“Books are chocolate for the soul. They don’t make one fat. One need not brush one’s teeth after reading. They are quiet. One can bring them anywhere–no passport required. Books have only one downfall: even the fattest book has a last page, and then one needs a new one again.” ~Antonie Schneider
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.
13 thoughts on “Saturday Review of Books: August 16, 2008”
Oops, I did this wrong. Sorry! I added my link, but not the title.
In any case, I recommend “What Was Lost,” by Catherine O’Flynn, for readers ages 12 and up. It was marketed for adult readers, but could easily be for teens. What I really, really loved about it was that the heroes were normal people whose lives revolve around a mall in Birmingham, England. My absolute favorite book this year.
What a wonderful quote!
Thanks for hosting this every week!
There are, actually, one or two books I have read that have made me feel I needed to brush my teeth! I enjoy your weekly directory of thoughtful readers.
I posted a link to a bunch of mini-reviews of what I’ve read this summer.
Good morning, all! I chose Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain as a book sorbet between Shakespeare tragedies. Last week was Titus, and I’m working my way carefully through Hamlet, and hope to be done by next Saturday. Cheers and happy reading.
Hi,
I’m joining the roundup for the first time today with two bear book reviews. Thanks so much for doing this every week and have a nice weekend!!
Jama Rattigan
I checked in this week with a review of a graphic novel adaptation of the unproduced screenplay sequel to Alex Cox’s REPO MAN. Makes me wish more unproduced screenplays would get the graphic novel treatment…
T4 is a book for kids aged 10-14 (per publisher) coming out in 9/08 about a deaf girl in Nazi Germany written in verse.
Chiggers is a new graphic novel for girls aged 10 and up about summer camp, realistic fiction.
Schooled is an adult novel released 8/08 about a NYC private school teacher and private tutor. Very much along the lines of The Devil Wears Prada and The Nanny Diaries.
I linked reviews to a couple of picture books we read last week. I hope to come back later to link my review of Mr. Darcy’s Diary which I just finished. Thanks, Sherry!
I’ve enjoyed participating in the Saturday Review for some time now. I have a link to your blog in my sidebar, but I wondered if you’ve ever written a post or page exclusively on your Saturday Review — kind of like Susan T’s explanation of Poetry Friday — ? I’d love to be able to link to it if you have — to promote the Review, and also just because you must have an interesting story to tell about how it all began.
Just curious. Thanks again for hosting every week.
Janet,
No, I haven’t written a post or a page explaining the history and the process of Saturday Review, but it’s a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion, and I’ll see what I can do about it.
Oops, I did this wrong. Sorry! I added my link, but not the title.
In any case, I recommend “What Was Lost,” by Catherine O’Flynn, for readers ages 12 and up. It was marketed for adult readers, but could easily be for teens. What I really, really loved about it was that the heroes were normal people whose lives revolve around a mall in Birmingham, England. My absolute favorite book this year.
What a wonderful quote!
Thanks for hosting this every week!
There are, actually, one or two books I have read that have made me feel I needed to brush my teeth! I enjoy your weekly directory of thoughtful readers.
I posted a link to a bunch of mini-reviews of what I’ve read this summer.
Good morning, all! I chose Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain as a book sorbet between Shakespeare tragedies. Last week was Titus, and I’m working my way carefully through Hamlet, and hope to be done by next Saturday. Cheers and happy reading.
Hi,
I’m joining the roundup for the first time today with two bear book reviews. Thanks so much for doing this every week and have a nice weekend!!
Jama Rattigan
I checked in this week with a review of a graphic novel adaptation of the unproduced screenplay sequel to Alex Cox’s REPO MAN. Makes me wish more unproduced screenplays would get the graphic novel treatment…
T4 is a book for kids aged 10-14 (per publisher) coming out in 9/08 about a deaf girl in Nazi Germany written in verse.
Chiggers is a new graphic novel for girls aged 10 and up about summer camp, realistic fiction.
Schooled is an adult novel released 8/08 about a NYC private school teacher and private tutor. Very much along the lines of The Devil Wears Prada and The Nanny Diaries.
I linked reviews to a couple of picture books we read last week. I hope to come back later to link my review of Mr. Darcy’s Diary which I just finished. Thanks, Sherry!
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Hi Sherry,
I’ve enjoyed participating in the Saturday Review for some time now. I have a link to your blog in my sidebar, but I wondered if you’ve ever written a post or page exclusively on your Saturday Review — kind of like Susan T’s explanation of Poetry Friday — ? I’d love to be able to link to it if you have — to promote the Review, and also just because you must have an interesting story to tell about how it all began.
Just curious. Thanks again for hosting every week.
Janet,
No, I haven’t written a post or a page explaining the history and the process of Saturday Review, but it’s a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion, and I’ll see what I can do about it.
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