Saturday Review of Books: March 24, 2007

Posted by Sherry on Mar 24, 2007 in Saturday Reviews |

“ . . . my friend tells me that you are come up to London with the view of turning your literary talents to account, and desires me to assist you in my capacity of publisher in bringing forth two or three works which you have prepared. . . . A losing trade, I assure you, sir: literature is a drug.” —George Borrow in Lavengro, The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest

Welcome to this week’s Saturday Review of Books. Here’s how it works. Find a review on your blog posted sometime this week of a book you’re reading or a book you’ve read. The review doesn’t have to be a formal sort of thing. You can just write your thoughts on a particular book, a few ideas inspired by reading the book, your evaluation, quotations, whatever.

Now post a link here to the specific post where you’ve written your book review. Don’t link to your main blog page because this kind of link makes it hard to find the book review, especially when people drop in later after you’ve added new content to your blog. In parentheses after your name, add the title of the book you’re reviewing. This addition will help people to find the reviews they’re most interested in reading.

1. Kevin (Book giveaway / not exactly a review)
2. Kevin (George MacDonald: An Anthology)
3. Stephen (The Tenderness of Wolves)
4. Nina (Weekly Picture Books)
5. CoversGirl (The Nanny Diaries)
6. cloudscome (A Seed is Sleepy)
7. Laura (The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)
8. Joy (A Girl Named Zippy)
9. 3M (Fahrenheit 451)
10. Wendy (To Kill A Mockingbird)
11. Wendy (The Translator)
12. Laura (Flight Path)
13. Laura (Behold, Here\’s Poison)
14. Sandy (Lincoln: A Photobiography)
15. At A Hen\’s Pace (Kite Runner)
16. Terry (Heart-Shaped Box)
17. Terry (Murder Off the Books)
18. Melissa Wiley (Cookies / picture book)
19. Carrie K. (I Capture the Castle)

20. YTSL (Famous Last Words: The Ultimate Dictionary of Quotations)
21. DeputyHeadmistress (Blue Mystery, a children\’s book)
22. DeputyHeadmistress (a must-have homeschooling resource)
23. Elena ((Mom to Mom, Day to Day)
24. Alyssa (Inside the Walls of Troy)
25. In The Pages (The Invention of Hugo Cabret)
26. Cathy (Wild Days)
27. Ruth (The Mission Song)
28. Mt Hope Academy (The Catcher in the Rye)
29. Isabella (Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky)
30. MFS (The writer\’s bookshelf, Part I)
31. Zandria (Dispatches from the Edge)
32. Carmen (Mom to Mom, Day to Day)
33. Carrie (Bible)
34. Carrie (Eats, Shoots & Leaves)
35. Lori (The Descent)
36. Lori (Notes from a Small Island)
37. Just One More Book! (The Recess Queen)
38. Krakovianka (Never Let Me Go)

39. Jennifer, Snapshot (Valley of Betrayal)
40. Staci (How to Be Your Own Selfish Pig)
41. Sam Houston (Finn)
42. Robin (Peace Like a River)
43. Bookinhand (Redemption series)
44. Anne Claire (Cold Sassy Tree and A Virtuous Woman)
45. Bonnie (Beowulf)
46. Chris (book-a-rama) Saving Fish from Drowning
47. Chris(book-a-rama) Moll Flanders
48. Framed (Random Harvest)
49. Framed (Snowflower and the Secret Fan
50. Amy(The Road)
51. frumiousb (A Stone for a Pillow)
52. Laura (The Little Blue Rabbit)
53. Carmon (Jayber Crow)
54. Heidijane (A HIstory of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters)
55. Nupur (What To Eat)
56. Suze (The Thirteenth Tale)

Thanks to everyone for reviewing, blogging, and linking.

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13 Comments

nina says:

3/24/2007 at 5:35 am

I have started posting recommendations of the books we select from the library each week. A couple of other HS moms are doing the same. Thanks for providing this opportunity to share.
cloudsocme says:

3/24/2007 at 6:28 am

I reveiwed an absolutely Gorgeous nonfiction picture book, and linked to a contest at the publisher’s site where you could win signed copies of two beautiful spring time books: An Egg is Quiet and A Seed is Sleepy.
Sandy D. says:

3/24/2007 at 10:11 am

Lincoln: A Photobiography is fantastic history. Good for adults and kids. It deserved the 1988 Newbery medal.
YTSL says:

3/24/2007 at 10:43 am

Oops, sorry! Goofed up with the listing thang. So please feel free to eliminate my entry at number 19 but please keep that at number 21. Thanks!
Becky B says:

3/24/2007 at 11:00 am

Thanks for doing this every week – I look forward to it!!!
Zandria says:

3/24/2007 at 12:20 pm

Found your site from Sassymonkey’s link on BlogHer! I like this idea.
Andrea -- Just One More Book! Podcast says:

3/24/2007 at 3:28 pm

Sherry,

thanks for another Saturday review.

this week we talk about “The Recess Queen”, an story about bullying — and the power of cheerful assertiveness.

Skippity, hoppity, swingity, yes!
Andrea
Bonnie says:

3/24/2007 at 7:27 pm

Just a few thoughts on a new(er) translation. Thanks for the opportunity to post!
M Light says:

3/24/2007 at 11:08 pm

Thank you! Younger son and I fell in love with a sweet picture book recently.
Carmon says:

3/24/2007 at 11:59 pm

This is my first time…I need to write more book reviews .

Thanks for doing this, Sherry! I’ve been looking for some ideas for upcoming reading.
Carmon says:

3/24/2007 at 11:59 pm

Oops…you can tell it’s my first time, I forgot to put the name of the book. I reviewed Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry.
Nupur says:

3/25/2007 at 3:47 pm

Thank you! This was really fun.
suze says:

3/29/2007 at 10:20 am

I hope this is where I have to leave the comment. I’m also a first time user and forgot to leave the title of the book I’m reviewing – The Thirteenth Tale.