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Kelley – P&P Readalong Week 3
Chapters 21-30 – from Rejecting Mr. Collins to Mrs. de Burg’s Well, Caroline Bingley has persuaded Mr. Bingley to leave town to marry Darcy’s sister, and Jane’s deludedly nice and doesn’t blame Caroline and is all martyrish sweetness and YAWN. … Continue reading
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P&P Readalong Review #3
This is the section where nothing happens. Actually, I read these ten chapters last week and didn’t post because I couldn’t think of anything interesting to say about them then. Then, I stopped reading P&P and switched to Monkey Mind … Continue reading
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Kelley – P&P Readalong Week 2
Chapters 11-20 – from Imprisoned at Netherfield to Mr. Collins’ Proposal More bitching about at Netherfield. Mean girls, mean Darcy, clever Lizzie. (I’m guessing that could sum up most of the book from here on out). There’s an awesome scene … Continue reading
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Pride and Prejudice Readalong Challenge #2
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
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
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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Completely Contemp Challenge – I have issues
Sooooo, I’ve been seeing reviews of all these books recently that I want to read, and thinking “Well now, that would be excellent for the Completely Contemp Challenge which I haven’t even started yet.” But I’ve realized…I don’t actually know … Continue reading
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, Otherwise Known As: A Big, Fat, Teen Porn X-Men Ripoff of Who Cares?
So, this was the subject of Bookdorks Challenge #1. And I really, really hate to give it a bad review. Why? Well, because so many people apparently like it, including my sister, and because I generally like to agree with everyone or … Continue reading
Bookdorks Challenge #1 Update
ok, so I’m finally done Shatter Me. ON TIME. So, what can I say? Well, I guess I didn’t really hate it, but I didn’t really like it either. So I’m not sure if you win, or I win, or if … Continue reading
