Monthly Archives: February 2011

Your week in books #7

Most of you guts probably already know this, but there is a “The Great Gatsby” game on the Internet made to look like an old NES/Family Computer game. I haven’t actually read “The Great Gatsby” yet, but the game sure … Continue reading

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Book review: Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s “Red Riding Hood”

To be honest, the only reason I even thought of picking up this book was because of the trailer. I’m the easiest person to market stuff to: just mention that there’s going to be some shirtless boys with accents in … Continue reading

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Book to movie review: “I Am Number Four”

Thanks to the lovely Meann, I was able to catch an advanced screening of “I Am Number Four”, the first leading role for Alex Pettyfer’s abs. As the readers of this blog know, I wasn’t exactly a fan of the … Continue reading

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Your week in books #6

Margaret K. McElderry, publisher of such young adult books like Susan Cooper’s “The Dark Is Rising” series, died on Valentine’s Day at her Manhattan home. She was 98 years old. (Source) They’re going to make a TV film of J.K. … Continue reading

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Book review: Emma Donoghue’s “Room”

The past week has been a little hectic, which is why the reviews have been few and far between. It doesn’t look like it’s going to let up anytime soon, but I’ll try my best to sneak in a few … Continue reading

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Book review: Becca Fitzpatrick’s “Hush, Hush”

Want to know what I found out this morning? This is what I found out. If you’re too lazy to click on the link, it’s a campaign to get “Hush, Hush” author Becca Fitzpatrick over here to our fair islands. … Continue reading

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Your week in books #5

Those dirty Georgian era publishers! Turns out that the book “The Works of the Earls of Rochester and Roscommon” — which ran to 20 editions — was so popular back in those days only partly because of the “serious” poetry … Continue reading

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Book review: Chinggay Labrador’s “Popped”

I don’t think anyone can accuse me of having any anti-KPop bias. When KPop supergroup Super Junior came around these parts last year, I was right there in the mosh pit with friends, screaming it out with everyone else and … Continue reading

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Your week in books #4

Egypt has been on everybody’s mind, and deservedly so. As the country descends into chaos and we hear about ancient artifacts being desecrated, it’s nice to see that there are still people who still value books and knowledge despite all … Continue reading

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Book review: Tara Sering’s “Between Dinner and the Morning After”

I’ve got a really busy day ahead — paying bills, figuring out housing loans, talking to real estate peeps — so I thought of putting up this old review I did of Summit Book’s “Between Dinner and the Morning After”. … Continue reading

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