, I can always be seen burrowing over a book and my life has never been the same since.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I don’t really have a specific rule as far as arranging books is concerned but as much as possible I like to keep books by the same author together: I have Agatha Christie the most (12), Paul Auster (7), Jeffrey Archer (6), Kate Morton (3), Gabriel Garcia Marquez (3), Irene Nemirovsky (3), Stieg Larsson (3), Haruki Murakami (3), Carlos Ruiz Zafon and multiple in two's like Elizabeth Kostova, Jonathan Safran Foer, Wally Lamb, Jonathan Franzen, Maggie O'Farrell, Nicole Kraus, Khaled Hosseini, Jed Rubenfeld, Audrey Niffenegger…</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">I share this bookshelf with my hubby. While I collect books, he collects DVDs. He reads all those geeky stuffs like science, National Geographic and gadget magazines but he wouldn't tolerate any fiction at all (much to my futile coaxing)! Oh well, you know what they say, opposites attract :)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am positively drooling at all the books on that shelf! After reading this post by Playing.Librarian, I went and rearranged by book shelf again. Hers look so organized and looks like everything is in the right place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to the Sweet Valley series, a lot of readers were born. I know this book was something I also borrowed from the library and these books were the ones I practiced to read fast with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And how many readers would agree that books pose a serious threats to our bank accounts? Because I do!</span><br />
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</span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-62353113877660039852011-06-17T16:41:00.000+08:002011-06-17T16:41:55.793+08:00Book Review: Across Eternity by Aris Whittier<div class="post-header"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Title: <b>Across Eternity</b> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Author: <b>Aris Whittier</b><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Language: English</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Format: E-book (PDF)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pages: 298 pages</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Source: <b style="color: red;">Reviewer's digital copy from the author, Aris Whittier</b></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Across-Eternity-ebook/dp/B004RVB2EG" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Buy this book on Amazon</span></a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"</span><span id="freeText15702039443860784035">Born a genius; education, wealth, and prestige came easy to Logan Richards. Actually, there wasn't much that Logan couldn't learn or acquire. However, he knew there was more to life than money and power. Logan was determined to find the woman who he'd dreamed of his entire life and know what it was like to love her before he died.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15702039443860784035">Amber Lewis, a waitress for a five-star restaurant in, Dana Point, California, was overworked, stressed, and wary of life since her sister, Heather, had passed away. Then, one evening while working she fell hopelessly in love with Logan Richards, a chivalrous man who felt deeply familiar.</span><span id="freeText15702039443860784035"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15702039443860784035">For Amber, it was the beginning of a voyage of self-discovery and renewal. For Logan, it was the completion of life. For each of them it was the deepest sort of love.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText13049138909163202019">"</span></span></span><br />
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</div>While I reading the synopsis for this book, <i>Across Eternity</i> by Aris Whittier, I had this slight feeling of deja vu as I thought it was highly similar to another book about reincarnation, <i>My Name Is Memory</i> by Ann Brashares. I was proven wrong when I began to read this book.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><i>Across Eternity</i> is all about two people, Logan and Amber, whose souls kept meeting every time they were reincarnated. Logan, who meets a sort of 'imaginary friend' when he was younger, was told that this friend would be following him now to the present time but she would not remember him, although he would. This 'imaginary friend' turns out to be Amber, a waitress and a very talented woman. </div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">I was very touched by this story. It showed a unique mix of poignancy, romance, and humor. Yes, humor. Especially the part when Logan and Amber first meet. The dialogue was very captivating in that it never experienced a lull, there were no dull moments in their conversations, and you can easily recognize each character from the things they say. Each character's speech were very tailored to their personalities. The voice was solid and entertaining, and authentic. It did not try to mask any shallowness and it was very tongue-in-cheek. The story was well-paced and easy to follow that even younger readers - or those who are typically not into this book's genre - will enjoy reading this book without any pressure to keep up with this book's own speed.<br />
