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“Inkheart” by Cornelia Funke
I must admit when I was a young girl, I slept with my books. I would tuck my Nancy Drew mystery (or any other book) and slid an arm under my pillow to prop it up a little bit while at the same time felt for it to ensure that it was still there. So… — read more
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“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky
Charlie, a teenage boy, begins writing a series of letters starting on August 25, 1991 addressing them to his ‘friend.’ Coincidentally in 1991, I was 14 and probably the same age as Charlie. I put on the mindset of a teenager and began to read THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER. Friendship, family, death, sex,… — read more
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“The Tales of Beedle the Bard” by J.K.Rowling
THE TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD by J.K.Rowling is a collection of five tales:The Wizard and the Hopping PotThe Fountain of Fair FortuneThe Warlock’s Hairy HeartBabbity Rabbity and Her Cackling StumpThe Tale of the Three BrothersWhat makes the book even more interesting is the comprehensive commentary after each story, including extensive footnotes, by Professor Albus… — read more
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“The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman
THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Neil Gaiman is inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. Such wonderful storytelling. If you are looking for something exciting and magical, imaginative and adventurous, you will not be disappointed with this. Garth Nix said: “I wish my younger self could have had the opportunity to read and reread this wonderful… — read more
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“After Dark” by Haruki Murakami
Page 206: That people’s memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive. Whether those memories have any actual importance or not, it doesn’t matter as far as the maintenance of life is concerned. They’re all just fuel.After Dark by Haruki Murakami tells the story of what happens to a few particular persons between… — read more
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“Gossamer” by Lois Lowry
GOSSAMER is my first Lois Lowry book and definitely not the last. It’s an interesting and delightful read. I’m intrigued by the dream-givers, especially Littlest One. I could almost hear her tiny soft voice whenever she speaks, or asks this and that while she follows her teacher on duty to bestow dreams. Littlest One is… — read more
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“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY by Roald Dahl is my first Roald Dahl book and I must say I love it! This highly imaginative book is a gem and one that’s full of lessons. I like the little boy Charlie very much and like most children, he is full of curiosity. He is also obedient… — read more
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“Nights in Rodanthe” by Nicholas Sparks
WARNING: Do not read this in public. Please also be ready with a box of tissues because NIGHTS IN RODANTHE is a tear-jerker. Nicholas Sparks always makes me cry. Adrienne Willis is a 60-year-old divorced woman and a mother of three grown children. She retells her story—a flashback of love and redemption, loss and grief—out… — read more
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The Haunted Bookshop: BOOK MORALITY
Reading third chapter into THE HAUNTED BOOKSHOP (my post here), I came across a text that I liked very much, and which Roger Mifflin the proprietor of The Haunted Bookshop is also very much fond of. He had it hung over his own desk while I’ve reproduced it below:ON THE RETURN OF A BOOK LENT… — read more
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“The Haunted Bookshop” by Christopher Morley
The Haunted Bookshop draws me straight into its story. I’m intrigued by its title and this American classic first catches my attention when I read Wendy’s review Musings of a Bookish Kitty. It’s a story book-lovers will enjoy—a romance with books and a mystery to be solved—and there’s nothing haunted or spooky about it.Roger Mifflin… — read more
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