Review: Austenland by Shannon Hale

I have a confession to make.  I have never read Pride and Prejudice.  I have the book sitting on my bookshelf but I have never read it.  Still, I have seen the movie.  Especially the two disk BBC version starring Colin Firth.  My mother is in love with that particular version of the beautiful love [...]

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Sunday Salon 9/27/09

Happy Sunday everyone!  I am hoping that today will be a productive day for me as yesterday was not.  I got halfway through Austenland after watching Bridget Jones Diary.  I think watching a movie with Colin Firth really got me in the mood for this book because once I started reading it, I found it [...]

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Morning Meanderings 9/26/09

Morning meanderings is a daily meme brought to you by Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through a World of Books.  It’s a forum for me to discuss books and other things while I sip my daily allotment of caffeine. Today’s Morning Meandering I find myself with a venti iced chai instead of the usual nonfat [...]

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Morning Meaderings 9/25/09

Good morning everyone.  Although to some, it might be afternoon already.  This is going to be a new feature that I hope to incorporate into my blog.  As you all know, it’s very difficult for me to keep up with reading and reviewing during the school year so there might be days where I throw [...]

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Sunday Salon 9/20

Happy Sunday again everyone.  Sorry I have been extremely MIA this last week.  My excuse this week?  Preparation for move in, which was this weekend.  Yes, my residents are finally here!  Preparing for their arrival has been BRUTAL.  I have gotten very little sleep as I checked their rooms, did heaps of paperwork, prepared bulletin [...]

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