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There are many books out there written about romance and reincarnation. Many of them good, many are awesome, and many flopped. But <i>Across Eternity</i>, with its unique twists and witty dialogue will distinguish itself from all of these titles and will surely carve a niche of its own out of this giant rock that is the romance genre.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div style="background-color: #3d85c6; color: white;"><div><div style="background-color: white;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I received this book free of charge from the author, Aris Whittier,</span></span><span style="font-style: italic;"> in exchange for an honest and truthful review. This, in no way, affected my opinion or review of this book.</span><br />
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I liked the MOVIE version better because:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><ol style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Since <i>I Am Number Four</i> is an action-packed story, this translated well into film since we will be able to visualize every move, every moment, every nuance within the story, and the special effects will help us understand more than if we are just reading about it and letting our brain do the imagining which is sometimes just not enough.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">I was not very confident about the premise of this story and paying for a movie ticket costs less than paying for the book itself that I might end up not enjoying.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">I do not like reading series books because if it had a cliffhanger ending, it might drive me crazy; whereas in films, the ending is almost always clearer even if the movie has a sequel coming up, or is part of a series. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Alex Pettyfer.</span></li>
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the other hand, ARGH likes the book version because:</span></div><ol style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfCDgLX5MaXwq5NGccd4DpAOzbyieCHJO2Y2Xi84SSyoZZi1c9AneOlK9tXrhHUJ7vQTkiSaAU5krPwExt8V6vTtn4N-Y1z_3MCe9N1beHnZo6MWgRnSjiS4cg6nezaYkzmzSbBm90zo/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfCDgLX5MaXwq5NGccd4DpAOzbyieCHJO2Y2Xi84SSyoZZi1c9AneOlK9tXrhHUJ7vQTkiSaAU5krPwExt8V6vTtn4N-Y1z_3MCe9N1beHnZo6MWgRnSjiS4cg6nezaYkzmzSbBm90zo/s1600/2.jpg" /></a></span>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">"The film version's action scenes mostly transpired in the dark and I do not have very good night vision."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">"The book is way better because I can just go open it and read it whenever I feel like it."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">"I do not need a big screen to dictate to me what I should imagine when I am reading about the action scenes in this story. I have my very vivid imagination for that, thank you very much."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">"We all know that movie adaptations always differ from the real version, so at least the book is a perfectly reliable source."</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">"I think Alex Pettyfer's all-too-chiseled facial features are scary. He looks more like a sculpture than a real person."</span></li>
</ol><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ARGH's views typed verbatim, hence the quotation marks.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-49384210849492161842011-06-14T20:33:00.000+08:002011-06-14T20:33:05.076+08:00Book Review: Luna by Julie Anne Peters<h3 class="post-title entry-title"></h3><div class="post-header"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div class="post-body entry-content"><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div style="background-color: hotpink;"><div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><i><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: white;"> </span></span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><i><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: hotpink; font-size: large;">Book Info</span><br />
</span></i></b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #a64d79; font-size: xx-small;"><b><i><span style="color: white;"></span></i></b></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Title: <b>Luna</b> </span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Author: <b>Julie Anne Peters</b><br />
Publisher: <b>Little, Brown Books</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Language: English</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Format: Paperback</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pages: 145 pages</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN - 10: 0316011274</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN - 13: 978-0316011273</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Source: Purchased, <a href="http://www.nationalbookstore.com.ph/">National Book Store</a><span style="color: blue;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Luna-Julie-Anne-Peters/dp/0316011274/ref=tmm_pap_title_0" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Buy this book on Amazon</span></a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">From <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4227679-luna">Goodreads</a>: </span> <br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><span style="font-size: small;">"<span id="freeText8008175248733697740">Regan's brother, Liam, can't stand the person he is during the day. Like the moon from whom Liam has chosen his female namesake, his true self, Luna, reveals herself only at night. For years, Liam has transformed himself into the beautiful girl he longs to be with the help from his sister's clothes and makeup in the secrecy of their basement bedrooms. Now, everything is about to change - Luna is preparing to emerge from her cocoon. But are Liam's family and friends ready to welcome Luna into their lives? <br />
