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Cloud Atlas Buddy Read [Sections 5 & 6]
Amy, Jessica, Heather and I are reading Cloud Atlas together. Since seeing the trailer for the movie (to be released in October in the US; unfortunately I found out last week it will only be released...
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R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril VII Wrap-Up
I am a little sad that this will be the last post with the above picture. Halloween is past, which means RIP VII is over. *sigh* I had so much fun! I am by no means a scary-stories person. Tell any...
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Announcing: Advent with Atwood
Remember last year when Yvann, Alex, Ana, and I hosted Advent with Austen? This year, we’re using the same concept except this time we will focus on books by Margaret Atwood. Please join us in reading...
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January 2013: Long Awaited Reads Month
Or well, for Ana and me January will be.. The idea of “Long Awaited Reads Month” is basically summed up by reading books you have wanted to get to for forever, but that you have somehow never picked up...
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A Year-Long Read Along of War & Peace
I am not exactly sure how this happened, but one day the wonderful Amy mentioned that she would love to read Tolstoy’s War and Peace in 2013 and I said that I would happily join her. Today, we are...
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War and Peace: Check-In #1
We have a button! Made by the lovely Renay, I am very excited that I now get to have this in my sidebar for the upcoming year. Edit: And there’s another button available too, made by Jason Gignac....
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War and Peace: Check-In #2
February is over, which means it is time for another check in for Amy and my War and Peace Read Along. Amy shared her thoughts earlier this week. And you can find the Mr. Linky to link to your own...
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Sunday Salon: Once Upon a Time VII
I think this might be the first time I participate in the Once Upon a Time challenge hosted by Stainless Steel Droppings. Strange how I have been a participant in Readers Imbibing Peril for a few times...
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War and Peace: Check-In #3
Yay! We have made it through Book or Volume I of War and Peace! This means we are at 23%, according to Good Reads. Congratulations! For me, this part was a little easier to read than the previous one....
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War and Peace: Check-In #4
The selected section for the month April during the War and Peace Read Along were the first two parts of Book II. I have to admit that I found these two parts much more enjoyable than the parts we read...
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Read Along: The Twin by Gerbrand Bakker
I had forgotten that I won’t be near a computer this weekend, but I am looking forward to reading your posts and discussing our thoughts and ideas when I am able to check in again on Monday. Feel free...
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War and Peace Check-In (what should be) #7
It has been a while since I posted about War and Peace, hasn’t it? My last post dates from April. Since that day we have finished Volume II. Plus, a little bit of Volume III for July: Part I. So, to be...
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Taking the Plunge: The Classics Club
Lately I have seen a number of posts for The Classic’s Club Classic’s Spin pop up in the blogosphere and every time I come across them I can’t shake the feeling that participating in that spin could be...
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War and Peace: Check-In #8
Yay! I just finished August’s instalment for our War and Peace read along as I am writing this. This part certainly felt like it was taking me forever.. Perhaps because it was the longest in the bunch...
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit – Jeanette Winterson Pandora Press, 1985 Buy: Amazon | Bookdepository * Jeanette is brought up by her mother as one of God’s elect. Jeanette loves her mother and her...
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A Century of Books
Simon is hosting another round of A Century of Books, in his words: “a challenge where you read one book for every year of the 20th century, in as much time as (and in whatever order) you choose.”...
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War and Peace Check-In #10
It is the first of November and according to our schedule, we have passed a thousand pages! I have very little to add to Amy’s clever observations for this month. Be sure to check out her post! She...
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War & Peace Carnival: December 26 — December 31, 2013
We made it through a year of War & Peace and we want to celebrate! Even if you didn’t finish the book or you finished ahead of time or you read it 25 years ago, we want you to celebrate with us at...
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War and Peace Check-In #11
Can you imagine? I am writing this post early as it is the third of November and I already finished this month’s section. What can I say? I think the fact that we are getting close to the end finally...
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Wrapping Up War & Peace 2013
During my absence I failed to participate fully in the event Amy and I organised to celebrate reading War and Peace in 2013. I felt I should at least give you the answers to the questions posted in...
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