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Harvest 26 Aug 2013 | 10:08 pm
It's that time of year. All of my tomato plants have been producing, but now they're starting to ripen up beautifully. We've been getting about a pound a week for a while, but today I'm also harvestin...
Austenland, by Shannon Hale, a Review 23 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Austenland by Shannon HaleMy rating: 3 of 5 starsI can not properly sum up my thoughts or experiences with this book. From the moment Jane began to discuss her obsession with the Pride & Prejudice DVD...
Songs of the humpback Whale, by Jodi Picoult: a Review 16 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Songs of the Humpback Whale by Jodi PicoultMy rating: 2 of 5 starsTold from five perspectives, and in different orders, Songs of the Humpback Whale shows a remarkable depth of insight into the way in ...
The Waste Lands, by Stephen King: a Review 9 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
The Waste Lands by Stephen KingMy rating: 2 of 5 starsDeus ex Machina, only more like Demon ex Machina in this case, is a plot device of which I'm quite weary. The items which make it difficult for me...
How I Killed Pluto and Why it had it Coming, by Mike Brown 2 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book helped me mourn the loss of Pluto.When I took my first astronomy class, well before the official demotion o...
Blood Vines, by Erica Spindler: a Review 26 Jul 2013 | 12:30 pm
Blood Vines by Erica Spindler My rating: 3 of 5 stars When a book starts off with the main character copulating with her ex-husband, you know it's going to leave something to be desired. While the pac...
Ingo, by Helen Dunmore: a Review 19 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
Ingo by Helen Dunmore My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of my favorite stories. Athough the pace of the writing is somewhat slow, the tale itself wove together like a net ready to catch the reader ...
The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield: a Review 12 Jul 2013 | 10:10 pm
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane SetterfieldMy rating: 5 of 5 starsIn brief, I thoroughly enjoyed this book.This was the first book that grabbed my attention hard enough for me to finish it with a grabby ...
The Dark Unwinding, by Sharon Cameron: a Review 5 Jul 2013 | 10:08 pm
The Dark Unwinding by Sharon CameronMy rating: 3 of 5 starsThe Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron, ultimately, confused me. Not the plot, it was all set up well and easy enough to follow, with just enou...
Shine, Shine, Shine - by Lydia Netzer: a Review 28 Jun 2013 | 10:30 am
Shine Shine Shine by Lydia NetzerMy rating: 5 of 5 starsIn a tale of fragility and strength, isolation and interconnectedness, Shine,Shine,Shine identifies a thousand little fissures in the human hear...
