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Book List #3: Child Narrators

poniesandteacups wrote 1 hour ago: This week we are looking at child narrators, specifically pre-teen. The majority of these are adult … more →

Tags: Literature, Annabel Pitcher, Black Mamba Boy, Books, child narrators, Down The Rabbit Hole, Elizabeth Winthrop, Emma Donoghue, ender's game

M.A: Reading in Practice at University of Liverpool: Applications for 2013/2014 open

Chantel wrote 1 hour ago: Interested in investigating the role of literature in Bibliotherapy and health? But don’t want to be … more →

Tags: Authors, Books, CRILS, Education, Fiction, Get Into Reading, Literary criticism, Liverpool, Reading

Card of the Day: Tim Tebow 2010 Classics Significant Signatures Rookie Auto

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Tags: Card of the Day, 2010, Auto, card, Day, ö.f., Rookie, Signatures, Significant

F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby (Book Review, Mixed with Off-Topic Rambling)

Nevin wrote 6 hours ago: F. Scott Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby I’m one of the few Americans to somehow make it t … more →

Tags: Books, essays, f. scott fitzgerald

GRANDMA GOT RUN OVER BY A MERLOT

jimmytony wrote 7 hours ago: My mother phoned me the other day with an update on the family ailments. She recently walked into he … more →

Tags: essays, Children, Childhood, Alcoholics Anonymous, aa, Alcohol, drugs, high, Street Art

Mom, Gatsby, and Me or, The Day That Almost Happened

adventuresininternationallaw wrote 8 hours ago: Although I’m (arguably) a grown-up, every once and a while I get this feeling of uneasiness, I’ll lo … more →

Tags: Culture, Travel, adventure, north american culture, Religion, Holidays, Life, Classic Literature, Philosophy

The One and Only Gatsby with the One and Only Taste

C. Oberholtzer wrote 9 hours ago: We’re waaaatching you… THE DEFENDANT: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald THE VERDICT: … more →

Tags: Reviews, 1920s, american dream, Banned Books, censorship, Daisy, f. scott fitzgerald, first person narration, Fitzgerald

Book love.

Basia wrote 10 hours ago: Old and new. I took one look at the old, wooden house we had stumbled upon on the side of a desolate … more →

Tags: Stuff, Nostalgia-2, Books, nerd, Cottage Life, @ vacation, old, Literature, History

MOVIE CLICHÉS #5

Azevedo wrote 11 hours ago: Deadly Change of Heart … more →

Tags: Movies, Recent, TV, Entertainment, Movie Cliches, Movie, Cliché, HIDING, Roger

A Study in Scarlet

angiefm wrote 12 hours ago: Title: A Study in Scarlet Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 978014103433 … more →

Tags: Alethea's Reviews, Literature, Chapter Books, Ages: Elementary/Primary, Ages: Late Elementary and Up, adventure, Mystery, murder, Action

Notre-dame de Paris, by Victor Hugo

ljryder26 wrote 12 hours ago: After only knowing of this story because of Disney’s adaptation, I was not prepared for the vi … more →

Confession: Liberation through Truth

Andy Fortner wrote 14 hours ago: Confess your sins to one another… - James 5:16 Those who remain alone with their evil are left … more →

Tags: Theology, Applied Theology, Christology, Christian Living, Sanctification, Bible, Commentary, Christian Thinking, God

Achebe's 'Moral of the Story'...

annajohn wrote 15 hours ago: When you live in a world that is caught up in a never-ending rat-race, you find a book like ‘Things … more →

Tags: Fiction, Man Booker Prize, African Writers Series, Chinua Achebe, things fall apart, English, White Man, Secularism, Religion

Recognizing a Classic

Amy wrote 19 hours ago: As I have shared at this blog, I write a column monthly for Review Direct. It is a collection of mos … more →

Tags: Book Musings, Recognizing a Classic, Classic Literature, Jonathan Franzen, toni morrison, Margaret Atwood, Jeffrey Eugenides, Jodi Picoult, Nora Roberts

SYNC YA Literature into Your Earphones

misscalder wrote 20 hours ago: 2 Free Audiobook Downloads Each Week May 30 – August 15, 2013 Teens and other readers of young … more →

Tags: Book Lists, News, Audiobooks, mp3 sync, Contemporary

The Goal Is to Admire, Not Envy5 comments

RamisaR wrote 20 hours ago: I don’t feel jealousy as much as admiration. In order to be jealous of someone, I believe you … more →

Tags: Journal, Personal, Wordpress Blogging Prompts, admiration, Admire, Dedication, Determination, Envy, Goals

Facing Dorian Gray

thecoffeefox wrote 21 hours ago: The Picture Of Dorian Gray was written by Oscar Wilde in 1890. I read it for the first time a couple … more →

Tags: Art, Author, Authors, Better Person, Blog, book, Books, Characters, classic reading

Living Under A Rock And Loving It20 comments

A.M.B. wrote 21 hours ago: A few weeks ago, I came across Molly’s So You Read the Hunger Games flow chart, which suggests in a … more →

Tags: General Fiction, Jane Austen, Fiction, Book Reviews, Young-Adult, Books, Novels, Gay Marriage, civil unions

Style: The Art of Writing Well by F.L. Lucas

CG Fewston wrote 21 hours ago: Style: The Art of Writing Well by F.L. Lucas My rating: 5 of 5 stars Style: The Art of Writing Well … more →

Tags: Non-fiction 2, Pulitzer Prize, Arts, Fiction, Online Writing, Historical Fiction, Creative Writing, goodreads, Historical Authors


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