Ride the Book Trail

R E A D "more than human" by theodore sturgeon for a discussion beginning 31 march 2010 with guest host kate

"after leaving mr. mackensie" by jean rhys for a discussion beginning 31 may 2010 with guest host deja

"when you reach me" by rebecca stead for a discussion beginning 31 july 2010 with guest host KT

"olive kitteridge: a novel in stories" by elizabeth strout for a discussion beginning 30 sept. 2010 with guest host elise

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wind in the willows

yikes. i’m a little late. [every day seems to slip into the next when i'm on vacation.]

in any case, did you not love wind in the willows? this time through i read the 100th anniversary edition–the pictures are absolutely magical. i love mole. i love rat. i love toad. i don’t think i’ll ever get [...]

the brothers karamazov

here it is. the end of june. have you finished the brothers karamazov? neither have i. but i’m still there. i’m still reading. and gosh darn it, i’m going to finish if it kills me. (which it just might.) here’s our guest host’s review: don’t worry, no spoilers or loosening of important plot points follows. [...]

the enchanted april

i hope the enchanted april enchanted your own april. here’s our guest host sarajane’s take on the book.

I was totally enchanted by Enchanted April. I found myself completely taken in by the delicious descriptions on every page of this delightful novel. It was almost magic how quickly I felt totally transplanted into this warm, [...]

the windows are open

spring has sprung! and, to update on our adorable little hal, after a frightful weekend of 103 degree fevers and a sinus infection wandering up into the little guy’s eye: he’s officially (as of today) disease free! thanks for all your well wishes and advice.

to celebrate, i want to invite you all to join [...]

willful creatures

i hope you gave aimee bender’s collection of short stories a shot. after wincing my way through the first couple of stories, i wasn’t so sure: but i hung in there and ran into some gems tucked away toward the back of the book. here’s our guest host kate’s take on things…

Now I know that [...]