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Compelling and provocative, this is a groundbreaking novel about a transgender teen's struggle for self-identity and acceptance.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText13049138909163202019">"</span></span></blockquote><blockquote><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span id="freeText13647605404363525621"></span></span></blockquote></div></div><div style="background-color: hotpink; color: white; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Review</i></b></span></div></div><div><br />
</div>Picking this up from the store, I was not really sure what to expect in this book, Luna by Julie Anne Peters. I thought this had some fantasy/paranormal influences, I should have known better, because it turns out it's as realistic as it gets. I was initially bummed, not by the book but by my apparent ignorance, and then totally thrilled as this is definitely a unique book. Not because it's about transgenders - who are people who have this feeling of 'being born in the wrong body' unlike gays and lesbians - but it's because it's a different account of living in the shadow of homophobia, as this was written through the point of view of a person closest to the transgender.<br />
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Regan's older brother Liam seems like your typical model teenage boy: Straight A's, awesome side job, cool car, well-dressed, and quite approachable. However, during the night, he would dress up in women's clothing and revel in the femininity of his appearance as Luna, his considered 'real' personality. Regan is the only one who knows about Liam/Luna's situation, and try as she might, she can't shake off the fact that her brother is living a double life as it also consumes her daily living helping to cover up the truth, and being the only person that Liam/Luna can talk to about being transgender.<br />
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First off, the plot. I loved that it discussed something as hugely misunderstood as transgender, and that the author did not shrink from laying the truth bare about these individuals - the daily struggles, the inner turmoil, and the oppression from other people. The general misconception that they are automatically 'gay' was also touched upon, and although there were a few story-related questions bugging me by the end of the novel, it was very enlightening to read such an honest portrayal of a person in this situation. It also sent a message to teenagers, transgender or not. The message is acceptance. Acceptance of who you <i>really</i> are. In this case, since this is primarily Regan's story, it taught her not just acceptance of Liam's situation, but acceptance of herself as well. A lesson that the youth are very likely to overlook.<br />
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The characters were very complex but likable, especially since they are obviously flawed and damaged. Regan is farm from perfect: Dislikes change, had a hard time taking responsibility for her own actions, isolates herself from other people, and - although fairly unnoticeable - ashamed of her brother's situation. Liam on the other hand, is conflicted, while Luna is self-centered; but living in secret, what other choice does she have? However, the character I am most concerned, intrigued, and irked with was their mother. She was a mystery and I'm still confused about her intentions as regards to Liam's gender orientation.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
The writing was very poignant, emotionally-charged, and lyrical. Although Regan's point of view was used to narrate the story, I did not have any difficulty distinguishing the different characters' personalities from each other. The voice was distinct and solid. I also admired that this book had some very funny moments, even during times of intense drama. A sense of humor was never taken for granted in the writing of this novel, something you would not normally expect in a story of this intensity. </div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">The message of acceptance in this book is very touching, and teens - even older readers - will surely be captivated by the beauty and melancholy of this story.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div style="background-color: #3d85c6; color: white;"><div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-3233871383098843282011-06-13T06:00:00.000+08:002011-06-13T06:00:09.544+08:0010 Good Things on a Monday: Ten Fantastic Book Covers<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">10 Good Things on a Monday is a weekly feature I am doing dedicated to every person's compulsive list-writing. Every Monday we are going to make a list of 10 things that will cheer us up and help tide us over the whole week.