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Showing posts with label 7 days of favorite books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 7 days of favorite books. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
7 Days of Favorite Books... Day 7
This is my "final" post for 7 Days of Favorite Books, and with that I decided I would step out of the box a little here. I know there are a lot of adult readers who would never forage into the Manga section of their bookstore, but there are some amazing stories there! This is one of them...
Ooku is a historical Manga about the Edo period of an alternate Japan which is ruled entirely by women due to a strange plague that has wiped out most of the men. It is an ongoing series that I just love! Not only is the artwork wonderful, but the storyline is great. The characters come alive off the page and we learn quite a bit about this period of time in Japanese history. Even though this is an "alternate" reality, this story presents the history of the period well.
Labels: book musings
7 days of favorite books,
Fumi Yoshinaga,
historical manga,
Japanese comics,
Manga,
Ooku: The Inner Chambers
Monday, December 10, 2018
7 Days of Favorite Books... Day 6
This is an amazing story. So vivid, so beautifully written and one of my all time favorite reads! Read my review this week! Until then, just know I thought it was a "breathtaking, sweeping novel" and loved every minute I spent with these characters!
Labels: book musings
7 days of favorite books,
Favorite books,
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi,
Yaa Gyasi
Saturday, December 8, 2018
7 Days of Favorite books... Day 5
All I can say is, READ this! Beautiful story, wonderfully written, it touched my heart and everyone 's heart that I've shared this with!
Labels: book musings
7 days of favorite books,
Eternal on the Water,
Favorite books,
Joseph Monninger
Friday, December 7, 2018
7 Days of Favorite Books... Day 4
Cheryl Strayed definitely held my attention and had me turning those pages to keep reading. One of my favorite books, nonfiction, memoir and definitely better than the movie, which only touched on all the emotional, thought provoking writing.
Labels: book musings
7 days of favorite books,
Cheryl Strayed,
Favorite books,
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
Saturday, November 3, 2018
7 Days of Favorite Books... Day 3
When thinking about this book, I can still feel that tingle I got when I read it! I still love this book! I received a copy of it before publication, here's my review from 8 years ago...
Labels: book musings
7 days of favorite books,
Dracula in Love,
Dracula in Love by Karen Essex,
Favorite books,
Karen Essex
Friday, November 2, 2018
7 Days of Favorite Books... Day 2...
This is one of my all time favorite books... AND, it was the first book I ever blogged about on Chick with Books! February 18th, 2009 was the start of Chick with Books, here's the first post...
http://chickwithbooks.blogspot.com/2009/02/welcome-to-my-blog-about-books-and.html
Labels: book musings
7 days of favorite books,
Favorite books,
Pillars of the earth,
Pillars of The Earth Review
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Favorite Books...
We all have favorite books. As book bloggers we have A LOT of favorite books. When you sit down and think about all the books you've read, what books pop up time and time again? On Facebook, my Aunt Sharon, nominated me to share a favorite book a day for seven days. No reviews, no reasons, just post the cover and that's it. So, I thought I would share those 7 days worth of books here. Now I have more than 7 favorite books, I probably could do a whole months worth of great books, but let's see about the first 7... My first book...
Labels: book musings
7 days of favorite books,
Favorite books,
Pride and Prejudice
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