tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38503872077954110082023-11-16T03:49:23.439-08:00The Hungry BooksterThe Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-44688327902238130342013-10-15T08:49:00.000-07:002013-10-15T08:49:00.150-07:00Review | Where'd You Go, Bernadette?<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
I saw a book haul video on
YouTube, and <i>Where’d You Go, Bernadette</i>
was one of the books shown. I instantly knew I had to read it. Call me shallow,
but the cover was pretty awesome and intriguing! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<blockquote>Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband,
she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in
Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect,
and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom.</div>
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Then Bernadette disappears. It began when Bee aced her report card and claimed
her promised reward: a family trip to Antarctica. But Bernadette's intensifying
allergy to Seattle—and people in general—has made her so agoraphobic that a
virtual assistant in India now runs her most basic errands. A trip to the end
of the earth is problematic.</div>
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To find her mother, Bee compiles email messages, official documents, secret
correspondence—creating a compulsively readable and touching novel about
misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's role in an absurd world.</blockquote><o:p></o:p><br />
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At first I really wasn’t sure if
I would like this book. The format it was written in was not something I was
familiar with (okay, it’s just a bunch of emails); it felt really disorganized
and I had trouble remembering who was who. <i>Mea
culpa</i>: I really think it was my fault for not researching more on the book
before diving in. I didn’t know who was telling the story, or how all of these
emails were related. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But I really wanted to like this
book. I had waited for it to be available at the library (!), the ratings on
Good<b>Reads</b> were great, there was no
way I’d let my ADD brain win this one. And I’m glad I kept on reading, because
about 90 pages in, everything sort of fell into place, and the book was
excellent! <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“One of the main reasons I don't like leaving the house is because I
might find myself face to face with a Canadian.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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The writing is funny and witty.
The characters are great. The plot is borderline crazy but totally enthralling!
I laughed out loud quite a few times and I couldn't put it down. Even though
the story is far from being realistic, Bernadette is easy to relate to if you
are dealing with any kind of anxiety. All of that, in my book, is recipe for a
fantastic novel!<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“This is why you must love life: one day you're offering up your social
security number to the Russian Mafia; two weeks later you're using the word
calve as a verb.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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In the end, even though I had a
hard time getting into the story at first, I do not regret picking up this
book. I highly recommend it to everyone who likes light contemporary adult
fiction. I doubt you would be disappointed! <o:p></o:p></div>
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P.S. The author kept making
comments on Canadians. Being Canadian and all, I'm still not sure how I feel
about these comments :p<o:p></o:p></div>
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You can buy it <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=hungrybookster">HERE</a>.</div>
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The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-62442858773438641422013-10-01T08:46:00.000-07:002013-10-01T08:46:30.109-07:00Review | Let's Pretend this Never Happened<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
One of my good friends kept
sending me messages saying “you need to read this book!”, “when you are done
reading this, please pick up <i>Let’s
Pretend This Never Happened</i> by Jenny Lawson!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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For fans of Tina Fey and
David Sedaris—Internet star Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, makes her literary
debut.<br />
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we’d like to pretend never happened—are in fact the ones that define us. In the
#1 N<em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ew York Times </span></em>bestseller, <em><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Let’s Pretend This Never Happened</span></em>,
Lawson takes readers on a hilarious journey recalling her bizarre upbringing in
rural Texas, her devastatingly awkward high school years, and her relationship
with her long-suffering husband, Victor. Chapters include: “Stanley the
Magical, Talking Squirrel”; “A Series of Angry Post-It Notes to My Husband”;
“My Vagina Is Fine. Thanks for Asking”; “And Then I Snuck a Dead Cuban
Alligator on an Airplane.” Pictures with captions (no one would believe these
things without proof) accompany the text.</blockquote>
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I had no idea who Jenny Lawson (I
suppose I do live under a rock) was, or what this book was about. After three
days of Gill messaging me about it, I finally looked it up on good<b>reads</b>. I had seen the cover before in
the best sellers section at Chapters before, so I decided to give it a try.
