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“The Tales of Beedle the Bard” by J.K. Rowling

I received the beautiful special collector’s edition of J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard from Tony as a Christmas present.  This edition is comprised of a beautiful leather hollow book that… more →

Steph and Tony Investigate

Reading 2008: A Year In Review — 6 comments

Steph & Tony Investigate! wrote 4 years ago: Wheee! I'm my own longitudinal study! 2008 was ostensibly my best reading year in a long while, … more →

Tags: Books, Steph, I am a Geek, Obsessions, stats, Best Books, worst books, Year End Review, line graph

"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" by J.K. Rowling

Steph & Tony Investigate! wrote 4 years ago: I received the beautiful special collector’s edition of J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard … more →

Tags: Books, Steph, JK Rowling, Harry Potter Series, The tales of Beedle the bard, Collectors Edition, stupid amazon!

"Pardonable Lies" by Jacqueline Winspear — 1 comment

Steph & Tony Investigate! wrote 4 years ago: I’ve mentioned before that one of my literary vices is mystery novels set in England, generally duri … more →

Tags: Books, Steph, 4 out of 5, Mystery, Series, Comfort Read, lady detectives, Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear

“All the Names” by José Saramago — 2 comments

Steph & Tony Investigate! wrote 4 years ago: Here's a name for this book: awesome! As I mentioned in my recent entry regarding obsessive book … more →

Tags: Books, Steph, 4 out of 5, all the names, José Saramago, portuguese writer, Nobel Prize winner, to re-read, magical realism

"Fieldwork" by Mischa Berlinski — 2 comments

Steph & Tony Investigate! wrote 4 years ago: This is a book I had heard snippets of good things about in the big old book blog world.  I was suff … more →

Tags: Books, Steph, Mystery, 3 out of 5, Contemporary Literature, Stephen King, Fieldwork, Mischa Berlinski, Missionaries

Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

Steph & Tony Investigate! wrote 4 years ago: Is there anything better to read than a Harry Potter book when one is laid up in bed sick with the f … more →

Tags: Books, Steph, Kid Lit, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Series, re-read, Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, 5 out of 5

"Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince" by JK Rowling — 4 comments

Steph & Tony Investigate! wrote 4 years ago: Oooh... gilt edges! After my last reading disaster, I decided I needed to read something that would … more →

Tags: Books, Steph, Kid Lit, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince, Series, re-read, Comfort Read

"The Accidental" by Ali Smith — 2 comments

Steph & Tony Investigate! wrote 4 years ago: Yikes. There are evidently people out there who really liked this book. Those people are not me. The … more →

Tags: Books, Steph, so bad it's... bad, 1.5 out of 5, Stream of Consciousness, haaaaate

"The Basic Eight" by Daniel Handler — 1 comment

Steph & Tony Investigate! wrote 4 years ago: I get the croquet, but not why all the cover images are so pixelated! This is a book that I picked u … more →

Tags: Books, Steph, Friendship, Review, 3.5 out of 5, Dark Comedy, murder, Mystery, the horrors of highschool

"The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart — 1 comment

Steph & Tony Investigate! wrote 4 years ago: I posted a while back that I had embarked on reading The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco… only, the … more →

Tags: Books, Steph, Kid Lit, adventure, Puzzles, Friendship, 4 out of 5, Review


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