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZLJhw831LIwGjiA8RrpkyCa2Kw0vJ-MCDZ92vwi4is-CRlAzDfrov1rTTH16ntcfHxERkDFchxdM-bLazZ6g9M8tSP4JfsgI1z6BjiHzILQVknmvbcSdG9PpCXAdG9SZ1LU5PvsKPpM/s1600/10.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549981548107803890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZLJhw831LIwGjiA8RrpkyCa2Kw0vJ-MCDZ92vwi4is-CRlAzDfrov1rTTH16ntcfHxERkDFchxdM-bLazZ6g9M8tSP4JfsgI1z6BjiHzILQVknmvbcSdG9PpCXAdG9SZ1LU5PvsKPpM/s320/10.JPG" style="display: block; height: 286px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 235px;" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><form><span style="font-size: small;"><textarea cols="20" rows="5"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/search/label/good%20things" target="_top"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ZLJhw831LIwGjiA8RrpkyCa2Kw0vJ-MCDZ92vwi4is-CRlAzDfrov1rTTH16ntcfHxERkDFchxdM-bLazZ6g9M8tSP4JfsgI1z6BjiHzILQVknmvbcSdG9PpCXAdG9SZ1LU5PvsKPpM/s1600/10.JPG" border="0" /></a></textarea></span></form></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
Here's how it works:<br />
</span> </div><ol style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Think of a particular group of good things you want to make a list on, does not necessarily have to be about books, e.g. your current book wish list, or your favorite book foods (you know, foods you love to eat while reading, if you're like me), or your favorite girly names, whatever you can think of, as long as it makes you feel good.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">If you have no ideas for a list, you can always visit my blog post to check out my theme for that week and you can take a cue from my list.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Post your list on your blog, grab that cute ARGH button above and put it on your post too, so we'd know you're doing this meme.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Leave the link for your post on my own 10 Good Things post for the week, if you see others doing it, comment too and let's share our good things with everybody.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Everybody goes through the whole week happy!</span></li>
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="color: black;">My 10 Good Things for this week</b><span style="color: black;">: <span style="color: #38761d;">Ten Fantastic Book Covers </span></span><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I know, I know, I have done this so many times now, but I just can't get enough of awesome cover art! So for the nth time, a list of awesome book covers:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/415.Gravity_s_Rainbow"><i>Gravity's Rainbow</i></a> by Thomas Pynchon. I really do not understand what I like about this cover, but I do. I love the overall concept. That's all I can say.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78433.The_Blind_Assassin"><i>The Blind Assassin</i></a> by Margaret Atwood. I mostly see the other cover where the woman wears black, but this looks way, way better. The color and the design are more minimalist and it's really pleasing to the eye.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPL2ihJGB7EELsZ5FGaCiKRd-i10yGq-OSgapDVHcGD-K91HW0z2e43wWFnaZuaUn6SkCoJ1Azb5Cc7_YDPPWJdoymANDXKksUgxWY-QV35FGOq_Ucy3vh798E20CQpF1HNWb9538LG8i/s1600/191139.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPL2ihJGB7EELsZ5FGaCiKRd-i10yGq-OSgapDVHcGD-K91HW0z2e43wWFnaZuaUn6SkCoJ1Azb5Cc7_YDPPWJdoymANDXKksUgxWY-QV35FGOq_Ucy3vh798E20CQpF1HNWb9538LG8i/s320/191139.jpg" width="234" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/191139.Oh_the_Places_You_ll_Go_"><i>Oh, the Places You'll Go!</i></a> by Dr. Seuss. I love drawings, and I love bright colors, and this is totally eye-catching for me. I could stare at this for hours!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3HSy62JHJkWZDBX7tzqFSyxdd_O3Fczii2k-s2Dy0mIVS-80zV_7ajPchlGQokP-rUanpaIIyCT_HA7sFQp2pEHiAI8GF7bh5rHudlQFcKRm4jwpK-T4s_JjCxA5JajGap59LDmbH4Fe/s1600/8428195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3HSy62JHJkWZDBX7tzqFSyxdd_O3Fczii2k-s2Dy0mIVS-80zV_7ajPchlGQokP-rUanpaIIyCT_HA7sFQp2pEHiAI8GF7bh5rHudlQFcKRm4jwpK-T4s_JjCxA5JajGap59LDmbH4Fe/s320/8428195.jpg" width="211" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8428195-entwined"><i>Entwined</i></a> by Heather Dixon. This retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses does not only promise a beautiful story, but also boasts a beautiful cover. I love the gown!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7TjPHJHxCxPrC4PdPxMwgtIo7QqxtBuOenapGJxtpucgqyZP3KcIZzzLuBIj6NOijZSDzOBJ5jKyGBatbgiu4DSig_QzQTSC9npbzdwX1HFOXqE_s9Y7CZWHpX4XZk2g3N201Z2QJYYG/s1600/8725325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7TjPHJHxCxPrC4PdPxMwgtIo7QqxtBuOenapGJxtpucgqyZP3KcIZzzLuBIj6NOijZSDzOBJ5jKyGBatbgiu4DSig_QzQTSC9npbzdwX1HFOXqE_s9Y7CZWHpX4XZk2g3N201Z2QJYYG/s320/8725325.jpg" width="208" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113260.Shades_of_Grey"><i>Shades of Grey</i></a> by Jasper Fforde. This is by far the best cover for this book, in my opinion. I like how the colors were reduced to a minimum, and the picture really reflects the story.</span></td></tr>
