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The Camel Bookmobile, Masha Hamilton

jennysbooks wrote 1 month ago: Recommended by: Read-Warbler This book is about an American librarian who brings books to rural Afri … more →

Tags: Books that left me completely uninterested, Recommended by someone else's website

Giles Goat-Boy, John Barth

jennysbooks wrote 2 months ago: This book and I got off to a rocky start. Last time I was at the library, I picked up a bunch of bo … more →

Tags: Heard about in another book, Books I didn't care for

Pulitzer Prize Reality Check – Junot Díaz’s ‘The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao’ – Books I Didn’t Finish3 comments

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 3 months ago: The latest in a series of occasional posts on winners of or finalists for major prizes and whether t … more →

Tags: Book Awards, Novels, Books, Book Reviews, Fiction, New Jersey, Junot Diaz, Dominican-Americans

The Chatham School Affair, Thomas H. Cook3 comments

jennysbooks wrote 6 months ago: Meh. Everyone kept comparing other books to The Chatham School Affair with favorable-sounding opinio … more →

Saturday, by Ian McEwan

jennysbooks wrote 7 months ago: Okay, I didn’t pick this up wholly at random, but it was the only Ian McEwan book at the libra … more →

Tags: Picked up at random

A Pittsburgh Lawyer Tries to Play Through His ‘Midlife Crisis’ in Philip Beard’s Golf Novel, ‘Lost in the Garden’ (Books I Didn’t Finish)2 comments

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 8 months ago: Maybe the golfer in bunny ears on the cover should have been the tip-off Title: Lost in the Garden: … more →

Tags: Novels, Arts, Blogroll, Book Reviews, Books, Culture, Fiction, Golf, Lawyers

Melusine, by Sarah Monette1 comment

jennysbooks wrote 8 months ago: Recommended by: http://poodlerat.bellonae.com/ I felt mad cheated with this book. I went to this gi … more →

Tags: Books I loathed, Recommended by someone else's website, Angels in America, Fantasy, incest and rape, melusine, Poodlerat, rubbish protagonists, Sarah Monette

D.H. Lawrence's 'Sons and Lovers' (Books I Didn't Finish)8 comments

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 10 months ago: The latest in an occasional series of posts on books I didn’t finish and why I didn’t finish the … more →

Tags: Classics, Novels, 20th Century Literature, Arts, Book Reviews, Books, Culture, d h lawrence, English Literature

Gary Taubes's ‘Good Calories, Bad Calories’ (Books I Didn’t Finish)10 comments

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 10 months ago:   The latest in a series of occasional posts on books I didn’t finish and why I didn’t fini … more →

Tags: nonfiction, Book Reviews, Books, Diet, Fitness, Food, Gary Taubes, health, Low-Carbohydrate Diets

Bob Tarte's ‘Fowl Weather,’ a Memoir of Country Life With 39 Animals (Books I Didn't Finish)

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: The latest in an occasional series of posts on books I didn’t finish and why I didn’t Ti … more →

Tags: Memoirs, nonfiction, animals, Book Reviews, Books, Chickens, Country Life, Michigan Authors, Reading

Harry Potter and the Critic Who Gave Up (Books I Didn’t Finish)4 comments

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: The latest in an occasional series of posts on books I didn’t finish and why I didn’t Title: Har … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Young-Adult, Bestsellers, Book Reviews, Books, british authors, Children, Harry Potter, JK Rowling

'Fairfield Porter: A Life in Art' (Books I Didn’t Finish)2 comments

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: This is the latest in an occasional series of posts on why I didn’t finish certain books Title: Fa … more →

Tags: Biography, nonfiction, Art, Artists, Book Reviews, Books, Culture, Fairfield Porter, Painters

‘Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat’ (Books I Didn’t Finish)

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: Maybe this is how the new Miss Universe stays thin? Title: Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat: S … more →

Tags: Asian American, HOW TO?, Novels, aging, Book Reviews, Books, cooking, Cuisine, Diet

National Book Critics Circle Award and Man Booker Prize Reality Check, Kiran Desai's 'The Inheritance of Loss' (Books I Didn't Finish)

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: This is the third in an occasional series of posts on whether the winners and finalists for major bo … more →

Tags: Novels, Book Awards, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Kiran Desai, Man Booker Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, nepal

Pulitzer Prize Reality Check #2: 2007 Fiction Finalist, Alice McDermott’s ‘After This’ (Books I Didn’t Finish)2 comments

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: This is the second in an occasional series of posts on whether the winners and finalists for the Pul … more →

Tags: Book Awards, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Novels, Pulitzer Prizes, Reading

Julia Hansen Tries the World's Most Bizarre Method of Quitting Smoking: Books I Didn’t Finish, #4

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: Can I bum a radiator and 72-foot chain from you? Title: A Life in Smoke: A Memoir. By Julia Hansen. … more →

Tags: Memoirs

Tom Brady, Interrupted: Books I Didn’t Finish, #3

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: Third in an occasional series of posts that explains why I didn’t finish certain books Title … more →

Tags: Biography

The Creators of Madeline, Curious George, Mike Mulligan and Other Beloved Children’s Book Characters Talk About Their Work: Books I Didn’t Finish, #2

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: Second in an occasional series of posts that explains why I didn’t finish certain books Titl … more →

Tags: Children's Books

Books I Didn't Finish #1: Lisey's Story by Stephen King2 comments

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom wrote 1 year ago: First in an occasional series that explains why I didn’t finish certain books Title: Lisey’s Sto … more →

Tags: Novels


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