Posted in December 2011 …

Burning Books is a Horrible Idea

Set in a futuristic society where firemen start fires, Fahrenheit 451 delves into a time when books are banned; and burned when found. TVs take up multiple walls in homes and are the sole form of entertainment. No one questions this and all believe books are unnecessary and should be burned.  Until Guy Montag meets Clarisse, … Continue reading »

I love this time of year! (Random Post #3)

I love Christmas.  I love decorating and putting up a tree.  I love buying, wrapping and giving presents. I’m always happy this time of year.  This is my first Christmas living in my own place. And it will be nice for Mark and me to have our own Christmas morning together and start our own … Continue reading »

I Give Up

I just can’t get into The Shroud.  I’ve tried on more than one occasion.  There’s just way too much background information (more like an essay at some points) than I think is necessary.  For example, the two main characters are researching something on a computer and they only have a few minutes at most to … Continue reading »

Could You Imagine?

I’m new to this whole book blog review thing, so bear with me as I learn my way around it… I finished The Handmaid’s Tale last night. The story takes place at the end of the 20th century; specifics of the time and place are not given, but I believe it’s set in the 1990s … Continue reading »

So Many Book Challenges…Is There Enough Time??

While reading other book blogger posts, I came across this one. The author mentions a book challenge for 2012 that sounds really interesting and he put a link to another blogger’s post to get more information about it. So obviously, I clicked on that link, which led me to a blog called Sarah Reads Too Much. She … Continue reading »

A mini book marathon

In my last post I mentioned that I read four books over my week vacation.  It felt like a little marathon, how many books can I get through? I started out at the airport, bright and early, 6am.   I’ll just give brief synopses of the books, without giving too much away. I began with … Continue reading »

Home Sweet Home (Random Post #2)

Home Sweet Home (Random Post #2)

I’m back home Aruba was fun, but I’m happy to be home; cold weather and all!  We had great weather for the most part, did some shopping,  went to a water aerobics class a few mornings, took a free salsa dancing class, and did a whole day, self-guided tour of the island with Jeeps. We … Continue reading »