Apparently it was funny and I definitely needed to smile. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“...and whenever I had </span></span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">menstrual</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> cramps, I could just pretend that
Voldemort was close.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></i><br />
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OH MY FUCKING GOD, you guys! I
wish I could write a review <i>à la</i>
Jenny Lawson worthy of this book, but I will never be funny enough. I never
laughed out loud so much while reading a book in my life. It’s definitely not
public transportation friendly if you care about what people around you think
of you. I had to stop reading a few times because I was crying with laughers. <o:p></o:p><br />
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This book is a “mostly true”
memoir of socially awkward and blogger Jenny Lawson. The author is not afraid
of using the F word, or vagina for that matter, so beware! If you are easily
offended, do not pick this book, it’s not for you!<o:p></o:p></div>
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really. What exactly did you do today, Jenny? Quantify it for me."<br />
"It's not quantifiable. There aren't even metrics for the shit I do.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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I could totally relate to some of
her stories. She’s dealing with depression and generalized anxiety disorder and
she is really honest about it! I mean, I probably would be too if my social
embarrassment tales were as hilarious as hers! When I wasn’t laughing at her <i>epic</i> conversations (her logic is
flawless in my opinion), I was nodding in understanding. Who hasn’t wanted to
hide under a table at a fancy dinner party because being surrounded by so many
people can be overwhelming? We all want to, but Jenny did it! She has become my
hero. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“In short? It is exhausting being me. Pretending to be normal is draining
and requires amazing amounts of energy and Xanax.”<o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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After reading the book, I went on
her blog and spent a good few hours scrolling and soaking up her hilarious (and
sometimes very serious) adventures. <o:p></o:p><br />
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I really don’t care what your
favourite genre is. Do yourself a favour and pick up a copy of <i>Let’s Pretend This Never Happened</i>. You
can thank me later! <o:p></o:p></div>
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P.S. I really didn’t mean to
sound rude in my last paragraph.<o:p></o:p></div>
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P.P.S. I was really mad at all
the 1 and 2 stars ratings I saw on good<b>reads</b>. What is up with book snobbism?<o:p></o:p><br />
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You can buy this book <a href="http://www.bookdepohttp//www.bookdepository.com/Lets-Pretend-This-Never-Happened-Jenny-Lawson/9780425261019?a_aid=hungrybooksterrybookster">here</a>! <o:p></o:p></div>
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The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-56770532631065923772013-09-22T07:57:00.002-07:002013-09-22T07:57:27.054-07:00Fall Into Reading | Read-a-thon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey guys,<br />
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So this is my first attempt at participating in a read-a-thon! I'm really excited :) If you want to join, click on the banner and it will take you to the host website!<br />
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I want to read 2 books, 4 graphic novels. I will try and push it to 3 books, but with school and everything, I don't know if it'll be possible. I will try though!<br />
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I plan on reading:<br />
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1. Carnival by Rawi Hage<br />
2. Tiger, Tiger by Margaux Fragoso<br />
3. 100 pages of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (so I can make my video on Friday)<br />
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I don't know what the graphic novels will be yet because I need to go to the library :p<br />
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You can follow me on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1572734-izza" target="_blank">good<b>reads</b></a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/HungryBookster" target="_blank">twitter </a>where I'll try to update a lot!<br />
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Hope you all have a wonderful week!The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-9164550848852115732013-09-17T08:55:00.000-07:002013-09-17T08:55:47.768-07:00Review | Red Sky in Morning<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<i>This book was sent to me for free (from <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Red-Sky-Morning-Paul-Lynch/9781780879178/?a_aid=hungrybookster">the
book depository</a>) in exchange for an honest review. I did not get paid to write this. All opinions are my own.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b>Published by</b>: <a href="http://www.quercusbooks.co.uk/book/Red-Sky-in-Morning-by-Paul-Lynch-ISBN_9781780879161#.UjhxLD-Gcw8">Quercus
Books</a> on April 25, 2013<br />
<b>Genre</b>: Historical fiction/thriller<br />
<b>Pages</b>: 230p.<br />
<b>Format</b>: ARC<br />
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When I was first contacted by the
book depository I was beyond thrilled to be given the opportunity to review a
book! I was given a list of books to pick from, and <i>Red Sky in Morning</i> by Paul Lynch was one of them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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in Ireland. Coll Coyle and his family are being evicted from their house. The landlord’s
son decides he want them off their property for no apparent reason. With a baby
on the way and another very young child, Coyle decides to confront Hamilton and
tries to get him to change his mind. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But bad luck seems to be
following him, and soon Coll finds himself on the run. With no money and
nowhere to go, he eventually ends up on a boat to America. He has no plan, only
one goal: getting his family back.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Red Sky in Morning </i>isn’t a book I would’ve picked up on my own; it
wasn’t something I am used to reading, and to be honest I hated this book at
first. I started to read it on the bus on my way to school and I couldn't get
into it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I found the writing dense, and it
is a really slow read. I was frustrated with myself because I couldn't get through
it. But, I decided not to give up on this book, and so last night I got
comfortable in bed, and was ready to give it another fair chance. And I'm glad
I did. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Even though the prose is heavy,
it has a lyrical tone that matches the mood of the narrator. You can feel that
he is leaden with sadness. You get wrapped in his troubles and can’t help but
feel infuriated by all the injustices he faces. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was really mad at Coyle at the
beginning because of how he reacted to the situation <i>he</i> put himself in, but then I felt he was also disappointed with
himself, he wants to redeem himself for his actions, in a way, and that’s what
made me fall for this book. He is definitely not a selfish man. He is perfectly
and beautifully flawed. It was hard for
me to relate to any of the characters, but I found myself admiring Coyle a lot
throughout the story.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Like I mentioned, the story is
slow paced, but constant. It is not a read where you’ll want to race to the end
to see what will happen. The writing style, once you get used to it, is
beautiful and you want to enjoy every single sentence. <o:p></o:p></div>
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aren't people. They are animals, brutes, blind and stupid following endless
needs they know not of what origin. And all the rest that we place on top to
make us feel better is a delusion. The price of life is the burden of your own
weight and some people are better off without it."<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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In conclusion, I would definitely
recommend this book to people who like historical fiction. I ended up enjoying
this book a lot more than I originally thought I would, and I wouldn't be
against reading more of Paul Lynch’s writing. <o:p></o:p></div>
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You can buy this book <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Red-Sky-Morning-Paul-Lynch/9781780879178/?a_aid=hungrybookster">here</a>!
