01.Oct.2009 ALA Banned Books Week 2009
I should mention it. September 26 to October 3, 2009 is ALA Banned Books week. I soo soo love the poster above. I tried to order the shirt, but they only do US shipping :( Freedom to read is something that I surely take for granted for time to time, since I am now living [...]
30.Jun.2009 End of Banned Book Challenge 2009
I joined Banned Book Challenge 2009 by Pelham Public Library in March and it ended on 30th June 2009. I vowed to read 2 books and managed to read 4. So yes I’m happy with myself :) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (finished 03/09, rating 5/5) The Color Purple by Alice [...]
14.Apr.2009 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
A Thousand Splendid Suns is Khaled Hosseini’s second novel, the first being The Kite Runner, which I did read last year. If you loved The Kite Runner, you’d love this book. I think they are about the same level. In fact, I had some dejavu while reading A Thousand Splendid Suns. Both are set in [...]
04.Apr.2009 The Color Purple by Alice Walker
The story in The Color Purple is told through a series of diary entries and letters. Somehow this worked well for me, since I could have short attention span sometimes, and reading diary entry or letter means it’s hardly longer than 2-3 pages at a time. The narrator, Celie, is a black woman who lives [...]
01.Mar.2009 Banned Book Challenge 2009
Rules: Set a challenge for yourself to read x number of challenged or banned books Duration: 22 February 2009 to 30 June 2009 I’m joining the Banned Book Challenge 2009, hosted by the Pelham Public Library. This is their third annual event. Banned books always intrigue me and I can set up any number of [...]
12.Oct.2008 Forever by Judy Blume
Like I said last week, I was going to read Forever by Judy Blume in celebration of Banned Book Week. Forever is a teenager love story between Katherine and Michael, who grow to love each other, and once they’ve decided their love is forever, they make love. If you remember how it feels to be [...]
26.Nov.2007 The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
This book is on International ray. I got it from taniazed, Australia, and will travel next to Wandering-B, Hong Kong. It had 8 journalers before me. I also read it for the discussion at thereadinglounge.com I got really annoyed at the beginning of how much the main character (a 16 years old kid) use damn, [...]
