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Lady Audley’s Secret, by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Thistle

Sir Michael Audley of Audley Court falls in love with a young, penniless, beautiful woman with a secret past, and marries her. Meanwhile, George Talboys heads home from Australia after over three years abroad trying to find a fortune in … Continue reading →

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The Sorrows of Young Werther, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Thistle

I first read this book back in 2001, and it’s one of a handful of books from that year that I remember reading, but don’t remember a thing about. Now that I’ve reread it, I can see why. The book … Continue reading →

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Between, by Jessica Warman

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Thistle

Compared to the other two Jessica Warman books I’ve read, this one didn’t impress me as much. The concept was fantastic, if a bit like Lauren Oliver’s Before I Fall, and I was hooked by the story the whole time. … Continue reading →

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The Rules of Survival, by Nancy Werlin (audio)

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Thistle

This book was fantastic. It showed that abuse is not always necessarily just physical or sexual, and it also showed the difficulties that agencies like Child Protective Services have in cases of not-quite-as-clear-cut abuse. The performance, read by Daniel Passer, … Continue reading →

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The Omnivore’s Dilemma (& In Defense of Food), by Michael Pollan (audio)

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Thistle

I have never before read a book about how people eat, other than the one photography book that was more about sociology than food (Around the World in 80 Diets). I avoid food books on purpose, because many are political … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag, by Alan Bradley (audio)

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Thistle

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She Loves You, She Loves You Not, by Julie Anne Peters

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Thistle

Oh Julie Anne Peters, can I just say that I love you and wish I had your books back when I was a teen? Peters writes some of the best YA I’ve read, and hands-down the best GLBT YA I’ve … Continue reading →

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Cryer’s Cross, by Lisa McMann

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Thistle

I have a strange relationship with Lisa McMann. I read the whole Wake trilogy sometime over the last year, and for each book I came away with an identical impression: not terribly well-written, but very fun to read. They are … Continue reading →

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Around the World in 80 Diets, by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Thistle

Awhile back, Katie mentioned this book on her blog and I immediately ordered it from my library. It seemed like a fascinating book, a photographic look into the diets of 80 people from around the world, arranged in order of … Continue reading →

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The Last Little Blue Envelope, by Maureen Johnson

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Thistle

This is the sequel to Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes. What is it with series? Normally I avoid them whenever possible, but this summer I have been reading lots of sequels and third books, probably because I really enjoyed the opening … Continue reading →

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