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">P.S. This book is not vegan
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<i>Fallout</i> by Ellen Hopkins is the third and
final instalment of the <i>Crank</i>
trilogy. I started the series about 5 years ago, and decided it was about time
I read the last book. I was a huge fan of the first ones (<i>Crank</i> and <i>Glass</i>) and I
really wasn't disappointed with <i>Fallout</i>.</div>
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In this last book, the story isn't focused on Kristina, but on her 3 oldest
children and how their lives have been affected by their mother's relationship
with the <i>monster</i>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We first
get to know Hunter, the eldest of her children. When he was a baby, Kristina's
parents decided to adopt him because she clearly wasn't able to take care of
him. Hunter is now 18, is in a serious relationship, works part-time at a radio
station and goes to college. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We then
meet Autumn, Kristina's eldest daughter. She's 17, and has OCD. When her dad went
to jail, her aunt and grandpa took her in and they were very careful and made
sure her parents (or other family) would never find her. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And then we
get introduced to Summer, 15. She suffers from severe asthmas due to her mother
using while she was pregnant. She's been from one foster family to another for
most of her life, taken away from her grandparents when they got "too
old". <o:p></o:p></div>
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These kids
have nothing in common except for an irresponsible mother and a predisposition
to substance abuse. Wherever Kristina goes, she brings drama, and this year at
Christmas is no different. In this last novel, unrelated events bring everyone
together in what seems to be like a path towards change and recovery. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Once again,
the author totally blew my mind away. Ellen Hopkins has a gift when it comes to
writing contemporary young adult fiction that’s for sure. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It was
really nice to take the focus off Kristina and have her children on the
spotlight. To see drug addiction from a child’s point of you and how it doesn't
only affect the user’s life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All the
characters felt real, and it’s very easy to relate to them. That’s one thing
I've always liked about her books.<o:p></o:p></div>
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so hard to feel good, you know?" I do know. And more than that, it's just
so incredibly hard to feel.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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I really
can’t say anything bad about this book, but I wish I could have more. I want to
know what happened to each one of the children. I really want them to be okay,
to have a great future. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Hopkins has
a very unique way of writing her books, and I really like it. You can easily
get sucked in and read it all in one sitting. Fallout is really not a hard
read, but it’s very emotional. It’s difficult to be indifferent to the
characters. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I really
recommend this book (the series) if you like YA novels. Or even if you don’t!
It’s just one of these books!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Before I start this review, I have to warn you: I don’t have
a lot to say about this book. It just wasn’t a fit for me.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Tiptoe Guide to
Tracking Mermaids</i> by Ammi-Joan Paquette is a cute little story, but it left
me very disappointed. </div>
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This story takes you out to the beach, and tells you a lot
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shore on a busy day, then I’m sorry to say you will not find them :( </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0CwFSEwAS1Gtl8VTrNRxZ6sFxLKIH8QVLuNyIeY_tgzSuB4uo_ArZQf_k-OkoexhdHgb6AOkLB4h1ETJJxDUJbZMkCb7VsCdXf_PwjhZYsmwE8TrLc6Ty3u9G6AWDdzPMkjHE4UdDtq1/s1600/13038562.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0CwFSEwAS1Gtl8VTrNRxZ6sFxLKIH8QVLuNyIeY_tgzSuB4uo_ArZQf_k-OkoexhdHgb6AOkLB4h1ETJJxDUJbZMkCb7VsCdXf_PwjhZYsmwE8TrLc6Ty3u9G6AWDdzPMkjHE4UdDtq1/s200/13038562.jpg" width="200" /></a><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“I wonder what treasure the sand dollars might buy at the market.”</span></i></div>
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I cannot deny that this idea was really well thought of. I
know kids – girls especially – will love it and will be really eager for the
summer time so they can go to the beach and try to find the little magical
sea-creatures. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“Look at all these friendly crabs skittering around! They must be the
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I didn’t particularly like the mix of drawings and real
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My rating: <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /> </div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*This book was sent to me by
NetGalley in exchanged for an honest review (book ISBN: 1933718595)</span></div>
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In the past few months, I’ve heard a lot of good things about Neil
Gaiman’s work, and so I was really excited when I realised that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Coraline</i> was one of his novels. I can
confirm that what I had heard was true, I wasn’t disappointed!</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Coraline</i> is the story of a young girl who just moved into a new
house with her family. Sadly, her parents are really into their work, and so
they don’t really pay attention to their daughter. Actually, they don’t pay
attention at all, and at first I was really shocked and angry at them (until I understood
that the book was based on this). </div>
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So one day when it’s raining
outside and she can’t go play in the garden, Coraline gets really bored and her
dad tells her to go and explore the house. Count the doors and the windows. And
so, she reluctantly starts on her <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mission</i>
and soon discovers a door. The door is locked, but her mom has the key. When
she unlocks it, Coraline only sees a wall of bricks.</div>
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A little while later, Coraline
tries again, and this time there isn’t any brick blocking the way. She goes
through a long tunnel, and then she’s surprised when she realises she’s back
into her flat. Only it’s her “other” flat. Where her “other” family lives.</div>
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The “other mother” takes
advantage of the fact that Coraline isn’t really happy with her life to try and
get her to stay. Her “other” room is amazing, the “other mother” cooks great
foods and she plays with her. But ultimately, she wants to sew buttons into
Coraline’s eyes. </div>
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That’s when Coraline gets creeped
out and notices that her “other” mother is an evil creature. From then on,
Coraline with the help of a cat tries to save her real parents and get back to
the real world. And of course, get rid of the key forever.</div>
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I’d like to think there’s a
lesson to be learned from this story… But all I can think of is “pay attention
to your child or else their other parents will kidnap them.” Which I guess is
good advice. </div>
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This book is simply brilliant.
