Author Archives: shelleybean1

Son of God by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett
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Posted on June 27, 2014 by

Gah! The typos! You’d think that Roma Downey and Mark Burnett could afford a good editor or proofreader. Or at least a better ghostwriter. I mean, I imagine them rolling in all their Touched by an Angel and Survivor money … Continue reading →

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Zone One by Colson Whitehead
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Posted on June 13, 2014 by

This one was SO almost a DNF. (Actually, I probably would have been happier if it had been!) It took me weeks to get through and completely obliterated my chances of meeting my Goodreads goal this year and it’s only … Continue reading →

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Little Women series by Louisa May Alcott
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Posted on May 11, 2014 by

So, I loved this as a little girl, and decided it was time to try it as an adult. I was shocked to find that apparently I’d never actually read the original and instead had just read a VERY abridged … Continue reading →

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Two Dorks, One Book: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
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Posted on April 25, 2014 by

Michelle says: So this is an enormous book in a ginormous series and I really wasn’t sure I was going to like it. Unfortunately, I was also afraid it would take me a long time to get through, so I … Continue reading →

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The Leap Year Boy by Marc Simon
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Posted on April 7, 2014 by

BORING. And unfortunately, that’s the BEST I can say for this one. I kept waiting for the big reveal, the big a-ha, the big so-THAT’S-what-this-book-is-about. I never got anything remotely like that, so blargh. The Leap Year Boy is a … Continue reading →

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The House of the Scorpion and The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer
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Posted on March 29, 2014 by

I first read The House of the Scorpion seven or eight years ago when my oldest was in elementary school. He decided, based on the cover and blurb, that this book looked like it would be his “most favorite book … Continue reading →

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Two Dorks, One Book: Labor Day by Joyce Maynard
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Posted on March 28, 2014 by

Michelle says: So, I liked Labor Day. It was a quick read and interesting in that it was our second consecutive book club selection that featured a child as narrator. I really felt for the disconnected boy Henry who had … Continue reading →

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GUEST DORK: The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
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Posted on March 27, 2014 by

And now for a feature we haven’t had in awhile: a Guest Dork post! Today’s Guest Dork is a seven-year-old reader who participated in a schoolwide One School, One Book event on Beverly Cleary’s The Mouse and the Motorcycle. This book … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 3, 2014 by

The Bookdorks are now on Facebook… Come and join us there 🙂   https://www.facebook.com/thebookdorks  

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Two Dorks, One Book: The Bear by Claire Cameron – A Publisher ARC
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Posted on February 3, 2014 by

Ah, shit. This one’s gonna be all nature-y and survivalish. Totally not my kind of book at all, except FREE****, so there’s that. I KNOW everyone on the internet (weird, since this is a pre-release but many have already read … Continue reading →

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