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<tr style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9415951-forgotten"><i>Forgotten</i></a> by Cat Patrick. Exquisite!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39916.Epileptic"><i>Epileptic</i></a> by David B. I haven't heard of this book before, but if I were to just judge according to its cover, this is probably a bestseller!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/276694.Eeeee_Eee_Eeee"><i>Eeeee Eee Eeee</i></a> by Tao Lin. The title itself is interesting, what more the cover?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">9. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2765545-that-salty-air"><i>That Salty Air</i></a> by Tim Sievert. A very beautiful illustration. Apart from being as stunning book cover, this could also be a really beautiful mural.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">10. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11234794-monoculture"><i>Monoculture: How One Story is Changing Everything</i></a> by F.S. Michaels. Bright and colorful. ARGH would approve.</span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Don't you just agree with me that these look fabulous? I can look at them for hours!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">So tell me, what are your Good Things?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-1154074012654788142011-06-12T09:28:00.000+08:002011-06-12T09:28:04.590+08:00The Weekly Book Report 6/6 - 6/12/2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou4-e3DCqV7J5VZtl8QX5kaVdJffhX3g1t0R3FXFoU4ml8zBBlAzaRELEA6kdG3fpKOwBxYQmaFKNsq6P_I9ZMvaxtqKBKlLfuNKly6KZbGUAwJ-0kePLbWXIKnMiZGZs-Nz3wx-2d5s/s1600/br.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiou4-e3DCqV7J5VZtl8QX5kaVdJffhX3g1t0R3FXFoU4ml8zBBlAzaRELEA6kdG3fpKOwBxYQmaFKNsq6P_I9ZMvaxtqKBKlLfuNKly6KZbGUAwJ-0kePLbWXIKnMiZGZs-Nz3wx-2d5s/s1600/br.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Missed this week's blog fun? Don't worry, because ARGH and I are here to the rescue, with The Weekly Book Report!<b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book Review</b>:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-between-by-cyndi-tefft.html"><i>Between</i></a> by Cyndi Tefft</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-slice-of-cherry-by-dia.html"><i>Slice of Cherry</i></a> by Dia Reeves</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-bleeding-violet-by-dia.html"><i>Bleeding Violet</i></a> by Dia Reeves</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Features:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/shelf-saturday-featuring-thinking-cat.html">Shelf Saturday</a> Featuring Thinking Cat @ Cat's Thoughts<b> </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/05/shelf-saturday-featuring-becky-beckys.html"></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/follow-friday-6102011.html">Follow Friday 6/10/2011</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/third-sentence-thursday-travels-in.html">Third Sentence Thursday</a>: <i>Travels in the Scriptorium</i> by Paul Auster</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/05/little-book-told-me_24.html"></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/10-good-things-on-monday-ten-awesome.html">10 Good Things on a Monday</a> Ten Awesome Wedding Things</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Other Posts</b>:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/argh-interview-with-lord-arkus-from.html">ARGH! An Interview with Lord Arkus from the Book, <i>My Sparkling Misfortune</i> by Laura Lond</a><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://buoyreading.blogspot.com/2011/06/quiz-shelving-books-like-librarians-do.html">Quiz</a>: Shelving Books Like Librarians<b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Books Received</b>:</span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Purchased:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/316445.Luna"><i>Luna</i></a> by Julie Anne Peters</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23231.Wide_Awake"><i>Wide Awake</i></a> by David Levithan</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/296302.The_Last_Summer"></a></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">From the Author:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10802804-across-eternity">Across Eternity </a>by Aris Whittier</i><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <b>Currently Reading</b>: <i>Forget You</i> by Jennifer Echols</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-50271040696906150722011-06-11T09:16:00.001+08:002011-06-11T10:15:56.255+08:00Shelf Saturday Featuring Thinking Cat @ Cat's Thoughts<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We all love our books, and we want them to have the best shelves ever. Also, this is a new way to sort of show off your book collection, along with your funky shelves.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqtX4SMDYhgEgiPw0fKLKhVpbgvgnr4FfjWwlfxVh-__uOoQ4JhFrgEL6VTGnV5WxAk9kPDthbcVViZabaT4a8bGmEsQJD3eFHegzFK7necoT3aNLeZ4vxH2l6vCcdJVPfiauMV5ot_8/s1600/ss.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqtX4SMDYhgEgiPw0fKLKhVpbgvgnr4FfjWwlfxVh-__uOoQ4JhFrgEL6VTGnV5WxAk9kPDthbcVViZabaT4a8bGmEsQJD3eFHegzFK7necoT3aNLeZ4vxH2l6vCcdJVPfiauMV5ot_8/s640/ss.jpg" width="496" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ARGH thought fitting himself in the bookshelf will help him sleep.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For this new edition of Shelf Saturday, let me feature the book case of this blogger friend of mine, <a href="http://www.thinkingcatblog.com/">Thinking Cat @Cat's Thoughts</a>:</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://thinkingcat.blogspot.