by amiemccracken | Oct 6, 2011 | book review, reading
The Bloody ChamberAngela CarterShort story/novelette I got this book as a recommendation for fairy tale retellings in a darker tone. So far I am absolutely in love.Three wives dead, one never found in a boating accident and the story is called “The Bloody...
by amiemccracken | Sep 29, 2011 | book review, reading
Between Shades of Gray if a book about Lithuanian refugees deported to Siberian work camps by the Soviets during World War II. The book is a side of a story that everyone thinks they have heard, but it’s not. These work camps were different. They continued on...
by amiemccracken | Sep 22, 2011 | book review, reading
I put off reading The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath first because everyone in college had read it and it just seemed cliche. Then I put it off because I was worried it would scare me with all the craziness inside. It’s not scary, but perhaps in the mundane and normal...
by amiemccracken | Sep 4, 2011 | books, reading
Our book club meeting is on Tuesday. So if you have had a chance to read The Paris Wife by Paula McLain and have something to say, write a blog post and I’ll share it at the party. We’re having a 20s themed party. Martinis, fringe, and flapper style....
by amiemccracken | Aug 28, 2011 | book review, books, reading, story
I’ve really enjoyed my Kindle, especially because I live in Germany where the supply of English books is limited. I used to go to the library once or even twice a week back in Colorado. So not having access to that many books was hard for me.The Kindle e-ink...
by amiemccracken | Aug 9, 2011 | reading
We are reading The Paris Wife by Paula McLain for the book club. We’re meeting the first week of September and I want to prepare for the themed party we’ll have where we dress up and act like the book. Think Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Martinis. Oh ya...
