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Pride and Prejudice Readalong Challenge #2
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Ugh, let’s just call this the section of hideous Mr. Collins and be done with it, okay? He’s so incredibly detestable, I didn’t even want to read this part. He’s self-righteous, too outspoken, and PROUD. Oh, wait, wasn’t that supposed … Continue reading

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Kelley – P&P Readalong Week 1
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First off, I don’t think I ever read Pride and Prejudice before, so I’ll be able to talk about this from a first-time perspective, yay! I’m doing an audiobook of this one, and also trying out the Audible listen + … Continue reading

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P&P Readalong/Challenge Review #1
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I suppose I’m a bit of a Janeite: I visited her gravesite in Winchester while touring there, have read all her novels (both completed and unfinished), and even took an extra senior seminar to study her work in more depth … Continue reading

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Pride and Prejudice Readalong/Challenge
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So, in honor of the completion of my beloved Lizzie Bennet Diaries and my recent acquisition of the awesome Colin Firth miniseries version of the film, I decided to reread P&P, which is probably/maybe my second favorite Jane Austen novel … Continue reading

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Life After Life – Kate Atkinson (ARC to be published April 2nd)
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**A copy of this book was provided by the publisher. Below opinions are my own.** So first I want to say straight out that I loved Life After Life. It’s a honkin’ big book, and it’s really not my “type” … Continue reading

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Life after Life by Kate Atkinson
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So, I entered a contest for my book club a few months back which would have provided snacks and prizes for my chosen novel, The Snow Child. While I didn’t win us the goodies, we did get ten advance copies … Continue reading

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Two Dorks, One Book: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (and Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling
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Michelle says: So I read this in one evening for my neighborhood book club (the first one Kelley is going to drive up and join me for! Yay!) and found it reasonably enjoyable. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? is … Continue reading

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Anna Karenina (2012) film: Two Dorks, One Movie
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There is just something about this story that draws me in. I’ve never quite been able to say what it is, though. But whatever it is, it was compelling enough that I ditched work to go see this movie with … Continue reading

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Two Dorks, One Book: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
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  Michelle says: BLARGH. I hate when a series I love goes beyond the expected mid-series slump into boring and even begins to disappoint… I love love loved The Lost Hero, the first book in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan. It made me go … Continue reading

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The Scorpio Races – Maggie Stiefvater
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I basically agree with everything Michelle said about this book, but I’ll expand by complaining about some other things as well. This was a good enough book. If I was the type to give ratings, I’d give it a 3…which … Continue reading

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