Book Blogger Appreciation Week - Day 3 - Books I Read Because of Dewey

Books I Read Because of Dewey

Dear Dewey,

It is hard to believe that so much time has gone by... I read these books almost 7 years ago. Some of them have stuck with me. Some were okay, but I am not sure I ever need to read again. Others I want to reread sooner rather than later! This post is why even when my blogging gets quiet... I don't stop... I remember reading So Many Books, So Little Time in a hotel after my great-grandmother died. I remember all the excitement bloggers had about American Born Chinese. It is too bad you never got to read his newer stuff... I am sure you would have loved him. At the end of the day, though, I have blogging friends that influence my life and my reading. I explore things that I may missed entirely if not for people like you. And, you continue to influence reading every time the blogosphere has a readathon. This means that people that never even met you, are still being inspired by your sense of community. In a way, you will always live on even if blogging becomes a thing of the past... I am sure there are still books on my TBR pile I have because of you. And, I know there are others I read other years because of you.

Much love to you and your love of reading and community!

Until next time...

And now, on with the books!

Read in January, 2009

A quote from Dewey's post: 

[O]ne of Jin’s classmates, a Japanese-American girl the bullies in the class call “chink,” which is a demeaning term for a Chinese person, not a Japanese person. The ignorance of some of Jin’s classmates is so deep that they can’t even get their racial slurs right. If you’re a woman like me, you may have been called names usually reserved for women. That’s pretty horrible, but imagine if the people degrading you with words paid so little notice to who you really are that they didn’t even use ugly words reserved for females, but instead called you names commonly used to insult men. With the former names, as awful as they are, you at least know that you’re not alone, that other women are called these names. With the latter, your femaleness is completely dismissed. Imagine how much damage something like that, happening day after day to a child, could do. How would that affect your sense of who you are?

You can read my Dewey letter here.

Read in February, 2009

So, when Dewey reviewed this post she answered questions. When I did my post I added my two cents to her answers. You can read the post here. 

Originally read February, 2009

When I posted my review I linked to all the mentions of John Green on Dewey's blog. Unfortunately the links go to other places now, but the idea is there!

Read in 2009

Words from Dewey:

I’ve noticed myself that many teenage girls consider developing breasts and hips to be “getting fat.” So many girls and young women I’ve talked to seem convinced that the ideal for a woman is to retain a pre-pubescent straight-up-and-down body. They seem to find it horrifying to gain weight, even when that weight gain goes along with increased height. This determination to retain a childlike stick figure body seems to go along with a horror with body hair. When I was in high school and college, it was considered “gross” to retain any armpit or leg hair, but now more and more I hear from girls and women that age that it seems “gross” to retain pubic hair, too. It concerns me that female secondary sex characteristics are considered so repulsive. It’s sickening to think that without realizing it, women attempt to please men by appearing as much as possible like little girls.

Unfortunately, like above none of the links to Dewey's blog work any more, but you can see the original post here.

Originally read in March, 2009

Thoughts from Dewey:

Since she lost her memory after an accident, she frequently looks up words. This serves a couple purposes. First, the character will keep using words she looks up later in the book, showing in a way how she has to use repetition to learn new things you might expect a girl of seventeen to have mastered. Second, it shows the reader, at times, some of the more obscure meanings of certain commonplace words. Adoration is not just the noun for the verb adore, to love, but can also be a religious term, mean a demonstration of worship.

You can read the original post here.

Originally read in 2009

A fitting book for #ComicsFebruary! Dewey and I both really liked this book. Read the post by clicking here.

Originally read in 2009

I mention browsing Dewey's blog and discovering that she had read this book, too. I really wish her blog was still active! You can read what I call a ranty post over here.

Read in 2009

I really loved this blog. A lot of other bloggers recommended it, but it was Dewey that got me to finally read it. And I wish I had read it long before I did... I should reread! I included a quote from Dewey in my post:

In fact, once it’s discovered who P.L.A.I.N. is, Jane’s new friends try to decide how to restructure themselves now that they’re no longer anonymous. Jane ends by saying, “Of course we can still be an art girl gang.” And she thinks, “I feel a fierce pride. This is my tribe.”

Check out the full post here.

Originally read in 2009

Dewey and I both really liked this book, but not for the same reasons as other bloggers... She made me feel not so alone on what I took away from the book. Read the post over here.

Originally read in 2009

I remember really loving this book. I must reread it! The original post is here.

Originally read in 2009

I love Terry Pratchett. I am glad one of my favourite books by him, I read because of Dewey! (And probably Nymeth... Oh, yes, I mention Ana in my original post, too!)

