Voting is now open at the Book Blogger Appreciation Week Awards.

Books I Done Read Raych on movies and books:
“I loved LOTR back when it was subversive and nerdy and I have impeccable, foresighted taste, and anyone who saw the movies first is no-wise a true fan.”
I so agree, and she loved The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and plans to read it to her children someday, when she has some. Other favorites of Raych: The Princess Bride, Rebecca, The Woman in White. I can sense a kindred spirit, even if some of her other favorites are not so much mine.

Hey Lady, Whatcha’ Readin’ To start off with, her review of The Lace Reader had me looking to see if the library was open on Labor Day. (It’s not, but the bookstore is.)
I also enjoyed reading Lady Trish’s Book Club interviews in whch she asks some members/leaders of successful books clubs some probing questions about how they do it.

The Boston Bibliophile Marie at Boston Bibliophile says: “I read and review literary fiction, Jewish-interest fiction and nonfiction, and graphic novels. I also report back on readings, literary events and bookstores and conduct interviews with authors.” I enjoyed reading her “defining post”, a review of Abraham Verghese’s Cutting for Stone. I liked that book, too.

Caribou’s Mom Caribou’s Mom used to participate in the Saturday Review of Books here at Semicolon regularly. She’s the one who introduced me to:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman.
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway.
And probably several others.

Rhapsody in Books Rhapsody saw things in Ingrid Law’s Savvy that I missed. It makes me want to re-read the book.
She also liked The School of Essential Ingredients, one of my best reads from last year.

After looking at all five blogs nominated, my vote goes to Caribou’s Mom for her insightful reviews and for her List of Lists, since I, too, love booklists.