I seldom read on beaches or in gardens. You can’t read by two lights at once, the light of day and the light of the book. You should read by electric light, the room in shadow, and only the page lit up.”
Marguerite Duras
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.
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Marg
5/30/2008 at 11:12 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
After a couple of weeks with no reviews..finally did some this week!
Bonnie
5/30/2008 at 11:57 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’ve been sluggish, but it’s good to blog again.
writer2b
5/31/2008 at 6:32 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I posted a review to a book of poetry by Madeleine L’Engle, and one to a Bill McKibben book that explores what God’s response out of the whirlwind has to say to the modern world. Both meaty, fascinating books.
Have a great weekend. Looking forward to checking out some other reviews. Oh, and happy birthday, Walt Whitman!
Amy
5/31/2008 at 6:57 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I reviewed Jerry Spinelli’s new book this week. Thanks for hosting!
Jennifer, Snapshot
5/31/2008 at 7:29 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
The quote is ironic, because my books are ones I read last week while lounging on the beach!
Abiding (Leslie)
5/31/2008 at 8:07 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I have this phobia of going somewhere and not having enough to read so I love coming here and getting so many good titles. I would love for you to do a special feature every now and then…like biographies, non fiction, and so forth.
Word Lily
5/31/2008 at 8:59 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
That *is* a nice quote.
Word Lily
5/31/2008 at 8:59 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
That *is* a nice quote.
ChristineMM
5/31/2008 at 9:06 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’ve been doing a lot of reading and in this last week I forced myself to review three books. I am going to see if I can pull off a review today also, on a book that I think is harder to discuss.
Carol in Oregon
5/31/2008 at 10:31 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I am asking suggestions of favorite homesteading stories this week. As the suggestions come in, I think of more stories that would fit into that category.
Dandelion Through the Crack is a memoir of a Japanese family who was interred during WWII.
Girl Detective
5/31/2008 at 6:28 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’m still reading on war–Vietnam and WWI last week.
Kate
6/2/2008 at 12:17 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’ve been busy this week. Thanks for the roundup!
Summer Reading Challenge « Deb on the Run
6/2/2008 at 8:31 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
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