Alison Goodman's Eon: Dragoneye Reborn Penguin, 2009 "Women have no place in the world of the dragon magic. It is said they bring corruption to the art and do not have the physical strength or depth of character needed to commune with an energy dragon. It is also thought that
Eleanor Catton's The Rehearsal (2008) McClelland & Stewart, 2010 I felt like a teenager when I started reading this novel. I'd switched purses seasonally and forgot to transfer my housekeys, so I ended up sitting on the front porch for a few hours waiting for Mr. BIP to come home.
When is a Challenge too challenging? Conversely, when is it not challenging at all? What’s your happiest Challenge memory? Your biggest disappointment? I’ve just finished two reading Challenges, which of course has me believing that I am an invincible reader. First I finished the 100+ Books Challenge. I think the
Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall Fourth Estate, 2009 With a Big Book like this one, everything to do with reading is More. And, so, I have resisted reading this one MORE determinedly than any of the other books on this year's Orange Prize list. This despite having heard Hilary Mantel read
Barbara Kingsolver's The Lacuna Harper Collins, 2008 Both Kingsolver and Waters are on my MRE lists. Some of their books are amongst my ATF (All Time Favourites) and even when I'm less fond of a theme or a set of characters in their works I still enjoy the books because
