“Words! Mere words! How terrible they were! How clear, and vivid and cruel! One could not escape from them. And yet what a subtle magic there was in them! They seemed to be able to give a plastic form to formless things, and to have a music of their own as sweet as that of the viol or lute. Mere words! Was there anything so real as words?”
Oscar Wilde in The Picture of Dorian Gray
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.
I’m on retreat this weekend, and I’ll look at all the wonderful words of your book reviews when I get back on Sunday. In the meantime, play nice and enjoy.
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Cool! I never got to be first before 🙂
I reviewed 2 books this week, an Ishiguro novel and a collection of songwriter Suzanne Vega’s writings. Thanks for hosting the review.
Thanks again! I’ve got another review this week. However, I’ve spelled “tsunami” wrong!
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I was busy this week. 🙂
Thank you for hosting. This is my first time here. What a wonderful collection of books to look through and find something to add to the ever growing wishlist.
Hi, Sherry. Thank you for hosting everyone. Lots of reviews to check out here!
I had an interesting experience this week with a book and music CD combo. I found the book Sky Burial and the music CD “Sister Drum” by Dadawa to be great companions.
Hello! I am doing a giveaway via my site for the book Silent in the Grave, Deanna Raybourn’s first novel and first in a series of Victorian mysteries featuring the Lady Julia Grey and Nicholas Brisbane. The novel came to me the same way, and I thought it was appropriate to pass it on. Please feel free to pop over and read the review, and if you’re interested just leave a comment before midnight Thursday to be entered in the drawing. (Hint: chances are good! I only have about seven entrants 🙂
Thanks, as always, for hosting the roundup!
Thanks for this great service. Sorry I messed up my entry and did it twice.