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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the magician’s nephew

[thankful for a book-a-day advent to thanksgiving: 6 days left]

of course c.s. lewis’s chronicles of narnia must make this list. these books worked their way so deeply into my imagination that i still check for hidden worlds at the back of wardrobes.

of the series, i found the magician’s nephew the most startling. this is the [...]

richard III

[thankful for a book-a-day advent to thanksgiving: 8 days left]

it is strange, i guess, that the shakespearian play i am most overwhelmed and moved by isn’t king lear or romeo and juliet or the tempest, it’s richard III. historical inaccuracies aside, richard’s character fascinates me. so very evilly evil.

and it was here, as i tried [...]

my father’s dragon

elmer elevator runs away from home with an old alley cat. the story also involves two dozen pink lollipops, a fine tooth comb, and other such useful things.

need i say more?

winnie-the-pooh

i’m not talking about any watered down, commercialized, cartoonized winnie-the-pooh, i’m talking about the bona fide genuine bear from a. a. milne.

winnie the pooh’s goodness and wit still charm me. you can identify with this sort of bear,

it was a warm day, and he had a long way to go. he hadn’t gone more [...]