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Virtual Advent: A Child's Chrisrmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
thingsmeanalot.com - 21 hours ago
Virtual Advent: A Child's Chrisrmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas
— thingsmeanalot.com — One Christmas was so much like another, in those years around the sea-town corner now and out... of all sound except the distant speaking of the voices I sometimes hear a moment before sleep, that I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six nights when I was twelve or whether ... (more) Virtual Advent: A Child's Chrisrmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas

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In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
thingsmeanalot.com - 45 hours ago
In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
— thingsmeanalot.com — And so it is that what you find in these pages are not the Mirabal sisters of... fact, or even the Mirabal sisters of legend. The actual sisters I never knew, nor did I have access to enough information or the talents and inclinations of a biographer to be able to adequately record them. As for ... (more) In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez

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Three Comics: Scheherazade, Dolltopia and Re-Gifters
thingsmeanalot.com - 3 days ago
Three Comics: Scheherazade, Dolltopia and Re-Gifters
— thingsmeanalot.com — (I read these books a few weeks ago and haven't been able to tell you about them... yet. So before even more time passes and I forget the details, here's a catching up post.) Scheherazade: Comics About Love, Treachery, Mothers and Monsters is an anthology of comics by women edited by Megan ... (more) Three Comics: Scheherazade, Dolltopia and Re-Gifters
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The Sunday Salon - Life, Work, Letters & Everything
thingsmeanalot.com - 4 days ago
The Sunday Salon - Life, Work, Letters & Everything
— thingsmeanalot.com — Hello Sunday Saloners. Today I'm going to refrain from apologizing for not having been around more lately.... First because you've heard it all before, and secondly because I know everyone has busy lives as well, and that nobody is paying as much attention to the amount of blogging and ... (more) The Sunday Salon - Life, Work, Letters & Everything
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43rd Bookworms Carnival - Looking for Submissions
thingsmeanalot.com - 5 days ago
43rd Bookworms Carnival - Looking for Submissions
— thingsmeanalot.com — I'll be forever grateful to Anastasia at Bird Brain(ed) Book Blog , who reminded me the other... day that I'm scheduled to host the 43rd edition of the Bookworms Carnival . The Bookworms Carnival was one of Dewey's many contributions to the book blogging community, so it means a lot to me that ... (more) 43rd Bookworms Carnival - Looking for Submissions
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The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty - A Tribute to Dewey
thingsmeanalot.com - 8 days ago
The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty - A Tribute to Dewey
— thingsmeanalot.com — Back in 2008, Dewey and I co-reviewed The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty. We were both doing... the Pulitzer Project, and when she noticed that we both planned to read it next, she suggested we discuss it and post the results. This was my very first buddy review with another blogger, but I ... (more) The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty - A Tribute to Dewey
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Tales of Mystery & the Macabre by Elizabeth Gaskell
thingsmeanalot.com - 9 days ago
Tales of Mystery & the Macabre by Elizabeth Gaskell
— thingsmeanalot.com — Tales of Mystery & the Macabre collects nine Gothic short stories and novellas by Elizabeth Gaskell, most... of which were originally published in Charles Dickens’ weekly Household Words , and then collected in Curious, If True and The Grey Woman and Other Tales . Let’s get this out of the ... (more) Tales of Mystery & the Macabre by Elizabeth Gaskell

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Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto
thingsmeanalot.com - 10 days ago
Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto
— thingsmeanalot.com — Banana Yoshimoto’s Asleep collects three slightly surreal novellas, all narrated by young women, and all connected with... sleep—and loss. The first is called “Night and Night’s Travellers”, and it was my favourite of the three. It's narrated by Shibami, who is mourning her brother’s death. But ... (more) Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto

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The Bride's Farewell by Meg Rosoff
thingsmeanalot.com - 13 days ago
The Bride's Farewell by Meg Rosoff
— thingsmeanalot.com — “On the morning of August the twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifty something” (I just love this opening... line), Pell Ridley decides to run away from home. What she's leaving behind is not just her home and family, but also her village, her outlined future, and the only life she’s ever known. One ... (more) The Bride's Farewell by Meg Rosoff

