Saturday Review of Books: May 19, 2007

Posted by Sherry on 5/19/2007 in Saturday Reviews |

From my close observation of writers… they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any bad review, and 2) those who bleed copiously and secretly at any bad review.
Isaac Asimov

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 (Ragamuffin Gospel)
2. Kevin (Wilderness Bonanza)
3. Joy (The Good Earth)
4. Heather (Possum Magic)
5. Why Homeschool (The Mouse That Roared)
6. SFP (The Harsh Voice)
7. coffeeteabooksandme (Days on the Farm), a child\’s book
8. sage (Me Talk Pretty One Day)
9. MFS (On the nightstand)
10. CoversGirl (The Secret Life of Bees)
11. DHM (Prydain Chronicles)
12. Elizabeth (Making Ripples)
13. Sandy D. (The Tale of Despereaux)
14. Sandy D. (House of Rain)
15. tanabata (The Diary of a Young Girl)
16. Laura (The Thirteenth Tale)
17. Stephanie (Anansi Boys)
18. Maureen (Little Britches)
19. Miss Erin (Hitler\’s Canary)
20. Sam Houston (Middlesex)
21. Carrie K. (Ex Libris)

22. Steve Emery (Summerland – eventually)
23. Carol (The DIscarded Image)
24. Melanie (Armadale)
25. Lauren S. (Thorn in My Heart)
26. Wendy (Alias Grace)
27. Wendy (The Art Of Mending)
28. Wendy (Stolen Lives)
29. Wendy (The Road)
30. Laura (Never Done: A History of American Housework)
31. Just One More Book! (The Trouble with Tilly Trumble)
32. Lois (The Avenger Takes His Place)
33. Bookfest (Lost Horizon)
34. Carrie (The Holy Spirit)
35. Petunia (The Tail of Emily Windsnap)
36. Petunia (Ordering Your Private World)
37. Petunia (The Cat Who Went to Heaven)
38. :: Suzanne :: (Animal, Vegetable, Miracle – still)
39. 5 Minutes for Books (Get a Hobby!)
40. Maureen E. (In This House of Brede)
41. monica (Girl Meets God)
42. Heather (Desperate Pastors\’ Wives)

43. Kathryn (Bread Winners)
44. Framed (Katharine Graham\’s Personal History)
45. Framed (A Wrinkle in Time)
46. Framed (Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret)
47. Diane (In This House of Brede)
48. kimbofo (THe Post-Birthday World)
49. Dani Torres (Mariana)
50. Heidijane (The great vegetable plot)
51. Heidijane (Anansi Boys)
52. Becky (Emma Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree)
53. Camille (Summer Ball)
54. Lars Walker (The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Vol.3)
55. Fuse #8 (Eggs)
56. sfp (Pedro Paramo)
57. Becky (THe Dangerous Book for Boys)
58. Carmen (New Poetry Book~ Troubled Soul Refinery)
59. Acquisitionist (almost french)
60. Acquisitionist (almost french)

Thanks to everyone for reviewing, blogging, and linking.

Peruse past Saturday Reviews.

Saturday Reviews: Alphabetical by Title. (an unfinished list)

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13 Comments

Susan says:

5/19/2007 at 8:02 am

Sherry, I goofed with my first link to The Harsh Voice review–it sends everyone to a picture of my cat. Sorry. Could you delete it?
Susan says:

5/19/2007 at 8:02 am

Sherry, I goofed with my first link to The Harsh Voice review–it sends everyone to a picture of my cat. Sorry. Could you delete it?
Sandy D. says:

5/19/2007 at 9:13 am

“The Tale of Despereaux” is the 2004 Newbery winner (older children’s lit), and “The House of Rain” is non-fiction about the archaeology (and archaeologists and their theories) of the late prehistoric (say 900 AD-1700 AD) SW US.
Maureen says:

5/19/2007 at 10:54 am

Happy to find this project!
monica - books are our friends says:

5/19/2007 at 12:46 pm

sorry about that. my book is Girl Meets God.
Maureen E says:

5/19/2007 at 1:05 pm

I’m so sorry! I hit the enter button too soon and forgot to put the title of my book down. It’s “In This House of Brede.”
Laura D. says:

5/19/2007 at 1:30 pm

My selection is from my 207 Reading List – a history of housework.
Robin says:

5/19/2007 at 2:49 pm

Hi Sherry, I left a link to my mother’s blog (which I do the technology for her and she does all the writing). She’s 87 years young, and an avid reader. She’s also been the book group leader at her local senior center for 10 years!
:: Suzanne :: says:

5/19/2007 at 4:06 pm

http://adventuresindailyliving.blogspot.com/2007/05/animal-vegetable-miracle-snippet-of-day_19.html

still working on the latest Kingsolver book.
Andrea - Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcast says:

5/19/2007 at 4:52 pm

Sherry,

I love the cumulative Saturday Review lists. What a great resource!

This week we’ve added our conversation about a feel-good kids book: The Trouble with Tilly Trumble.

Happy Victoria Day Weekend!
Andrea
hrh (Heather R Hunt) says:

5/19/2007 at 5:59 pm

Hey, Monica, “Girl Meets God” is a great book. I’m amazed at Lauren Winner’s prolific output and the variety of subjects she writes on.

Anyhoo, my review this week is for “Desperate Pastors’ Wives.”

Heather R Hunt
Carmen says:

5/22/2007 at 11:35 pm

I love this site and visit often!
acquisitionist says:

5/23/2007 at 11:37 pm

I also goofed by first link. Sorry!