tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12569443289312042102024-03-07T22:17:14.007-05:00The Bibliophile's LifeWordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-16238163464153303692012-05-12T01:02:00.002-04:002012-05-12T01:02:48.602-04:00The Bibliophile's Life will be migrated to a new Wordpress blog, under a different name, Word Stained Paper. I hope those of you who have been following me here on The Bibliophile's Life will make the journey with me to my new site.
The content here will be put in draft mode as it is migrated over.
Wordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-68540057129399667962011-07-09T16:36:00.001-04:002011-07-09T16:38:23.902-04:00Belonging to Onself: The Mermaid ChairThe Mermaid Chair is the story of Jessie Dubois Sullivan, a 42-year-old woman who finds herself called back to her childhood home on Egret Island, South Caroline to deal with a crisis with her mother, Nelle. Despite wanting noting more to leave the island when she was younger and being somewhat estranged from her mother for the last several years, Jessie finds herself rushing back to her Wordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-68066583469498464942011-07-02T21:12:00.001-04:002011-07-02T21:19:24.159-04:00Tightly Layered Crime Drama: The Black Echo By Michael ConnellyThe Black Echo is the first book in Connelly's popular series featuring Harry Bosch, a world-weary detective. Connelly introduces us to Bosch just after he has been transferred to the Hollywood Division, a division that no-one really wants to work in and for many is a career-ending division or the division to simply ride it out in until retirement. Bosch is one of those characters who Wordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-2487903681955052992011-07-01T15:11:00.001-04:002011-07-01T15:11:53.864-04:00Push: Powerful, Gritty and Well-Worth The ReadPush is the story of Claireece Precious Jones, an overweight, sexually and physically abused, teenager who finds herself pregnant for the second time with her father's child, told from her perspective. Precious is illiterate, and until she is enrolled in an alternative school and meets a passionate teacher, Ms. Blue Rain, Precious feels like she is invisible and has no voice: "I wanna sayWordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-1019339146540883812011-06-21T16:24:00.000-04:002011-06-27T17:45:06.283-04:00Quick Yet Enjoyable MysteryA Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak Book 1)~~ Dana Stabenow
3 stars
A park ranger goes missing in the interior of Alaska. Then, the investigator who is sent in search of him also goes missing. The Anchorage District Attorney's office turns to former investigator Kate Shugak, a woman haunted by her own demons, to search for them.
Overall, A Cold Day for Murder is a quick and Wordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-47963898778239764332011-03-29T02:00:00.000-04:002011-04-03T23:12:15.605-04:00Rereading a Timeless Classic: Where The Wild Things AreWhere the Wild Things Are was one of my favorite books from childhood. I can remember checking it out of the library over and over again. I was sure I would wear out our library's copy sooner or later.
As an adult, I still love this book; plus I developed a new appreciation for it when I began reading it to my son practically from the day he was born. I watched him, as a baby, listen to the Wordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-11949748076661439702011-03-24T23:21:00.001-04:002011-03-24T23:21:42.795-04:00Where the Flame Tree Blooms: A MemoirWhere the Flame Tree Blooms is a collection of stories used to create a vivid memoir of Ada's childhood in Cuba. Some of the stories she includes are small vignettes of events from her childhood; others are stories of her family that were told to her by her grandmother and great-grandmother about their childhood and young adulthood in Cuba.
Ada paints a vivid picture of the not only the Wordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-24280108159597753692011-03-24T23:19:00.000-04:002011-03-24T23:19:44.441-04:00Sings The Soul of a PoetAre you looking for a book that speaks to the child within? Or a book that speaks to your soul? Well, Poetry Speaks to Children is definitely one of those books.
After reading it, I thought the book was a great selection. And then, I listened to the accompanying CD. Let me tell you, the CD makes the book a true gem of a find.
Overall, the book is filled with wonderful poems by a Wordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-12315420569543773542011-03-24T23:16:00.001-04:002011-03-24T23:16:54.663-04:00Twilight: A ReviewI can honestly say that I was hesitant to read this book because of all the publicity and hype it have received. I was afraid that they hype was just that--hype--and the book wouldn't live up to my expectations. I started reading around 11:30 p.m. and the next thing I knew it was 6:00 a.m.; I had finished the book. I just couldn't put it down because I got drawn into the story.
Like many Wordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-36230015036545103852011-03-18T00:12:00.000-04:002011-03-18T00:12:53.702-04:00Left Neglected--A Review Left Neglected ~~ Lisa Genova
3 of 5 stars
Left Neglected is the story of Sarah, a workaholic, type A personality mother and wife who has an all-consuming job at which she works nearly 80 hours a week. Her husband is much the same, and neither of them seem to have time for much other than their jobs, until Sarah has an accident in which she suffers a traumatic brain that Wordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1256944328931204210.post-3570723137165278112011-03-13T19:58:00.000-04:002011-03-13T19:58:17.035-04:00A Review of Goodnight MoonGoodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition ~~ Margaret Wise Brown
Goodnight Moon was one of my absolute favorite books when I was very young. I cannot tell you how many times my mother read it to me until I could read it for myself. I literally wore my copy out; it fell apart at the seams before I was 4. So, when I was pregnant with my son, 8 years ago, the one gift that I cried Wordstainedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13847648835352396407noreply@blogger.com0