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Subject Tag: abandoned book
Abandoned Book: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Written by Rebecca Reid on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Filed under: Fiction, Pondering Writing Styles, ReviewsBrave New World by Aldous Huxley on the 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers list, and I know I’ve seen it on many other “must-read” lists. I never read it in high school when many people apparently did, so I thought I should give it a go now. But I just cannot.
I’ve listened to [...]
Abandoned Book and Giveaway: Bridget Jones’ Diary
Written by Rebecca Reid on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Filed under: Pondering Reading, Writing about ReadingI don’t often read modern fiction, but when I heard Bridget Jones’ Diary was a “modern day retelling” of Pride and Prejudice, I thought I’d give it a try. I was lucky enough to find a fairly new, nice-looking copy on a library cart for (probably) a quarter a few months ago, so I thought [...]
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- @bibliosue I'm okay! I'm just taking a blogging break. Been rather stressed. Definitely still reading. Eager for Weds. bk club mtng!
- I'm starting to go cross-eyed so I'm off. have a nice night. I'll be quiet this weekend, I think.
- @BiblioEva i was just checking who I follow and those are the 3 melissas I see. but haven't checked who follows me for long time
- @BiblioEva there is balletbookworm and melissa1lbr too
- @BiblioEva will read your "creating a booklist" post later because I'm sure it's one I'll enjoy :) and I'm feeling braindead...