Middlemarch by George Eliot My rating: 4 of 5 stars Middlemarch was the May selection of Sisters Book Club. Follow the link to join the discussion about June’s book, The Sibling Effect by Jeffrey … Continue reading Middlemarch by George Eliot
The first day of each month, I’m posting a summary of what I read the previous month and what I plan to read in the coming month. I would love … Continue reading Bookends: May 2014
Well, it’s been quite a month, hasn’t it? Spending time with Dorothea and Casaubon, Celia and Sir Chettam, the inimitable Mrs. Cadwallader, and the (almost) too-kind-to-believe Garths has been so … Continue reading Middlemarch Wrap-Up and The Sibling Effect Kick-Off!
As we’re wrapping up our month of Middlemarch, it seems like a good time to start thinking about next month’s book. For June, my sister and I decided to go … Continue reading Sisters Book Club June 2014: The Sibling Effect
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis My rating: 4 of 5 stars This might sound silly, but this book reminded me that ten-year-old boys are still children. I have … Continue reading Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
We’ve come to the end of the third week of Sisters Book Club’s Middlemarch read, and I’m pleased to report that I have finally caught up with the reading checkpoint for … Continue reading Middlemarch Week 3 Check-In!
We’re two weeks into the Sisters Book Club reading of Middlemarch! According to the schedule, that means we’ve all read through Book IV. Except for me. I’m still in Book … Continue reading Middlemarch Week 2 Check-In!
Well, the Classics Club posted the Lucky Spin Number this morning, and it’s…#1! Which means I’ll be reading Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist by July 7th. And here’s my entire Spin List … Continue reading Classics Spin #6 Results (and a song I like)
It’s time for Classics Spin #6, and I’m getting my list in under the wire! I went the lazy way this time…I’m just recycling my list from Classics Spin #5 … Continue reading Classics Spin #6
Hey there, Sisters Book Clubbers! How are you enjoying Middlemarch? I confess, I’ve not finished Book II yet, but I’m close, and I’m confident I can catch up over the … Continue reading Middlemarch Week 1 Check-in
My sister and I have been a little disorganized about Sisters Book Club the past few months, but now that she’s done teaching for the summer, we’re going to try and put … Continue reading Sisters Book Club May Selection: Middlemarch
I received this book from LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program.This is an incredible novel. Francis-Sharma has a light touch with complex characters, leading the reader gently through two decades in the … Continue reading ‘Til the Well Runs Dry by Lauren Francis-Sharma
Imperfect Happiness 