A little before you go to sleep read something that is exquisite and worth remembering; and contemplate upon it till you fall asleep.”
Erasmus
Welcome to this week’s Saturday Review of Books. Here’s how it works. Find a review on your blog posted sometime this week of a book you’re reading or a book you’ve read. The review doesn’t have to be a formal sort of thing. You can just write your thoughts on a particular book, a few ideas inspired by reading the book, your evaluation, quotations, whatever.
Now post a link here to the specific post where you’ve written your book review. Don’t link to your main blog page because this kind of link makes it hard to find the book review, especially when people drop in later after you’ve added new content to your blog. In parentheses after your name, add the title of the book you’re reviewing. This addition will help people to find the reviews they’re most interested in reading.
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Thanks to everyone for reviewing, blogging, and linking.
Saturday Reviews: Alphabetical by Title. (an unfinished list)
Don’t forget to join in on the Saturday Review of Books Reading Challenge.
Thanks again, Sherry, for hosting SRB. I *listened* to Vanity Fair and Oliver Twist concurrently, an interesting comparison of styles.
Thanks Sherry!
This week we submit our chat about hot-off-the-presses: The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster–A Tale of Picky Eating. Our family loves it. Hope you do to!
Andrea
Sherry, I submitted my very short review of The Sea Chest. The book really resonated with many of my readers.
Sherry, this has been a heavy writing summer for me, so not as much time for reading these days. But when I do get a review posted, like this week’s A Thousand Splendid Suns, it’s a pleasure to connect with other reviewers here–thanks again!
Sherry, I always enjoy these review lists though I rarely comment. Thanks for providing the round-up spot!
Another YA novel post for me. I can’t wait to see what everyone else posts!
“Maniac Magee” is the 1991 Newbery award winner – one of my favorites so far! I can’t believe I’ve never read anything by Jerry Spinelli so far. Or that I thought I wouldn’t like it.
This week I read three mermaid books. I linked to Thora and the Green-Sea Unicorn by Gillian Johnson (I hope she writes a third.) and also to the latest book by Mitali Perkins, about a blogging daughter of a fictional presidential candidate. Thanks for hosting us, Sherry!
Who decides which books get press (Harry Potter) and which get censored? After all, censorship is becoming America’s favorite past-time. The US gov’t (and their corporate friends), already detain protesters, ban books like “America Deceived” from Amazon and Wikipedia, shut down Imus and fire 21-year tenured, BYU physics professor Steven Jones because he proved explosives, thermite in particular, took down the WTC buildings. Free Speech forever (especially for books).
Last link (before Google Books caves to pressure and drops the title):
http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?&isbn=0-595-38523-0
Sorry! Number 83 with only my name and number 84 are the same review. I didn’t realize how this worked at first. I compare two books with the same name.
Hello! I’m really enjoying your site. Found it accidentally, but I do love happy accidents. I linked to a sort of review-ish post from my blog. Hope it qualifies.
I just linked my review / commentary for the book, The Reluctant Disciplinarian by Gary Rubenstein. Hope y’all enjoy. Peace …