Reason #7
>> Tuesday, February 9, 2010
-Anna
Because I like to laugh-out-loud.
P.G. Wodehouse, you hit my funny bone every time!
In January
>> Friday, February 5, 2010
-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...
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman - I like Gaiman's writing style. This book is a little younger than YA, but it has some fun and ghostly elements that I enjoyed.
- In the Woods by Tana French - Really liked French's writing and character development. However (in case you missed my earlier post), I was disappointed with the conclusion of the book.
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer - I have seen this book on library shelves, book store displays, internet book sites, and for some reason I am just now reading it. What can I say, but that I liked it, and yeah, I'll be getting the next book in the series.
- Beastly by Alex Flinn - modern day, teenie soap version of Beauty and the Beast. It had some entertaining elements, and if I was 14, I'd probably love it, but it's not a book that transcends age for me.
- A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle - L'Engle is one of those authors I know about, read, love, and then forget about for awhile. Reading When You Reach Me, put her back on my radar, and honestly I think enjoyed this book more after reading When You Reach Me.
When You Reach Me - E's Review
>> Thursday, February 4, 2010
-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.
Goals of sorts.
>> Wednesday, February 3, 2010
-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.
Reason #6
>> Tuesday, February 2, 2010
-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.
The Library on My Computer
-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!
Reason #5
>> Monday, February 1, 2010
-Anna
Paper. Font. Inky smell. Colorful covers. Small paperbacks. Heavy hardbacks. Shiny, smooth, rough, thick pages.
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