It’s got everything a good children’s book needs: action, humour and suspense.
Oh, and great characters! </div>
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Coraline is a very smart girl. I
keep thinking she’s 8 year-old, but she might be older. She handles everything
really maturely, but she’s still vulnerable. Yes, at times she cries. She’s
terrified. Anyone would be. I like that the author didn’t try to give her this
heroic toughness. This makes her a lot easier to relate to.</div>
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Their neighbours are also great.
Miss. Spink and Miss Forcible are hilarious. They are old actresses, and they
still think really high of themselves which made me laugh a lot, but at the
same time they are the ones who told Coraline she was in danger and gave her
the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tool</i> she needed to win over the
“other” mother. Mister Bobo, the upstairs neighbour is the world’s craziest old
man with his circus mice! </div>
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The story is really fast paced.
It took me about 3 hours to get through. I just couldn’t put it down. And I
really like that there were illustrations at the beginning of every chapters.
The drawings were spooky and gave the book an extra touch of creepiness! </div>
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Overall it’s just a really fun
and creepy read! I’m definitely going to check out the graphic novel. The movie
in 3D was also really really good! I highly recommend anyone to pick up this
book, you won’t be disappointed!</div>
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My rating: <img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /></div>
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You can buy this book <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Coraline-Neil-Gaiman/9780061649691/?a_aid=hungrybookster" target="_blank">HERE </a></div>
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Have you read it? What were your thoughts on it?</div>
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The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-14316834583769652412013-08-13T12:44:00.002-07:002013-08-13T12:44:46.941-07:00Review | Uglies<!--[if !mso]>
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Westerfeld is a dystopian novel for young adults. I went into this book
with high expectations, and to my surprise I wasn’t too disappointed!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Tally is a few
months away from turning sixteen and she cannot wait. Not only will she finally
be reunited with her best friend Peris, but she will finally get to be pretty.
In her world, everyone undergoes surgery at the age of sixteen and they can
move to New Pretty Town. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">In this part of
the city, everyone is always having fun and they all look stunning. Everybody
is the same and everybody is happy, but at what cost?</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Tally meets
Shay, another Ugly who’s waiting to turn sixteen. Both being the youngest of
their group of friends, they quickly become really close. Shay brings Tally
outside of the city where she wants to show her another completely different
way of living. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“Perhaps the logical conclusion of everyone
looking the same is everyone thinking the same.”</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Shay doesn’t
want to be pretty, and she decides to run away. Tally isn’t convinced and stays
behind. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">On her sixteen
birthday, Tally is brought to the <i>Special Circumstances</i> quarters, where
she is given an ultimatum: either she helps them find this mysterious and
“dangerous” city where Shay is hidden or she stays ugly forever. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Torn between
betraying her friend and turning pretty, Tally is pressured into a journey that
will completely shift her view of the city.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">This was my
first book by Scott Westerfeld, so I didn’t have anything to compare <i>Uglies</i>
with. I had heard a lot of good things about the book (a lot of booktubers also
raved about it) and I decided it was time I picked it up to see what it was all
about. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">When I first
picked it up, I really wasn’t sure if I was going to like it because the
writing felt really childish and I had a hard time getting into it. I felt
rushed into the story, but I found myself slowly getting used to it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The book is
really fast paced and I never felt like it was dragging. I read half of it in
one sitting. I loved how we got to see how the runaways live. The back story of
how they ended up in Pretty</span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">cities makes a
lot of sense. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">This might
sound weird, but when Shay was explaining to Tally why becoming a Pretty and
the way they were living isn’t right reminded me of conversations I’ve had with
people about veganism. When it’s all you have ever known, it can be
really hard to acknowledge that things you are doing or things you’ve always
thought to just “be the way it is” might be wrong. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">When Shay tries to<b>
</b>explain to Tally that being Pretty is actually giving up your true self,
Tally brushes it off and doesn’t believe it. </span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The characters
are all pretty simple; not a lot of depth to them. We don’t really know a lot
about them except the essentials to make the story flow. I would have
loved to know more about the Boss. He seemed like a really interesting
character, a lot more than Tally to be perfectly honest.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">I really
recommend <i>Uglies </i>by Scott Westerfeld if you want to read a light YA
dystopian. I myself am not a fan of that genre, but I really enjoyed it. It had
a lot more meat to it than I thought it would. I’m definitely going to pick up <i>Pretties
</i>at some point because of how the first book ended.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: FR-CA; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">My rating: </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /><img src="http://i50.tinypic.com/24dkod5.png" /><img src="http://i47.tinypic.com/2eao2dt.png" /> (more like 3.5)</span></div>
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The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-46057591504246212292013-08-07T10:00:00.002-07:002013-08-07T10:00:34.371-07:00Summer break!Hello, hello!<br />
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It seems I took an unintentional summer break! I have been so busy the past few months, it's been really hard for me to take some time off to write reviews. I did read a lot though, and I'm trying to catch up on everything!<br />
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I have a new affiliate section on my blog, so if you are interested in exchanging banners you can drop me an email at thehungrybookster@gmail.com!<br />
