Wednesday New Read Roundup 07 Dec 2011

A recurring post to highlight new books added to my To Read list thanks to all those other great book bloggers out there.

Some of these ones are actually from the last couple of months. I'm a little behind in listing out my new to-read items ;)

See my full To-Read list at goodreads.com.

1. Bookworm with a View reviewed Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore and being a huge fan of historical fiction I'd love to read about someone I know so little about.
2. I will always be keen to try new classics and since Your Move, Dickens loved The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde it's going on my list too.
3. I've seen Domestic Violets around a few blogs but it was the review at The New Dork Review of Books that made me put it on my list.
4. I really enjoy watching Stephen Fry but am always a little nervous about a novel written by actors but after reading Book World in my Head I think Making History is worth a shot.
5. If Becky at Page Turners added The Chrysalids as one of her new favourite books of all time then it's definitely a must read for me.
6. Another historical fiction reviewed at Book World in My Head, sees the lesser known woman monarchs of England get some character time in She-Wolves.

What did you find this week?

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Wednesday New Read Roundup 28 Sept 2011

A weekly post to highlight new books added to my To Read list thanks to all those other great book bloggers out there.

See my full To-Read list at goodreads.com.

1. I like a happy feel good book as much as the next person so when Shelley at Book Clutter described The Blue Castle (Lucy Maud Montgomery) as "warm apple crisp with vanilla-bean icecream" sweet it went straight on my list. Of course it also helped that the author wrote one of my favourite children's books (even I didn't read it till I was in my 20s!).
2. When I read the review at The New Dork Review for The Lonely Polygamist (Brady Udall) I wasn't sure if I would put it on my list. It sounded like a good book but not the type of thing I would normally read. But I'm all about getting out of my comfort zone (and why else would I be reading book blogs if not to find new and different books out there?!) so I'm going to give this one a go.
3. I have a confession to make. I have never read anything by Ernest Hemingway... does that make me strange? Either way this review at The Blue Bookcase has me wanting to give Hemingway a try. I may start with a short story or two first before moving onto the book reviewed (A Moveable Feast) but I'm looking forward to it.
4. I miss London. I lived there for two and a half years and when I think about it I have a lot of fond memories. So reading the review of Victoria Line, Central Line (Maeve Binchy) at She Loves Reading about a series of stories about people travelling the London Underground I was transported right back to those memories and so I really want to read this book because of that.

What did you find this week?

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Wednesday New Read Roundup 14 Sept 2011

Back to my Wednesday new read roundups thanks to finding some new great reads from other bloggers out there.

See my full To-Read list at goodreads.com.

1. I absolutely love all things fairy tale and definitely enjoy quirky so The Tiny Wife (Andrew Kaufman) reviewed by Gaskella about a robber who steals sentimental items instead of money which results in strange things happening to them like shrinking is a book I'm very keen to try.
2. I am always on the lookout for books set in different locations around the world as I love reading about other cultures. So I have put The Hairdresser of Harere (Tendai Huchu) on my list reviewed at Curiosity Killed The Bookworm as I don't think I have read anything set in Zimbabwe so I think I'd like to give this one a go.
3. When I came across this review at Bippity Boppity Book I was drawn to the book straight away. I mean who wouldn't want to read a book named after themselves?! And then I found that The Books of Rachel (Joel Gross) is a book detailing 500 years of Jewish history which I find fascinating. I have always been intrigued by the history of various religions and so this book is definitely going on my list.

What did you find this week?

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Wednesday New Read Roundup 17/08

A weekly post to highlight new books added to my To Read list thanks to all those other great book bloggers out there.

See my full To-Read list at goodreads.com.

1. An historical fiction about The Great Starvation in Ireland and a family's migration to America, Galway Bay (Mary Pat Kelly) was reviewed at Tell Me a Story.
2. The Language of Flowers (Vanessa Diffenbaugh) reviewed at No Page Left Behind sounds like a beautiful novel about a woman who communicates feelings and emotions through flowers.
3. I love the sound of Ragnarok (A.S Byatt) reviewed at Curiosity Killed the Bookworm about the Nordic myths. I love myths and legends so this should be great. I have his other book 'The Children's Book' sitting on my shelf but I haven't read it yet. I better get started!

Yay finally a more quiet week. I was starting to get scared that my TBR list might keep growing exponentially larger until it was so big it burst out of the screen and attacked me for failing to read fast enough! Thankfully I think I'm safe.

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They arrived!

A couple of weeks back I ordered a collection of books for my 100 book challenge. I have been eyeing up the Coralie Bickford-Smith illustrated penguin classics hardcover collection books for months so I finally decided to splurge and buy a few. From left to right you will find Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Middlemarch, and The Woman in White. I can't wait to read them all!

Wednesday New Read Roundup 10/08

A weekly post to highlight new books added to my To Read list thanks to all those other great book bloggers out there.

See my full To-Read list at goodreads.com.

1. So far I have only been adding books after they have been reviewed by a book blogger but today there is an exception as Cat at bookmagic has posted about two books she is about to read and they both sound so good and exactly the type of thing that I love that I've added them straight away without a review. Gillespie and I (Jane Harris) set in 1888 Scotland and Corrag (Susan Fletcher) about the MacDonald massacre of 1692 are both going on my list. In fact the premise of Corrag is especially intriguing for me as I have been to Glencoe and was fascinated about it's history while I was there. I have even been to the Clachaig Inn pub for a wee dram.
2. How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn) reviewed by sophiasbookblog sounds like such a beautifully written book about life in Wales. I have spent some time in Wales and absolutely loved the incredible landscape of the place and their absolutely un-decipherable written language.
3. A book review that starts with "My favourite read this year" is definitely worth paying attention to and Goodbye Sarajevo (Atka Reid and Hana Schofield), a story about two sisters during the Bosnian War is definitely going on my list. Thanks to thebookgatherer.
4. If you haven't spotted the top ten Tuesday meme hosted by broke and the bookish you should definitely have a look. This weeks theme is top ten underrated books which is a great way to showcase some good reads you may not have heard about! Already added Avalon (Anya Seton) thanks to brokeandthebookish.
5. From the top ten at thebookgatherer I have added The Red Scarf (Kate Furnivall) set in 1930s Russia, and although I don't read YA something about Amy & Roger's Epic Detour (Morgan Matson) really intrigues me and hey you've got to step out of your comfort zone every once and awhile right?!
6. From the top ten at thekindredscholar I definitely want to read The Red Tent (Anita Diamant), a book based on a biblical women? Yes please! And Cutting For Stone (Abraham Verghese) sounds like a great book. I don't know how it has slipped me by. And well I couldn't help putting People of the Book (Geraldine Brooks) and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (Lisa See) on the list too.
7. And finally from the top ten at readingrambo, Auntie Mame (Patrick Dennis) will be a great read if I can get my hands on it.

Phew! What a week!

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