Category Archives: book review

Book Reviews

Posted on September 7, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

A bumper crop, ‘cos I forgot that I was doing this! Luckily for you, the long gap between finishing the books and writing these reviews means that they will all be relatively brief. First up is Water For Elephants, by … Continue reading →

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Another book meme

Posted on July 29, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Tagged by Mad Hatter! I’ll steal her colour scheme too: Books I’ve read are in bold, books I started but never quite finished are in blue, and books I have read multiple times are in red. I’ll also steal EcoGeoFemme’s … Continue reading →

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Books meme

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As seen at Unbalanced Reaction and elsewhere “What we have here is the top 106 books most often marked as “unread” by LibraryThing’s users. As in, they sit on the shelf to make you look smart or well-rounded. Bold the … Continue reading →

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Book review – My Sister’s Keeper

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Oof, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? I have actually read a couple of books since my last review, but I’ve been lazy about the corresponding blog updates. So what’s it to be – fiction or non-fiction? I think I’ll … Continue reading →

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Book Review

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

“Behind the Scenes at the Museum” by Kate Atkinson. 10/10. Kate Atkinson RULES. After reading her last two novels recently (reviewed briefly here), I went straight to Amazon to order all of her older books. (I’d read them all before, … Continue reading →

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Book Review Times Two

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Two today – one badly written book with an interesting theme, and one wonderfully written book on a topic I couldn’t get all that excited about. “Angels and Demons” by Dan Brown: 5.5/10 This guy can’t write* and needs to … Continue reading →

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Book reviews – The Kite Runner and archives

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve moved these from the sidebar into the main body of the blog after I realised that people are actually reading them. Here are the last few from the archives, plus a new one. Currently reading:“Angels and Demons” by Dan … Continue reading →

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