“A great novel is a kind of conversion experience. We come away from it changed.” Katherine Paterson
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.
7 thoughts on “Saturday Review of Books: July 5, 2008”
Thanks as always for this!
Good morning! I read a variety this week–a “new classic” short story collection, according to Entertainment Weekly, a Shakespeare play, and a bad young-adult graphic novel. If anyone else is reading YA with their daughters, I wonder if you’ve checked out DC’s Minx line of graphic novels. I don’t like them, but they’ve gotten great reviews.
I am getting around to blog about books we’ve been reading lately. This week I am reading a book on public schools (From Crayons to Condoms). I also revisited the 1999 book also citing problems with public schools “The Educated Childâ€. My ten year old has been enjoying the books by Max Elliot Anderson and I had read one of them. That son also loves the stories of Native Americans by Joseph Bruchac which I blogged. Lastly I reviewed “I Love Dirt!†which is nonfiction for parents who need ideas and information to get outside and explore nature with their children aged though age 9/10.
I like your new blog look! I also just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate all of your book reviews and the lists for your children’s summer reading. I keep my library website open while I read your blog so I can put things on hold.
Thanks all for participating, and thank you Leslie for your kind words. What an encouragement!
Hi! Thanks for posting my review of Half of a Yellow Sun on your blog. I will come visit you again on Saturday. What a fun concept!
Happy reading!
Jill
Sorry about all the smiley faces – the technology defeated me.
Thanks as always for this!
Good morning! I read a variety this week–a “new classic” short story collection, according to Entertainment Weekly, a Shakespeare play, and a bad young-adult graphic novel. If anyone else is reading YA with their daughters, I wonder if you’ve checked out DC’s Minx line of graphic novels. I don’t like them, but they’ve gotten great reviews.
I am getting around to blog about books we’ve been reading lately. This week I am reading a book on public schools (From Crayons to Condoms). I also revisited the 1999 book also citing problems with public schools “The Educated Childâ€. My ten year old has been enjoying the books by Max Elliot Anderson and I had read one of them. That son also loves the stories of Native Americans by Joseph Bruchac which I blogged. Lastly I reviewed “I Love Dirt!†which is nonfiction for parents who need ideas and information to get outside and explore nature with their children aged though age 9/10.
I like your new blog look! I also just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate all of your book reviews and the lists for your children’s summer reading. I keep my library website open while I read your blog so I can put things on hold.
Thanks all for participating, and thank you Leslie for your kind words. What an encouragement!
Hi! Thanks for posting my review of Half of a Yellow Sun on your blog. I will come visit you again on Saturday. What a fun concept!
Happy reading!
Jill
Sorry about all the smiley faces – the technology defeated me.