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Book Review: Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope

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Doctor Thorne
Doctor Thorne by Anthony Trollope
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book even more than the previous Barchester books, because there’s more action and more dialogue. I love the country setting, and how the small doings of ordinary people become quite important.
The scope of this novel is wide in that it concerns people of all walks of life, and how they interact and influence one another. But the scope is also small in that it tells of the little day-to-day concerns of plain people. That is the genius of Trollope! Continue reading →

Review: Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden

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Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett: Beyond the Secret Garden by Angelica Shirley Carpenter
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I loved finding out more about this author’s life! What an interesting character she had! I love that she had such an independent spirit in a time when women didn’t enjoy much freedom. “I do what I want” seems to have been her motto.
She wrote about 60 novels and over a hundred short stories, but most of them are out of print these days. I love her books, and I’m always searching for those obscure out-of-print editions. Continue reading →

Book Review: By the Grace of Todd

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By the Grace of Todd
By the Grace of Todd by Louise Galveston
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

What a cute book! I love the premise about tiny people being spawned on a gym sock! On the surface, this is your typical story of a middle-school kid trying to avoid bullies, wishing he could be one of the “cool kids”, and ultimately learning about friendship and how to stand up for himself.

But the addition of those tiny people makes it so unique and fun, especially once the little Toddlians start watching TV and reading the encyclopedia! Their out-of-place references to pop culture, John Wayne movies, Shakespeare, and Winston Churchill had me laughing in every chapter! It’s the details that make this story special! Continue reading →

Book giveaway Haul

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These are the books that I won in three different giveaways!
https://www.youtube.com/user/RayKayBooks
Louise Galveston Interview: http://youtu.be/hgx3uvGrXjs
John David Anderson Interview: http://youtu.be/LaM346e83zU
http://rachel-carter.com/books
http://www.johndavidanderson.org/side…
By the Grace of Todd book trailer: http://youtu.be/IgWC2wuQkuc
http://bythegraceoftodd.com/