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I should have a new review up by the end of the week!<br />
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Hope everyone is doing wonderfully!<br />
The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-42105039193587095472013-06-16T08:59:00.001-07:002013-06-16T08:59:24.950-07:00I'm still alive (and announcing the 30 day challenge).Hey guys,<br />
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For some of you who are wondering where I am. Well I'm here! Life's been sort of on the sucky side the past month, and I didn't have the energy to make posts/videos. I read quite a few books that I plan on reviewing at some point, but I don't want to put too much pressure on myself.<br />
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Also in the booktube community, there has been talk of a <i>30 day reading challenge</i>. I think originally the idea is to read 1 book a day, but there's no way in hell I can manage that. So I'm going to modify it a bit. I want to read an average of 200 pages a day for the next 30 days. Which means 6 000 pages.<br />
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The challenge starts on June 17th and ends on July 16th. It will overlap with the<i> read-a-thon</i> that's from July 15th to July 21st. I'll post more about the second challenge when the time comes.<br />
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I don't have a set list of books that I want to read, but I have a few books from the library that'll have to get through. For this challenge I'm only including books and graphic novels (though I only plan on reading one).<br />
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I'm going to try and make a video for the challenge. I don't promise anything though. And also I'll update every 4 days about my progress and what I'm reading.<br />
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Let me know in the comments if you plan on participating and what you're going to read!The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-82219069566462558022013-05-15T08:39:00.001-07:002013-05-15T08:39:47.971-07:00Review | Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping<!--[if !mso]>
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I couldn’t stop laughing
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To buy this book you can click <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Scaredy-Squirrel-Goes-Camping-Melanie-Watt/9781894786867/?a_aid=hungrybookster" target="_blank">HERE</a>! :)</div>
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I'm currently reading <i><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Skulduggery-Pleasant-Derek-Landy/9780007241620/?a_aid=hungrybookster" target="_blank">Skulduggery Pleasant</a></i> by Derek Landy and it's AMAZING. You should definitely check it out!The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-68846273654701416842013-05-06T11:42:00.002-07:002013-05-06T11:42:52.130-07:00Review | Is a Worry Worrying You?<div style="text-align: center;">
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In today’s contemporary society, worrying seems to happen at a younger and younger age every year. The Book Is a Worry Worrying You? by Ferida Wolff and Harriet May Savitz explain to children what a worry actually is, and try to teach them how to cope, suggestion ways to deal with their fears. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> “A worry is a thought that stops your from having fun, from feeling good, from being happy. Don’t bother looking for a worry because you’ll never find it. It is invisible. But it seems very real.” </i></span></div>
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Great definition of what a worry is; well explain to children. But that explanation and the illustrations are pretty much the only things I liked about this book. As I read on, I couldn’t stop thinking “how is that ever going to be helpful to a kid prone to anxiety?” </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>“Suppose a monster moves in under your bed, and you’re afraid if you go to sleep it will do something horrible, so you stay awake all night. Now that’s a worry. But you can get rid of that worry by singing the monster lullabies until you both fall asleep. ” </i></span></div>
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Isn’t that recognizing that monsters are real and that there is a reason to actually be scared? As an adult, I can understand that a monkey friend can be in fact only a silly friend, but as I was reading, thoughts kept popping into my head, and I was wondering if a child would realize that it’s impossible to have a brown bear as a teacher. Would it create even more anxiety in fragile children? </div>
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For a kid of reading age, this book would probably be more amusing than educational.
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But if you do want to buy it, you can do so <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Is-Worry-Worrying-You-Ferida-Wolff/9781933718057/?a_aid=hungrybookster" target="_blank">HERE </a>or <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Is-Worry-Worrying-You-Ferida-Wolff/9780974930329/?a_aid=hungrybookster" target="_blank">HERE</a>! :) </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Mice of Bistrot des 7 frères</i> by Marie LeTourneau is a wonderful story that reminds
me of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ratatouille</i>. Please note that “Ratatouille”
in French is pronounced “rah-tah-too-yah”, and not “rah-tah-too-yee” (pet
peeve, I’m sorry). </div>
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Marcel’s seven sons
work for him at the restaurant, even though they all have different hobbies. I
really liked that the author took a few pages to present the characters and
give them all a bit of a personality. The Chef’s daughter, Petite Michelle,
works as the hostess. But why is it called “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bistrot
des Sept Frères</i>” if they have a sister? Ah, ha! We’ll get to that soon.<br />
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Chef Marcel’s cheese soup is
voted the best in France every year! But this year when they get the telegram announcing
that the judge will come and taste the soup in an hour the Chef is all worried
because they are out of the secret ingredient! The sons start preparing the
recipe, but Marcel doesn’t get back in time… Lucky for him, Petite Michelle
saves the day, and the soup is not only the best in France but in the entire
world!</div>
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It’s a short little story that is
both amusing and educational. The author included a list of the French words
she used with the English translation and a pronunciation guide.</div>
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I really liked that Petite
Michelle saved the day and that her name was added to the Bistrot’s name: “Le
Bistrot des 7 Frères et une soeur”.</div>
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And now onto the art! In my
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story. The drawings are beautiful; simple and adorable. The colouring is
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I recommend it to all the little
girls and little boys who like a fun story starring charming little characters.