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="create your own banner at mybannermaker.com!" border="0" src="http://i.imgur.com/YconA.jpg" /></a>I have been a reader all my life - my mother swears that she read to me before I was even born, and honestly, I believe it. I have boxes and boxes of books that I've just never been able to let go of, and sadly I don't have infinite display space in my house to have them all out, so my shelves only hold my recent/grown up books.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When my husband and I first started living together, it was in a really small one bedroom apartment, and there was <i>no</i> space for bookshelves - we had a lot of stuff between the two of us! When we moved into our house, I'm not kidding, the only furniture we needed to buy was bookshelves!</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijegOE9X1-PyMou1ADiHDkCd4nxX5L7FSomG6WjjiPdNCj19BkEJgVuHJ19CT8MGstbACOi9jq6EnFdmVlaM5V0K_x_yWVFpR4zaI4ltks8h_b0bRf-AhIKVulQmBH1M2tjYzRMdnRTaM/s1600/Corner.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><br />
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</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My favorite thing about my shelves is that they can be customized however I want them! They're from IKEA and the style has been around forever, and they have a ton of fun add-ons so you can do whatever you want! </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">On the shelf in the middle, I have a door for example, which is an awesome place to hide my clutter. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh, and as you can see, there's a very complicated organization system (ie - chaotic) in place - but that pile on the floor in the front is my "read soonest" pile - either because they're borrowed from the library or friends, or they're recent purchases that I don't want to get lost in the shuffle until I finish reading them. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qUtbu391ZdFbDck3mh32P0aux2W8OXm20bmcSyVJ2lr1M9qxWrqll-bWByki5htWFYSgCFKxIVfL7c_839Rc0x4BGiwqX4gsBkFr-glkL27khaTcoPWpu_gFzvEYaAdwenQgksL28jL9/s1600/Big+Shelf.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qUtbu391ZdFbDck3mh32P0aux2W8OXm20bmcSyVJ2lr1M9qxWrqll-bWByki5htWFYSgCFKxIVfL7c_839Rc0x4BGiwqX4gsBkFr-glkL27khaTcoPWpu_gFzvEYaAdwenQgksL28jL9/s400/Big+Shelf.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">All in all, my shelves are my little corner of organized chaos - I can find anything I want within seconds, but most people look at it and just go "HUH???"</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thanks for including me!</span></div><div face="Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I totally get what you're talking about when you said that your shelves are your little corner of organized chaos, Cat! It's that way with mine too </span><span style="font-size: small;">- and it's a small shelf at that</span><span style="font-size: small;">, other people would get confused in finding a particular book, but I can get it even with my eyes closed. </span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Again, my jaw dropped when I saw the number of books in your collection, I can see some very familiar titles, and can also spot some that I have been coveting since day one. Oh drool, drool!</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And I wonder what magic - or mayhem lie behind that mysterious shelf door. I thought of hundreds of possible stories for that door of yours, it's total writing gold!</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thank you so much for sharing your shelves, Cat!</span><br />
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</span>Nina B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05724080316627086644noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2984186085108332569.post-39914428955949376602011-06-10T21:45:00.000+08:002011-06-10T21:45:17.637+08:00Follow Friday 6/10/2011<center style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/search/label/FF" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4710921228_bf32d46f6d_o.png" /></a></span></span></center><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><h2 style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Friday is upon us again, and here in another edition of Follow Friday by Parajunkee's Views is a pretty interesting question that we all need to answer. This week's question is: </span></span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-weight: normal;"><b> Q. The magic book fairy pops out of your cereal box and says</b></span><b><span style="color: #674ea7; font-weight: normal;"> </span></b><span><b style="color: #674ea7;">"you and your favorite character (from a book of course) can switch places!" </b><b style="color: #674ea7;">Who are you going to switch with?</b><span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span></span></span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span>If you have been following me for quite some time now, you would know that I have this sort-of-crush on Dash from Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, who's also my YA book hero. So it follows that I would LOVE to switch places with Lily! I also think her family is quite interesting, and it would be really great to take care of a dog again as my own dog had died years ago. And Aunt Ida is such a charming character, I would love to finally meet her as I had this urge to hug her when I was reading about her in the book.