BIBLIOPHAGE: February 2009

03 February 2009

Charming Billy ~ Alice McDermott

*** LIKE ***

Winner : National Book Award 1998

02 February 2009

Cold Mountain ~ Charles Frazier

***** RECOMMEND ****

Winner : National Book Awards 1997
Finalist : National Book Critics Circle Award 1997

01 February 2009

The Shipping News ~ Annie Proulx

**** RECOMMEND ****

Winner : Pulitzer Prize 1994

Winner : National Book Award 1993
Finalist : National Book Critics Circle Award 1993

ABOUT THIS BLOG

1 : Blog posts are under a MONTH HEADING where I also post links to interesting articles found on the web.

2 : The "DATE" is the order of reading. This is simply my reading log.

3 : These are not overview style reviews. They are just opinion pieces. Be warned, there may be "spoilers".

4 : Basic rating system :
***** FAVOURITE :
Precious exemplars, representative of "me", books to be prized! On the shelf as well as the Kindle!!
**** RECOMMEND :
Entertaining or enriching; a praiseworthy read
*** LIKE :
Enjoyed it, a worthwhile read.
** OK :
Nothing more, nothing less, not worth the effort
x NO (not giving it a star!)
Yuk! Really didn't like it! Can't recommend!
- UNFINISHED - :
Some I will give another go, some I won't

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