-Anna
It's nearing the end of February and I realized I have only read two books this month. So sad. I admit Hemingway put a clog in my reading machine. Maybe this weekend I can sneak in some more reading time and fit in three books read.
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
332 pages; written in 1929
A story that has been summarized as a tragic romance between an American soldier and a British nurse set during the First World War. It was this novel that propelled Hemingway as an author to the forefront of American literature.
Check back soon for the Sage Room reviews of A Farewell to Arms.
-Erin
Because when I'm really sad I like to say I'm in the "depths of despair" and I know that others who love Anne with an e the way I do can relate.
-Lisa
A super fun read if you're eleven. Absolutely deserving of the Newberry Medal. To me, it felt a bit more juvenile than some of the others that hold that honor, but it makes no claims to be written for adults! It was certainly well-planned and well-written, and my teacher's heart would love to read it aloud to fourth-graders or read and discuss it with seventh-graders. Don't think I would recommend it for adults, though.
-Anna
OhHoOh! I could not help a squeal (okay maybe 3 or 4 squeals) of excitement when I saw the cover for The Final Book of The Hunger Games.
Release date: 8.24.10
http://www.scholastic.com/thehungergames/
-Anna
Because I like to laugh-out-loud.
P.G. Wodehouse, you hit my funny bone every time!
-Anna
My goal for this year is to wrap up each month's books while they are still fresh in my mind, instead of waiting until the end of the year and trying to remember.
So in January, I read...
-Erin
I really liked this book. My only regret is that I wasn't 10 years old when I first read it. Now that couldn't be possible of course because it was written just last year. But what if I could travel back in time? Then I could read it when I was 10 and I am most certain it would have been one of my favorite books ever.
It would have introduced me to an elementary version of time travel long before I ever watched LOST and got totally screwed in the head. It would have showed me a girl I could relate to. A girl who needed a best friend, missed her best friend and didn't like other people reading her books. A girl who needed to grow up just a little and a girl who adored her mother.
It would have been one I read again and again. And yet at um, not 10 years old, I still thoroughly enjoyed it. It left me feeling refreshed and smiling and it only took about an hour to finish.
-Erin
I have an ongoing list of goals I hope to accomplish this year. Among those are...
starting a record collection
building a fort
and reading the Federalist Papers again
There I said it out loud. Now I've added a level of accountability.
And while we primarily read fiction here at the Sage Room, it seemed worthy of note to let you know I'm going to read the Federalist Papers again. I work in politics and what with all that is going on in our country I needed to go back to my foundation. And this is where I landed.
I'll let you know how it goes. It will be weird reading them without knowing I'm going to be quizzed or called upon in class.
-Erin
To escape. Some days more than others, I need to escape reality and find myself immersed in another world. Today might be one of those days.
-Anna
So, I've noticed a button on my library's website - audio book downloads - for a while now, but until yesterday, I'd never taken the time to actually find out if yes, indeed, audio books are only a click away.
They are! Last night I downloaded When You Reach Me and listened happily for a half hour, remembering again why I like this book.
Just another reason why the library is cool!
-Anna
Paper. Font. Inky smell. Colorful covers. Small paperbacks. Heavy hardbacks. Shiny, smooth, rough, thick pages.
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