Reading: Room
I think the premise of Room by Emma Donoghue is interesting, and is no doubt inspired by true events that have made the news in recent years. A woman and her five year old son have been held captive...
View ArticleBloggers Book Club: Sense and Sensibility
K-T, of K-T’s Refinishing School, has organized a bloggers book club, and, since I’m like totally an amazing reader and stuff, I’m a part of it! Hooah! The first book for the book club is Jane Austen’s...
View ArticleReading: The Host
The Host by Stephenie Meyer is another re-read for me. I’ve been on a winter-long “I don’t wanna really read anything” lull, and this seemed like a good book to jump into to get the literacy ball...
View ArticleReading: Sense & Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is the first Bloggers Book Club pick and my second try at a Jane Austen novel. It’s the classic story of two young girls finding love, each in her own way....
View ArticleReading: PostSecret
(March 29, 2011) UPDATE: I just got A PostSecret Book: A Lifetime of Secrets from the library tonight and read it. Inside of the book, I found a secret that someone left on a folded up sheet paper...
View ArticleReading: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
I consider myself a smart person. Still, there are books that are either (1) so much more creative and insightful than me that their message is beyond my comprehension or (2) overly high handed and...
View ArticleReading: The Happiness Project
I recently came across The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin and knew right away that it was a book that I had to read. The premise of the book really resonates with me because I think of my 101...
View ArticleReading: A Dog’s Purpose
I will start this review off by saying that it seems like a billion people LOVED this book. There are hundreds upon hundreds of 5 star reviews telling people to go read this book right this very second...
View ArticleReading: Bossypants
I read Bossypants… months ago. I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get a review up because I really liked this book! I think Tina Fey is funny, so I guess that’s no surprise. Fey’s voice...
View ArticleA Review of “Beautiful Beasties: A Creative Guide to Modern Pet Photography”
I haven’t been so excited to read a book in a long time. When I first heard that Jamie Pflughoeft of Cowbelly Photography was writing a book for pet photographers I knew I’d buy it the second it was...
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