Day Six: A book that makes you cry The MasterHarper of Pern by Anne McCaffrey. There are a lot of books that make me cry. I could have filled this particular day with a few more. Particularly Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, but I figure Harry Potter is already so well-known thatContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Six”
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30 Day Book Challenge: Day Five
Day Five: A non-fiction book that you actually enjoyed The Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works by Roger Highfield. First of all, I have to get up on my high horse about how this question insinuates that non-fiction books are not enjoyable. I’ve read heaps. I went to University. I’m so used toContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Five”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Four
Day Four: A book that reminds you of home. The Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell What can I say about this magnificent talking horse book? I suppose it’s not exactly a children’s book, although it’s certainly rated G… or maybe PG because of the violence of the fighting stallions. It’s a very realistic portrayal ofContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Four”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Three
Day Three: A Book that completely surprised you Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Northanger Abbey was often published in the same volume as Persuasion, both being the final novels of Austen. It’s a self-referential Gothic novel starring a Gothic fiction obsessed Catherine Morland who goes to Bath for social engagements and ends up staying withContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Three”
30 Day Book Challenge: Day Two
Day Two: Your Least Favourite Book Professor Midnight by Lynn Santa and Peter Andrew Wright This is simply the worst book I have ever read. I wrote a review for it and posted it under a different name on Amazon in 2006. The other reviewers seemed to have read a different book, for they allContinue reading “30 Day Book Challenge: Day Two”
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