I’m sure mom and dad wouldn’t get tired of telling it over and over again! The
author even included the cheese soup recipe that can be found online (the URL
is given at the end of the book). I lot of kids will enjoy making the world’s
greatest cheese soup!</div>
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To buy this book click <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Mice-Bistrot-Des-Sept-Freres-Marie-Letourneau/9780974930367/?a_aid=hungrybookster" target="_blank">HERE</a>! :) </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*This book was sent to me by
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The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-21252615583576817982013-05-05T11:19:00.002-07:002013-05-05T11:19:39.139-07:00My own Book Jar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This idea of making my own book jar came from these two booktubers (<a href="http://youtu.be/CWZf6IkvV2g" target="_blank">one</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBL5MHUSTYI&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">two</a>). I picked 25 titles of books I want to read this year, and I put them in the jar! Every time I won't be able to decide what I want to read, I'll draw a title.</div>
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The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-12868667359716361202013-05-02T10:42:00.002-07:002013-07-24T08:46:48.008-07:00Page to Screen Challenge!My friend Gill over <a href="http://gillybean65.livejournal.com/" target="_blank">@ livejournal</a> started this <i>Page to Screen</i> challenge! Basically you have to read the book and then watch the movie adaptation (or vice versa). You can choose how many books/movies you want to challenge yourself to complete. Since it's I already have a lot of challenges going on this year (reading and others), I only challenged myself to read/watch 10. Rereads count, and I will link to the reviews when possible :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">From January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2013</span> (6/10)<br />
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01. <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>: <strike>READ </strike>| WATCHED<br />
02. <i>A Clash of Kings</i>: <strike>READ </strike>| <strike>WATCHED </strike>(s2)<br />
03. <i>Warm Bodies</i>: <strike>READ </strike>| <strike>WATCHED</strike><br />
04.<i> The Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy</i>: READ | <strike>WATCHED</strike><br />
05. <i>Coraline</i>: <strike>READ </strike>| <strike>WATCHED</strike><br />
06.<i> Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief:</i> <strike>READ </strike>| <strike>WATCHED</strike><br />
07. <i>The Invention of Hugo Cabret:</i> <strike>READ </strike>| WATCHED<br />
08. <i>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban:</i> <strike>READ </strike>| <strike>WATCHED</strike><br />
09. <i>Percy Jackson & the Sea of Monsters: </i><strike>READ </strike>| WATCHED<br />
10. <i>It's Kind of a Funny Story:</i> <strike>READ </strike>| <strike>WATCHED</strike><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Last updated: July<span style="font-size: x-small;">24th</span>, 2013</span></i>The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-58114913255791889802013-04-30T13:44:00.000-07:002013-04-30T13:44:09.715-07:00Review | Empire State a Love Story (or not) by Jason Shiga<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I must admit before I go on with this review that I only
discovered graphic novels a little while ago, and thus my review can be totally
off. I will be also using a lot of invented words, just because I can.</div>
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This book was suggested to me by one of my friends, when I
asked for recommendations on my blog. She told me I couldn’t go wrong with this
title, and boy was she right! I absolutely loved it!</div>
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Before I go into the plot, let me tell you that the book
cover is absolutely beautiful. I want a copy just so I can look at it more
often.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Empire State</i> is
the story of Jimmy, a total geek from Oklahoma who is totally oblivious to the
excitement of living spontaneously. Overprotected by his mother (she still
manages his finances!), he does not feel the need to get out of this <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">comforting</i> routine. That is, until the
day when his best friend, the girl he loves (or not) moves to Brooklyn to work
in a publishing company. After a while Jimmy, who at first couldn’t understand
Sara’s desire to leave Oakland, decides to go on an adventure to New York City
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">“Empire State tells a heartfelt story about love, jealousy, and
desperation. It offers definite proof that math geniuses like author Jason
Shiga actually have souls.”</span></i></div>
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In my <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">newbie-ness</i>,
it took me a while to understand that when the drawings where in the shades of
red it meant that it was in the past, like flashbacks, and that the blue was in
the present. I was really confused at first, but once I figured it out, I was
in love with the writing and drawing styles!</div>
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Even though the art is really simple, I thought it
represented really well the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">geekiness</i>
of their world. The text/illustration ration was, in my opinion, really well
balanced; it was definitely a great first graphic novel read!</div>
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I certainly recommend it to all the geeky graphic novel
lovers and I can’t wait to get my hands on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Meanwhile</i>,
Shiga’s first book.</div>
The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-66114327264644735422013-04-30T10:41:00.000-07:002013-04-30T10:41:28.581-07:00The BBC Big Read List<div style="text-align: justify;">
At the start of the year, I made a list of 30 things I'd like to accomplish before turning 30 and reading all of the books on the Big Read List is one of them. I think I read about 20 so far which means I have about 80 to go. EEP! </div>
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Here's the list. Bold means I've read it! Italic that I own a copy!<br />
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<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1. Pride and Prejudice,
Jane Austen</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">2. The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien</span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">3. Jane
Eyre, Charlotte Bronte</span></span><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">4. Harry Potter series, JK
Rowling </span></strong><br />
<i><span class="apple-style-span">5. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee</span></i><br />
<strong><s><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">6. The Bible</span></s><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">**</span></strong><br />
<i><strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">7. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte</span></strong></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">8. Nineteen
Eighty-Four, George Orwell</b></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">9. His Dark
Materials, Philip Pullman</b></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">10. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">11. Little Women, Louisa M
Alcott</span></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">12. Tess of the d’Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">13. Catch-22, Joseph Heller</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">14. Complete Works of Shakespeare</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">15. Rebecca, Daphne Du Maurier</span><br />
<i><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">16.