Thoughts from Dewey:

The story takes place in the mid to late nineteenth century on a tiny island which has been nearly destroyed by a tsunami. One survivor remains from the entire nation: Mau. But survivors from other islands and from a shipwreck wash up on the island and help Mau rebuild his home. One character, Ermintrude (who says her name is Daphne) has the biggest adjustment to make. She’s an English girl who was on board a ship that runs aground on the island. Unlike the other survivors, she has no shared language, history, culture, or even similar appearance to the others. But they all learn to communicate.

Read my original post over this way.

Originally read in 2009

 You can read my original post about this book here.

TwentyTen Reading Challenge and Dewey's Mini-Challenge

I wasn't going to join anymore challenges until 2010 was started, but then I remembered I meant to join Darren's challenge and hadn't yet, so first I should do that! (Also, I plan to join a graphic novel challenge and an essay challenge, so I suppose that will be before January, too.)

The aim is to read a total 20 books, over ten categories, in 2010. (Was this challenge based solely around the name? I’ll let you decide!)

Rules:

• Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total.
• The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only, if you decide it fits, then it fits. (Apart from those marked **)
• Categories marked with ** have tighter rules, and these must be followed.
• Each book can only qualify for one category.
• Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
• Books read from 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010 are eligible.

Young Adult
1. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
2. Lament: The Faerie Queene's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater

T.B.R. **
1. Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld Series, Book 4) by Kelley Armstrong
2. Broken (Women of the Otherworld Series, Book 6) by Kelley Armstrong

Shiny & New
1. The Fall - Book II of The Strain Trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan
2. The Matter With Morris by David Bergen

Bad Blogger’s ***
1. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
2. Soulless (An Alexia Tarabotti Novel, Book 1) by Gail Carriger

Charity
1.
2.
(This is the only one I am not sure of. We don't have a charity shop here that sells books... Have to figure something out.)

New in 2010
1. Dracula in Love by Karen Essex
2. Mr. Shakespeare's Bastard by Robert Wright

Older Than You
1. My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
2. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

Win! Win!
1. Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon
2. Manhood for Amateurs by Michael Chabon

Who Are You Again?

1. A Gate at the Stairs by Lorrie Moore

2. Down the Coaltown Road by Sheldon Currie

Up to You! - Books in On-Going Series
1.Frostbitten (Women of the Otherworld series, Book 10) by Kelley Armstrong
2. Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong


To get an explanation for each category, just head to Darren's blog!

Don't forget that the Virtual Advent starts today! Very exciting!

Also, here is the linky for the Dewey Reading Challenge Mini-Challenge. (Click on the link for the details.)

Tomorrow is December First!!!

I got a bit quiet on here. I didn't even do my Sunday post! Mainly because I had a quiet week reading-wise and have too much on my mind life-wise. I am currently reading too many books, but I am hoping to read more in December than I have the last couple months. We will have to see what happens. I am still looking for a job and it is all a bit discouraging at the moment. Also, I think I am going to have a bit of a library-overload today because I haven't been there in a week. I wish some of my ILLs would start coming in, though. If I take the time to fill out the form it usually means I really want those particular books, but the wait is forever.

Anyway, just a reminder that the Virtual Advent starts tomorrow! There is still plenty of time to sign-up, so please do so. Otherwise, I look forward to reading all the posts. For those that are reading along you just go to the main website for the tour and it will share with you the links for each day. It is so much fun!

Also starting tomorrow is the mini-challenge I am hosting for the Dewey Reading Challenge. I am going to count the Virtual Advent as my contribution. It brings the community together, right? Plus, Dewey participated in a previous year. Another example is Chris and Nymeth are hosting a Graphic Novel Challenge for 2010. Once they have their post up they are going to include it for the challenge. (I hope they don't mind I used it asn an example...) These are just two examples. There are many ways in which you can honour Dewey's memory. Tomorrow I will post a Mr. Linky so that you can share with others. I hope people will join in!

A Year Gone By...

Dear Dewey,

It is hard to believe that a year has come and gone. I am left thinking: What do you say at a moment like this? I wasn't even sure if I should say anything because we didn't really know each other very well. I don't want to take any shine away from those that knew you well, but at the same time, several people have commented on these letters and how much they appreciate them. So, I am bowing to the masses and here I am again. This is a different conversation, though. In the past I was responding to your reviews, so it was almost like a conversation. There were a few times I used a letter to explain something, but this is really the first time I am writing a letter into the silence. It's a sad moment.

