books
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Book Review: THE SECRET HISTORY
Author: Donna Tartt Number of Pages: 559 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: 1992 “Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of… Continue reading
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Book Review: THE CRANE WIFE
Author: Patrick Ness Number of Pages: 320 Publisher: Penguin Books Release Date: April 4, 2013 “George Duncan is an American living and working in London. At forty-eight, he owns a small print shop, is divorced, and lonelier than he realizes. All of the women with whom he has relationships eventually leave him for being too nice. But one night… Continue reading
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Book Review: WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Author: Emily Bronte Number of Pages: 384 Publisher: Penguin Books Release Date: 1847 “Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before: of the intense passion between… Continue reading
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Book Review: THE NIGHT CIRCUS
Author: Erin Morgenstern Number of Pages: 387 Publisher: Doubleday Release Date: September 13, 2011 “The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called “Le Cirque des Reves,” and it is only open… Continue reading
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Book Review: ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
Author: Anthony Doerr Number of Pages: 531 Publisher: Scribner Release Date: May 6, 2014 “Marie Laure lives with her father in Paris within walking distance of the Museum of Natural History where he works as the master of the locks (there are thousands of locks in the museum). When she is six, she goes blind, and her father builds… Continue reading
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the value of bookstores.
Recently I went to my local bookstore just to look around. I didn’t have any specific book in mind to buy, and I was simply taking my time browsing the shelves. I came across two books in particular that caught my eye, and eventually I decided to buy them. They are: The Crane Wife by Patrick… Continue reading
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Book Review: WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE SUMMER
Author: Jenny Han Number of Pages: 291 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Release Date: April 1, 2011 “It’s been two years since Conrad told Belly to go with Jeremiah. She and Jeremiah have been inseparable ever since, even attending the same college– only, their relationship hasn’t exactly been the happily ever after Belly had… Continue reading
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Book Review: IT’S NOT SUMMER WITHOUT YOU
Author: Jenny Han Number of Pages: 288 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: January 1, 2010 “Can summer be truly summer without Cousins Beach? It used to be that Belly counted the days until summer, until she was back at Cousins Beach with Conrad and Jeremiah. But not this year. Not after Susannah got sick… Continue reading
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Book Review: THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY
Author: Jenny Han Number of Pages: 276 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: May 5, 2009 “Belly measures her life in summers. Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August. Winters are simply a time to count the weeks until the next summer, a place away from the beach house, away… Continue reading
About ME //
i’m holly — former english major, current twenty-something book lover, allergic to nuts. drop me a line at nutfreenerd@gmail.com or on instagram.
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