an adventure in reading

Seven Days by Deon Meyer, 352 pages RIP 7; review copy from RandomHouse Canada Benny Griessel gets a little more time in this install...

Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane, 369 pages RIP 7; What's in a Name 6: topographical feature Super creepy (and a little confusing a...

Dead Before Dying by Deon Meyer, 411 pages RIP 7 Thesis: Deon Meyer is my new favorite crime mystery writer.  Supporting arguments:...

Broken Harbour by Tana French, 533 pages Ireland Reading Challenge; Series Goals (Dublin Murder Squad #4)  It's a mystery series,...

Watermelon , by Marian Keyes, 417 pages Ireland Reading Challenge Summer cover. Chick lit. Great summer book.  In what might be one ...

A delayed book review from Paris in July. I actually read The Paris Wife in July, but was then inspired to read A Moveable Feast by Hemingwa...

Carl at Stainless Steel Droppings is hosting the RIP VII for September and October, reading creepy and scary books. My favorite kind! I...

A few Canadian books with some quick thoughts: Late Nights on Air by Elizabeth Hay, 363 pages Canadian Book Challenge 6; Giller Priz...

R evenge of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz, 374 pages series goals Every time I read a Spellmans's book, I remind myself to read these ...

It's still beautiful here on PEI - a wonderful summer, if you don't need the rain to water anything. It's getting a little d...

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett, 351 pages Orange Prize Shortlist 2012 Engrossing read focusing on scientific research into fertility ...

The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker, 269 pages Random Reading Challenge: Debut Authors Of all the calamities that we imagine...

Interesting, as I resurrect Where Are You? for the summer, there is no place I'd rather be than Prince Edward Island. We are having a...

French Lessons by Ellen Sussman, 236 pages Paris in July It's Paris in July, and since I am not there, I had to read a book. I wa...

The next edition of the Random Reader Challenge focuses on Debut Novels for July and August. I missed the last challenge (John Irving no...

Once upon a time, I hosted this meme every Tuesday. Then I stopped, but I'm going to try it for the summer. The idea is just a way ...

It's that time of year, time to read some Orange Prize nominated books. The list for this years' prize has been one that has intri...

John Mutford at the Book Mine Set is hosting once again (6 times!) the Canadian Book Challenge . All you need to do is read 13 Canadian bo...

The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje, 301 pages Canadian Book Challenge 5; Man Booker Winner 1992 My "not so much review as c...

This Top Ten List worked so well for me in the spring , that I'm going to make a summer list as well. I'll try to go with the sa...