The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien</span></span></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">17. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks</span><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">18. Catcher in the Rye, JD
Salinger</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">19. The Time Traveler’s Wife,
Audrey Niffenegger</span></strong><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">20. Middlemarch, George Eliot</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">21. Gone With The Wind, Margaret Mitchell</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">22. The Great
Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald</b></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">23. Bleak House, Charles Dickens</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">24. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy</span><br />
<i><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">25. The
Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams</span></span></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">26. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">27. Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">28. Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck</span><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">29. Alice in Wonderland, Lewis
Carroll</span></strong><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">30. The
Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame</b></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">31. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">32. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens</span><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">33. Chronicles of Narnia, CS
Lewis</span></strong><br />
<i><strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">34. Emma, Jane Austen</span></strong><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">35. Persuasion, Jane Austen</span></i><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">36. The Lion, The Witch and The
Wardrobe, CS Lewis</span></strong><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">37. The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">38. Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernières</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">39. Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">40. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne</span><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">41. Animal Farm, George Orwell</span></strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">42. The Da Vinci Code,
Dan Brown</span></strong></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">43. One Hundred Years of Solitude, Gabriel Garcia
Marquez</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">44. A Prayer for Owen Meaney, John Irving</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">45. The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins</span><br />
<i><span class="apple-style-span">46. Anne of Green Gables, LM Montgomery</span></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">47. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy</span><br />
<i><span class="apple-style-span">48. The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood</span><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">49. Lord of the Flies, William Golding</span></strong></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">50. Atonement, Ian McEwan</span><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">51. Life of Pi, Yann Martel</span></strong><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">52. Dune, Frank Herbert</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">53. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons</span><br />
<i><strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">54. Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen</span></strong></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">56. The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafon</span><br />
<i><span class="apple-style-span">57. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">58. Brave
New World, Aldous Huxley</span></span><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">59. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mark Haddon</span></strong></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">60. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel Garcia
Marquez</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><b>61. Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck</b></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">62. Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">63. The Secret History, Donna Tartt</span><br />
<i><strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">64. The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold</span></strong></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">65. Count of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">66. On The Road, Jack Kerouac</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">67. Jude the Obscure, Thomas Hardy</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">68.
Bridget Jones’s Diary, Helen Fielding</span></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">69. Midnight’s Children, Salman Rushdie</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">70. Moby Dick, Herman Melville</span><br />
<i><span class="apple-style-span">71. Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">72. Dracula, Bram Stoker</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">73. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett</span></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">74. Notes From A Small Island, Bill Bryson</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">75. Ulysses, James Joyce</span><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">76. The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath</span></strong><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">77. Swallows and Amazons, Arthur Ransome</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">78. Germinal, Emile Zola</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">79. Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">80. Possession, AS Byatt</span><br />
<i><span class="apple-style-span">81. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens</span></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">82. Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell</span><br />
<strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">83. The Color Purple, Alice Walker</span></strong><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">84. The Remains of the Day, Kazuo Ishiguro</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">85. Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">86. A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">87.