</span></span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">And Dash. Dash! I would be making snarky comments with him, eating frozen yogurt with him, reading the dictionary with him (he has no idea how much alike we are). But I only have one question: Would I be in my age now, or would I also be the same age as Lily is? Since I don't know if Dash would like a relationship with an older woman (hee).</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></h2><h2 style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">However, I don't think my life would be much in Lily's eyes. I have my brother, who never messes with me and gets into a fight with me. I have my day job as a nurse - which might be interesting for Lily although she might get a little too tired, although would she be allowed to work in my place since she doesn't have my qualifications? Well, if she won't be permitted to work in my stead, then she'll definitely find my life totally boring.</span></h2></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello there again! This is another hop that I have decided to participate in. This is my first time on TGIF! Yay! Since I am always looking out for the weekend, it only follows that I should do this to really kick off the weekend fun.</span></div><div style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>This Friday's Question:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>YA Saves: How do you feel about the "dark" books </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>filling the YA shelves today?</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don't mind dark. Really. Because I had such a 'normal' (read: boring and predictable) teenage life that reading about tumultuous young adult lives fascinate me. If you notice, most of the young adult books I own are contemporaries since I really like reading about real life, instead of made-up worlds - except if the made-up world is totally cool and suits my crazy taste. 'Dark' books take me into a world that shows there are people out there who do not have it easy like I did, and it helps me be more compassionate and understanding with other people, especially as in my line of work, I need to be constantly looking out for my patients. I used to be a psych nurse so I am naturally drawn to books with mental illness, mental health problems which helped me understand more about the disorders that I encountered. Even now that I have moved on to a different practice as a nurse, I still find these 'dark' books helpful, especially in dealing with teenage patients who are very difficult to get through especially after very traumatic incidences. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">The only thing that concerns me is the poor choice of book selections that some bookstores carry. It's not the book's fault that it's dark and/or violent. That's not the only book out there. There are some light-hearted and morally-correct YA books too, it's just that maybe that particular book store did not choose to carry those titles since they know that paranormal and dark novels are all the rage now and more likely to sell. To the mother who could not find a suitable book for her child, I would have asked her, "Why didn't you visit other book stores instead of immediately stereotyping the genre?"</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">*****</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Title: <b>Between</b> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Author: <b>Cyndi Tefft</b><br />
Publisher: <b>CreateSpace</b><b><br />
</b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Language: English</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Format: E-book (PDF)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pages: 140 pages</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Source: <b style="color: red;">Reviewer's digital copy from the author, Cyndi Tefft</b></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Between-Cyndi-Tefft/dp/1460937104" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Buy this book on Amazon</span></a> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"</span><span id="freeText11536421289351189134">It just figures that the love of Lindsey Water's life isn't alive at all, but the grim reaper, complete with a dimpled smile and Scottish accent. <br />
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After transporting souls to heaven for the last 300 years, Aiden MacRae has all but given up on finding the one whose love will redeem him and allow him entry through the pearly gates. <br />
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Torn between her growing attraction to Aiden and heaven's siren song, Lindsey must learn the hard way whether love really can transcend all boundaries.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText13049138909163202019">"</span></span></span><br />