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The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
thingsmeanalot.com - 14 days ago
The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
— thingsmeanalot.com — (I read this book back in June for the Once Upon a Time Challenge, wrote this post,... saved the draft, and completely forgot about it until last week - oops.) And he took up a long sword that lay there and broke it before the eyes of Húrin, and a splinter wounded his face; but Húrin did not ... (more) The Children of Húrin by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
thingsmeanalot.com - 16 days ago
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
— thingsmeanalot.com — Most of you know the story, right? Published in 1911 (but set in the late nineteenth-century), The... Phantom of the Opera is the story of, well—should I worry about spoiling it? Just to be on the safe side, I'll be vague: it’s the story of the Paris Opera, let’s say, and of a series of strange ... (more) The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
thingsmeanalot.com - 17 days ago
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks
— thingsmeanalot.com — To restore the human subject at the centre—the suffering, afflicted, fighting, human subject—we must deepen a case... history to a narrative or tale; only then do we have a “who” as well as a “what”, a real person, a patience, in relation to disease—in relation to the physical. .. The Man Who ... (more) The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks

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The Sunday Salon - A Women Unbound Wishlist
thingsmeanalot.com - 18 days ago
The Sunday Salon - A Women Unbound Wishlist
— thingsmeanalot.com — Book lists - aren't they fun? They're actually the reason why I keep joining reading challenges even... though I keep saying I'm more or less over them. And because I want to have my cake and eat it too, I decided to make a list for the Women Unbound challenge that I'm not going to be forced to ... (more) The Sunday Salon - A Women Unbound Wishlist
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Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
thingsmeanalot.com - 20 days ago
Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
— thingsmeanalot.com — 'Foul deeds have been done under the most hospitable roofs; terrible crimes have been committed amid the... fairest scenes, and have left no trace upon the spot where they were done. I do not believe in mandrake, or in bloodstains that no time can efface. I believe rather that we may walk ... (more) Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
thingsmeanalot.com - 21 days ago
Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley
— thingsmeanalot.com — Edgar's Great Uncle (or is it Great Great? Or Great Great Great?) Montague lives in a cold,... lonely house in the woods. It's a scary and desolate place, but there's a reason why Edgar visits him regularly: he's hooked on Uncle Montague's spooky stories. Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror takes ... (more) Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror by Chris Priestley

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Remembrance by Theresa Breslin
thingsmeanalot.com - 22 days ago
Remembrance by Theresa Breslin
— thingsmeanalot.com — Set (mostly) in a Scottish village during WWI, Remembrance is the story of four teenagers: Charlotte and... Francis are the children of the village’s wealthiest and most respectable family. Margaret and John Malcolm, while not quite as far up the social ladder, belong to a reasonably well-off ... (more) Remembrance by Theresa Breslin

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Green Books Campaign: Sleeping Naked is Green by Vanessa Farquharson
thingsmeanalot.com - 23 days ago
Green Books Campaign: Sleeping Naked is Green by Vanessa Farquharson
— thingsmeanalot.com — Today's post is part of the Green Books Campaign organized by the wonderful Eco-Libris . Here’s the... official campaign description: Today 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 great books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Our goal is to encourage publishers to get greener and readers to ... (more) Green Books Campaign: Sleeping Naked is Green by Vanessa ...

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The Eternal Smile by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim
thingsmeanalot.com - 24 days ago
The Eternal Smile by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim
— thingsmeanalot.com — The Eternal Smile is a collection of three short stories by the authors of American Born Chinese... and of Same Difference and Other Stories . "Duncan's Kingdom" is, at first glance, a traditional high fantasy tale about a young man who has to kill the Frog King and bring back his head to win ... (more) The Eternal Smile by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim

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Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
thingsmeanalot.com - 28 days ago
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
— thingsmeanalot.com — There were crimson roses on the bench; they looked like splashes of blood. Isn’t that a great... opening line? I love how symbolic it turns out to be, and I love the fact that it’s echoed near the end of the book. Strong Poison , published in 1930, is the first book in the Lord Peter Wimsey ... (more) Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
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Jar of Fools by Jason Lutes
thingsmeanalot.com - 29 days ago
Jar of Fools by Jason Lutes
— thingsmeanalot.com — Jar of Fools , subtitled A Picture Story , is the tale of two stage magicians: Ernie... Weiss is obsessed with the death of his brother, an escape artist whose last trick went very wrong. Al Flosso, his ageing mentor, is struggling with senility, and losing a little more of himself with each ... (more) Jar of Fools by Jason Lutes
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