Literature is man’s exploration of man by artificial light, which is better than natural light because we can direct it where we want.” David Daiches
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.
11 thoughts on “Saturday Review of Books: January 19, 2008”
Mine are to you’ve read also – in fact, I bought Leepike Ridge thanks to your review!
For once, not a book I recommend.
I’ve posted four reviews.
I´ll be back later on in the day to check out some reviews. Thanks for hosting, have a great weekend.
I reviewed ‘Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad’ this week.
Thanks for offering this! I posted 2 reviews.
Four for me this week!
The subtitle of “Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!” is “Voices from a Medieval Village”. It’s this year’s Newbery Award winner, and a delightful book.
Funny thing, though – it’s only a bit over 80 pages (and more poetry than prose), and the Caldecott winner (the one for picture books, usually associated with younger kids) is 500 pages this year. 🙂
Mine was a book to linger over.
Thanks!
Another graphic novel this week, since I’m in the midst of a big novel. I really have enjoyed the Queen and Country series, which has both prose and graphic novels. It’s a good spy story with a strong, complex female lead character.
Thanks as always for hosting; I just got back from visiting some other posters. It’s fun to see similar AND differing views on books I’ve read, and to check out reviews of books I want to read.
Hi- This is the first time adding a book review link- and I didn’t get the title in: nancy(The Cat, Or how I Lost Eternity)
I look forward to getting through all the links!
Mine are to you’ve read also – in fact, I bought Leepike Ridge thanks to your review!
For once, not a book I recommend.
I’ve posted four reviews.
I´ll be back later on in the day to check out some reviews. Thanks for hosting, have a great weekend.
I reviewed ‘Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Iliad’ this week.
Thanks for offering this! I posted 2 reviews.
Four for me this week!
The subtitle of “Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!” is “Voices from a Medieval Village”. It’s this year’s Newbery Award winner, and a delightful book.
Funny thing, though – it’s only a bit over 80 pages (and more poetry than prose), and the Caldecott winner (the one for picture books, usually associated with younger kids) is 500 pages this year. 🙂
Mine was a book to linger over.
Thanks!
Another graphic novel this week, since I’m in the midst of a big novel. I really have enjoyed the Queen and Country series, which has both prose and graphic novels. It’s a good spy story with a strong, complex female lead character.
Thanks as always for hosting; I just got back from visiting some other posters. It’s fun to see similar AND differing views on books I’ve read, and to check out reviews of books I want to read.
Hi- This is the first time adding a book review link- and I didn’t get the title in: nancy(The Cat, Or how I Lost Eternity)
I look forward to getting through all the links!