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</div><i>Between</i> by Cyndi Tefft would have been just a typical love story if it weren't for the twists and turns that this novel take. Ms. Tefft has certainly done a great job creating a beautiful, touching, emotional, and engaging book that not just talks about love in the emotional and romantic sense, but also in the spiritual.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><i>Between</i> is the story of Lindsey, who gets into a car accident and finds herself with a mysterious handsome Scott, Aiden MacRae, whose job as a transporter is to take the dead souls to heaven. But instead of taking her to heaven straightaway, the two fall in love.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">I did not like Lindsey at first. She appeared flat and more caricature-like, until she revealed her memories to Aiden and gave the readers the opportunity to get to know her deeper. When I finally understood her, it was with a happy acceptance and somehow, I saw bits of myself in her. I guess everyone would, as there is a little of Lindsey in all of us. She has this ability to make the best in every situation, an admirable trait in a person who has experienced probably the most traumatic event in his/her life.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">Like Lindsey, I feared that I would not like the story much. It sounded too predictable and exhausted. However, as I got to read more I found myself really getting into the book and loving the characters and feeling as they felt. The twists and turns that this novel too were unrealistically realistic that for a moment, I sympathized so much with Lindsey and even found myself tearing up in the oddest times. The plot was very simple, but this simplicity was what made it more alive and vivid; on the other hand, the turn of events provided the complexity that this story needed and which sustained the reader's interest.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">Fair bit of warning, though: This book contained a lot of Christian references, if only because of Lindsey's faith. Of course, you can't talk about death without dealing with the spiritual ideals and in my opinion, Ms. Tefft certainly did a great job in handling this part of the premise with finesse and understanding. She did not just insert these religious attributes for the sake of talking the readers into converting or anything like that, she mentioned Christianity in a way that a person talks about going to the doctor when you're sick - she's not telling you to accept and do the same, but just letting you know the options. If you're a stickler for spiritual neutrality, then you might want to steer clear from this book, although I'd still appeal to you to give this book a chance, it might just surprise you.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
</div><div class="post-body entry-content">Overall, I loved <i>Between</i> by Cyndi Tefft. I loved the harmonious mix of the spiritual and emotional to create this special, well-written novel.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><div class="post-body entry-content"><div style="background-color: #3d85c6; color: white;"><div><div style="background-color: white;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme which waits with bated breath for third sentences from all over the world!<br />
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1) Take the book you are reading now and post the third sentence<br />
2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)<br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2KHRo8edKCGA9cUV3FGv-sK1sb5gPreMs_YO-882JFQZj0FV3ansc2-Xc1YUknWAd3WHfIR45Z0ClarrRsBUWUF4Fzcf29l7mEdk8ctyR2HZExfzug9Kp0m3SXuaiw7eXjoMmjrCSbo/s1600/454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2KHRo8edKCGA9cUV3FGv-sK1sb5gPreMs_YO-882JFQZj0FV3ansc2-Xc1YUknWAd3WHfIR45Z0ClarrRsBUWUF4Fzcf29l7mEdk8ctyR2HZExfzug9Kp0m3SXuaiw7eXjoMmjrCSbo/s200/454.jpg" width="133" /></a></div></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">This week, my Third Sentence is from this book that I picked up out of curiosity and because I thought the cover was strangely interesting. Travels in the Scriptorium is the first book I have read from Paul Auster and you will soon know what I think about it in my book review.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Review: It's hot, hot, hot! That's how it felt here in the Philippines in the past few weeks, with summer in full force and scorching the country, turning everyone into a delightful shade of golden brown. But now, rainy season is officially here and it's been raining all day for a couple of days now. So white suits are out now, and in with colorful umbrellas and jackets.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Have you ever wondered if you could become a librarian? Well, I certainly did, and I even imagined myself being opposite every librarian stereotype there is: loud, talkative to visitors - recommending every book the library has, will read forever instead of vigilantly watching out for noisemakers, and organizing the whole library by color - they certainly have enough books to hold every color in the spectrum, right?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So to explore the odds of us being a really awesome librarian/non-librarian, I grabbed this quiz over at <a href="http://proprofs.com/">ProProfs.com</a> by <a href="http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/user.php?login=mebb">mebb</a>. It's not so much as a holistic librarian test, it just explores one aspect: Shelving. Fairly easy, right? Especially for those with compulsive organizing behaviors :D Like uh, me?</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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