Publisher: Narrativa Nord Published: January 2014 Pages: 306 Challenges: Women's Challenge; Library Challenge Summary On the faded Island Books sign hanging over the porch of the Victorian cottage is the motto "No Man Is an Island; Every Book Is a World." A.J. Fikry, the irascible owner, is about to discover just what that truly means.… Continue reading Review: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
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Review: The Little Man from Archangel by Georges Simenon
Publisher: Adelphi Published: March 2007 (first published 1956) Pages: 172 Challenges: Library Challenge Summary "She's gone to Bourges." It was to protect Gina's reputation that Jonas had told the little lie. She had often gone off with younger men since their wedding. In fact, her family, most of the neighbours - they all knew. How could… Continue reading Review: The Little Man from Archangel by Georges Simenon
Review: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Publisher: Garzanti Published: 9 October 1998 Pages: 338Challenges: Library Challenge; Around the World Challenge; Women's ChallengeRating: 3/5 Summary (from Goodreads) When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud denounces her as a serious danger to his… Continue reading Review: Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Review: Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah
Publisher: Neri Pozza Published: 8 May 2014 Pages: 272 Challenges: Library Challenge; Around the World Challenge Summary At the centre of Radiance of Tomorrow are Benjamin and Bockarie, two friends who return to their hometown after the civil war in Sierra Leone. The village is in ruins, the ground covered in bones. As more villagers begin… Continue reading Review: Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah
Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher: Einaudi Published: 10 June 2008 (first published 2006) Pages: 456Challenges: Library Challenge; Around the World Challenge; Women's Challenge Summary In 1960s Nigeria, a country blighted by civil war, three lives intersect. Ugwu, a boy from a poor village, works as a houseboy for a university professor. Olanna, a young woman, has abandoned her… Continue reading Review: Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Review: Jennifer Government by Max Barry
Publisher: Abacus Published: 5 February 2004 Pages: 352Challenges: Library Challenge; Around the World Challenge Summary (from Goodreads) In Max Barry's twisted, hilarious and terrifying vision of the near future, the world is run by giant corporations and employees take the last names of the companies they work for. It's a globalised, ultra-capitalist free market paradise.… Continue reading Review: Jennifer Government by Max Barry
Reading Challenges for 2015
Time for lots of hot chocolate. Yay! So, it's December already and that means winter, hot drinks, Christmas lights and holiday spirit. I've already started humming Christmas carols while cleaning, and I'm slowly getting in the mood for all the holiday films. It may be just me, but I can't go by without seeing all… Continue reading Reading Challenges for 2015
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