Happy New Year to you all! I’m continuing on with my reading project this year. I did well last year reading a total of 12 books (12!). My first review for 2016 is supposedly a classic called The Stranger by Albert Camus. I read the translated English version (since I can’t read French). Marky Mark…
Reading Project 2015 – The Treasure Box & How To Live Forever #12
As this is my last write up for this year’s reading project, I am going to do two (very short but powerful and beautifully illustrated) children’s books. I was surprised (and glad) to see The Treasure Box by Margaret Wild & Freya Blackwood and How To Live Forever by Colin Thompson sitting side by side…
Reading Project 2015 – Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew – The Halloween Hoax #11
A change of pace for this month’s reading project. On our regular visit to the public library I decided to go to the junior section, where Mr6 usually frequents to pick his weekly reading and viewing. In there, I picked up this book by Carolyn Keene. It’s part of the Nancy Drew and the Clue…
Reading Project 2015 – The Langoliers (1st story from Four Past Midnight) #10
Well better late than never. I was meant to post this last month but alas life “busyness” took over instead. Anyway, I cheated a bit because I haven’t actually read this whole book by Stephen King. I bought this paperback Four Past Midnight years ago when all I wanted to read was anything written by America’s literary…
Reading Project 2015 – The Decision book: Fifty models for strategic thinking #9
This book was a serendipity find. I was in fact looking for a fictional book in my local library when I came across this beauty. I could have read it in one seating but I wanted to savour every detail and learning from it. So, I read it every morning at breakfast time. And what a great…
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