Saturday Review of Books: August 2, 2008

“Laws die; books never.”
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Welcome to this week’s Saturday Review of Books. (I’m not so sure about Mr. Bulwer-Lytton’s statement, but it’s a nice sentiment.)

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. Laura (Animal, Vegetable, Miracle)
2. Laura (The Secret of Fiery Gorge)
3. Laura (World Without End)
4. Alessandra (Lock and Key)
5. Carrie, RtK (The Mysterious Benedict Society)
6. 5 Minutes for Books (Top Tips for Girls)
7. 5 Minutes for Books (The Twighlight Saga)
8. 5 Minutes for Books (A Proper Pursuit)
9. Barbara H. (Mistaken Identity)
10. Barbara H. (Peculiar Treasures))
11. pussreboots (The Rule of Four)
12. pussreboots (Dancing Above the Waves)
13. pussreboots (The Minister\’s Wooing)
14. pussreboots (My Pet Virus)
15. 5 Minutes for Books (The Recital)
16. Marg (The Last Concubine)
17. Marg (Susannah\’s Garden)
18. Marg (The Wild Hunt)
19. When Books Tell a Story (Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend)
20. When Books Tell a Story (Dark Tower 1 – The Gunslinger)
21. gautami tripathy (One Foot in the Black)
22. Jennifer (Twilight)
23. Jennifer (New Moon)
24. Jennifer (Naked)
25. JoVE (Parvana\’s Journey)
26. Amy(Unwind)
27. JoVE (Mud City)
28. Joy (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian)
29. Moomin Light (Twilight)
30. Krakovianka (July reading)
31. Josette (Friday\’s Child)
32. Tasses (So Long At The Fair by Christina Schwarz)
33. Ted (The Lazarus Project )
34. Word Lily (Pandora\’s Clock)
35. MFS (Get to Work! and Elements of Style)
36. Stephanie(The Safety of Secrets)
37. Stephanie(Jamaica Inn)
38. janet (The Doors of the Sea)
39. janet (The Shaping of a Christian Family)
40. Wendy (The 19th Wife)
41. Wendy (Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society)
42. Wendy (Leftovers)
43. Barb (the Road)
44. Nicola (The Bleeding Dusk)
45. Nicola (The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher)
46. unfinishedperson (Three Cups of Tea)
47. Nicola (The Ragwitch)
48. Nicola (Beachcomber Boy)
49. Nicola (One Beastly Beast)
50. Sage (Handling Sin)
51. Heather (We Are On Our Own)
52. Stephanie(Twisted)
53. Becky (Hero-Type by Barry Lyga)
54. Becky (Everything Beautiful)
55. Becky (I Need You More Than I Love You, and I Love You To Bits)
56. Becky (Starcross)
57. Becky (Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey)
58. Becky (She Touched the World)
59. Becky (Cotillion)
60. Becky (Beatrix Potter Treasury)
61. Becky (Oliver Finds His Way)
62. Becky (Looking for A Moose)
63. Becky (Penguin)
64. Becky (Bye Bye Big Bad Bullybug)
65. Becky (My Name Is Not Isabella)
66. Petunia (Amsterdam)
67. JustOneMoreBook! Podcast (52 Days by Camel)
68. JustOneMoreBook! Podcast (Biscuits in the Cupboard)
69. Suzanne :: Adventures in Daily Living :: (The Lovely Bones)
70. Suzanne :: Adventures in Daily Living :: (gods behaving badly)
71. Suzanne :: Adventures in Daily Living :: (The Hummingbird\’s Daughter)
72. Mindy Withrow (Fieldwork by Mischa Berlinski)
73. Mindy Withrow (Lying Awake by Mark Salzman)
74. Girl Detective (Chiggers, and Salamander Dream)
75. Girl Detective (New York Four)
76. Girl Detective (Hellboy: Strange Places)
77. Girl Detective (Too Cool to Be Forgotten)
78. Girl Detective (The White Darkness)
79. Girl Detective (Runaways: Dead End Kids)
80. Becky (Minn and Jake\’s Almost Terrible Summer)
81. Becky (Minn and Jake)
82. Shonda (One in a MIllion)
83. SuziQoregon (Side Effects)
84. Lynne (T is for Trespass)
85. Lynne (Harry Potter #1)
86. Lynne (The Kitchen Boy)
87. James (Knights Ransom)
88. BeckyB (My Enemy\’s Cradle)
89. BeckyB (Jesus Storybook Bible)
90. BeckyB (Made to Stick)
91. Laurie (Jayber Crow)
92. Kate (The Duchess with a giveaway!)
93. Traci (Aberrations)
94. Bermudaonion (Child 44)
95. Literate Housewife (Sweetsmoke)
96. Letters on Pages (Quiet Please)
97. Natalie (The Wish List)
98. Natalie (The Stolen Relic, Nancy Drew)
99. Sarah N. (The FIve Sisters)
100. Sarah N. (Gossie and Friends)
101. Sarah M. (The Man in the Brown Suit)

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6 thoughts on “Saturday Review of Books: August 2, 2008

  1. Hi there, oh, what Edward Bulwer-Lytton said sounds really good! That’s one unforgettable saying. 🙂

  2. I forgot to add the title of the book after my name in the list above — I’m new at this 🙂 I’ve been reading Wendell Berry’s books — the post linked above shares some favorite quotes from Jayber Crow — loved this book — thanks Carol (magistramater at Xanga)! ~Laurie

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