The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe My rating: 4 of 5 stars First… you must read the introductory stanza from Edgar Allan Poe‘s famous poem, The Raven. And then I’ll provide a short review: Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint andContinue Reading
The Witches by Roald Dahl My rating: 4 of 5 stars Roald Dahl is in my top 3 of favorite children’s authors. I had read a few of his books as a child, but most of my exposure occurred as a young adult and while in college. The Witches wasContinue Reading
Rich: having a great deal of money or assets; wealthy It seems I now wake up with the 365 Daily Challenge as the first thing on my mind. How interesting in both a good and a bad way. Today, I waffled between “rich” and another characteristic, which I will save forContinue Reading
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dan Brown is one of my favorite authors. I know there are several of my online and in-person (sounds so weird!) friends who disagree, but ultimately… you have to acknowledge the amount of time and dedication he putsContinue Reading
Smokin’ Seventeen by Janet Evanovich My rating: 4 of 5 stars Stephanie Plum certainly has a lot of people in her life who want to tell her what to do. I’m not sure I’d handle it as well as she does… and she doesn’t always handle it well. But that’sContinue Reading
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams My rating: 3 of 5 stars From what I can tell, I’m not in the majority when it comes to rating The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. I’m giving it a 3, which means I still liked it…Continue Reading
My rating: 3 of 5 stars to Charles Brokaw‘s novel, The Atlantis Code. I was flying to LA for a work trip, leaving from my office in NYC, and realized I forgot to bring a book before I left home. At the airport, I checked a few novels out at theContinue Reading
My rating: 3 of 5 stars to Jeffrey Eugenides‘s The Marriage Plot. My book club selected this a few years ago, given they had all previously read Middlesex and The Virgin Suicides before I joined. I’ve since moved and not with that book club anymore, but I keep in touch withContinue Reading
Spiritual: relating to religious belief or affecting the human spirit or soul as opposed to material or physical things As I awoke this morning, my mind drifted to today’s topic, first focusing on the count of days. When I determined it was day 40, something about the 40 days of lentContinue Reading
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars Every so often, I select a Young Adult book to read. After I read the Hunger Games, I had to finish the trilogy… I mean, how could you not, right? Let’s back up a bit… I love challenges. IContinue Reading