Charlotte’s Web, EB White</b></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">88. The Five People You Meet In Heaven, Mitch
Albom</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">89. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">90. The Faraway Tree Collection, Enid Blyton</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">91. Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">92. The
Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery</b></span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">93. The Wasp Factory, Iain Banks</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">94. Watership Down, Richard Adams</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">95. A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">96. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">97. The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas</span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">98. Hamlet,
William Shakespeare</b></span><br />
<i><strong><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">99. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl</span></strong></i><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">100. Les Misérebles, Victor Hugo.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: x-small;">** I don't plan on reading the Bible. </span> </span></span></div>
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Rallumer les étoiles est la suite de la trilogie Marie-Tempête. L’histoire
débute 16 ans après que Marie-Lune donne son <i>moustique </i>en adoption. </span></div>
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<span lang="FR-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;">La série
est divisée en deux volumes – à la bibliothèque il y a deux parties, bien que
je crois qu’il existe une publication en un seul roman – et l’histoire est en
fait une quête de réponses aux questions que se posent Marie-Lune, ainsi que
Grabriel.</span></div>
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<span lang="FR-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;">Marie-Lune
ressent un besoin grandissant de savoir ce que son fils est devenu, s’il est
bien et heureux. Il y a un vide en elle, et ne sait comment le combler. Elle a
fait des démarches pour entrer en contact avec les parents adoptifs avec qui
elle s’était si bien entendue 16 ans plus tôt, mais est surprise lorsqu’elle reçoit
une réponse négative de la part de Claire, lui demandant de ne plus les
contacter.</span></div>
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<span lang="FR-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;">De son
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pourra jamais savoir qui il est vraiment sans rencontrer ses parents
biologiques. Il entreprend donc<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>des
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<span lang="FR-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;">Le roman
est écrit pour les adolescents, mais puisque la série Marie-Tempête fut parue
un bon 10 ans plus tôt il aurait été bien qu’elle soit écrite pour les adultes.
J’ai lu la trilogie alors que j’avais 13 ans et donc, je suppose que la
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<span lang="FR-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: FR-CA;">Le style d’écriture
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The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-26651936199819572762013-04-28T17:10:00.001-07:002013-04-28T17:10:41.500-07:00A message that made my day!This might come across as a fangirl post, and it totally is! The author of <i>Swallow </i>messaged <i>ME </i>on good<b>reads</b> to thank me for my review! <br />
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It took me a while to realize what was happening, and then I felt this excitement bubbling up and eeeeep! Also I was kind of self-conscious about my writing, ahah! But yeah! That's so wonderful! I'm going to pick up <i>Cleavage </i>tomorrow!<br />
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<br />The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-67377057338159842882013-04-28T06:12:00.000-07:002013-04-28T06:12:20.008-07:00Review | Swallow by Theanna Bischoff<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I found this book sitting on the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">new arrival</i> shelf at the National
Library and Archives of Quebec on one gorgeous Sunday. I was taking my sister
there; another one of my attempts to try and get her to like books… (Mission
failed, but I won’t give up.) The beautiful cover caught my eye, and then the
title, so simple, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Swallow</i>. </div>
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I had never heard of the author,
Theanna Bischoff, but when I saw she was a Canadian author, I couldn’t resist
and check it out from the library, even though I have a mountain of books on my
nightstand. It’s nice to read books about places you know.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Swallow</i> is, as the cover mentions, “a touching and poignant tribute
to sisterhood”. With an absent father and their mother constantly ill, sisters
Darcy and Carly Nolan were forced to rely on each other growing up. While
unpredictable Carly bounced around, her life's direction uncertain, Darcy fell
in love, went to University, and moved to another province. When nineteen-year-old
Carly unexpectedly kills herself, Darcy is left to carry the burden of their
childhood memories forward alone. The pain of these memories overwhelms Darcy
as she struggles to unravel her own feelings of guilt, and to make sense of her
sister's death--as an act of destruction, of misery, but also of love.</div>
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The writing style was absolutely
delightful. I had read a few YA novels before this one, and the elegance of the
writing was welcome. The story is told in one of those sad and nostalgic tons,
with a tinge of regret. Something I really enjoy. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“If swallows mate for life, where was its partner? Would it mourn
forever, like Papi? What happened when part of you was gone forever?”</i></div>
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Darcy goes back and forth into
her memories, sometimes she’s in the present, sometimes in the past. The pace
of the book isn’t slow, even though you could feel it is. It’s just laden with
sadness (in a good way) and it flows really well. I can’t remember any long and
unnecessary descriptions.</div>
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I could relate a lot to her life,
and so this book brought back a lot of memories. It was definitely an emotional
read and I enjoyed every pages of it. The length was also perfect. Not too
heavy, not to short.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Our childhood photo albums seemed to suggest, not necessarily inaccurately,
that we’d raised ourselves.”</i></div>
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I highly recommend <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Swallow</i> to anyone who likes to read a good
book about dysfunctional families. This book is a testimony of pain and loss,
but also of hope. And that’s really what life is all about.</div>
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I will definitely be reading <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cleavage</i> by the same author.</div>
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The Hungry Booksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516602351573205822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3850387207795411008.post-5176763023463103802013-04-27T16:20:00.003-07:002013-04-27T16:20:50.353-07:00Introduction :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My name is Izza. 23. Girl from Canada. <b>Bookworm</b>. Dork. Fangirl. Habs fan. Insane. Coffee addict. Cat lover!</div>
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I'm a literature student, but I still don't know what I want to do! I speak French and English, so I may have bilingual reviews whenever I feel like it (meaning when I read a french book)! </div>
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I read pretty much everything. Some of my favorite authors are John Green, Marc Levy, Kathy Reichs and Theanna Bischoff. </div>
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Contact:</div>
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thehungrybookster@gmail.com</div>
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