I think, in the back of our minds, everyone wants to have their five minutes of fame or to do something lasting. Not everyone will admit it, but it is there. I wonder if you knew just how lasting your voice was? Here it is a year later and in some ways it is like you never even left. You were gifted with wonderful blogging friends who continue to show their love for you through keeping the community alive. Did you think for a moment you would have that much impact on the world? It might be the virtual one, but it is just as important as the outside world. I doubt you did, because you struck me as very modest, but I hope you had a small inkling of just how lasting your voice would be and how many lives you touched just in the few years you were blogging. You had the heart and mind that people should aspire to.

It is a wonderful feeling to know that years from now, if there is a still a book-blogging community the things that you started will probably still be happening. It's a wonderful thought because things are a lot different now than they were when I started blogging. The blogging community is huge! Even those that never even read your blog will know who you are because you live on in the hearts of those that knew you well and the events that are done in your memory. It is a pleasure to be able to say I knew you, even if it was not as well as some. I believe you will always be missed.

Until next time... And, I promise, there will be a next time!

Not to take away from this post, but if you are interested in the rest of my letters here are the links:

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
Looking for Alaska by John Green
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Paper Towns by John Green
Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters by Courtney E. Martin (Part Two)
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson
The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg
The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby
Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

That's a lot of posts!

Week in Review

Random Thoughts

Note to self, do not get really excited about reading weeks! The next week generally turns out to be rather bad after that... I have only finished three books this week. Count them, THREE! How depressing is that! It means several books are going to have to go back to the library unread, though, and that makes me sad!

I am still coughing from when I was sick. I get like this every year, but with the swine flu worries I feel like everyone thinks I am going to die! I really do get a bad cough every year... I mean, just ask the charming comedian! For our first date we went to the movies and I coughed for the first half and he kept asking me if I was okay. I was really regretting saying no to the drink, but he gave me gum and I managed to make it through the rest of the movie cough-free! That is probably why he just is my mini-pharmacy and doesn't complain... It is also why I am now required to have a drink at all movie viewings.

November Reading Challenge

I don't think there are any new reviews for my unofficial reading challenge, but if there are feel free to leave the URL in the comments and I will post about it next week! I hope to read at least one more book for the challenge, but I wouldn't hold my breath...

Virtual Advent

Can you believe that this starts in just over a week? I am so excited! There has been an amazing turnout of sign-ups and I can't wait to read all the posts! There is still plenty of time to sign-up and there will be a post soon with last-minute details. To sign-up, just head over to the blog! There are still some people I was hoping would sign-up that haven't... Hint, hint!

Dewey Reading Challenge

In December there will be a mini-challenge as a bit of a wrap-up to the challenge! It's all about doing things in Dewey's memory, so I hope that people will sign-up. There will be an official place to post your links in December, but for now you can read all the details on this post.

Other Challenges/Events

I have a big post scheduled for Thursday to talk about all the challenges I am planning to sign-up for so far in 2010, so be sure to check it out! In the meantime, I am hosting a read-along in 2010 to read The Time Quartet by Madeleine L'Engle. There has been a decent amount of interest so far, so I hope others will join in. I was just posting to see if there is any interest. Since there is, should I put up a place to offically sign-up or something?

Also, don't forget about The Alphabet in Historical Fiction that is being hosted by Historical Tapestry. The letter is 'A'. You still have another week to post for it. I know what my post is going to be, but I seem to have forgotten to post it. I will have to try and squeeze it in this week somewhere.

Weekly Reads

I read Peter & Max by Bill Willingham. I am reviewing this with Heather, so my review will be up on Tuesday! Then, I read Avalon High Coronation - Volume 2: Homecoming by Meg Cabot. This is manga series. Apparently there is a novel that they spin-off of and I have it from the library now, too. Lastly, I finished Ash by Malinda Lo. If you are doing the GLBT challenge next year this is a good book for it! It's supposed to be a fairy tale retelling, but it is not what you would generally expect...

It's not like I don't have good books on the go! I am reading Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver, The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt, and Flappers by Joshua Zeitz. I just need to settle down, read, and finish something! That's the plan, anyway! Instead, I am thinking about all the books I want to be reading...

Weekly Posts

Music Munday - Guest Post: SoundRelief
Review: The Wild Things by Dave Eggers
Dewey Reading Challenge: A Mini-Challenge
Random and Some Reminders
The Time Quartet Read-Along

Library Loot

Avalon High Coronation - Volume 2: Homecoming by Meg Cabot (read)
Day After Night by Anita Diamant (like the author)
Truckers by Terry Pratchett (Terry Pratchett Challenge)
Ash by Malinda Lo (read)
Avalon High by Meg Cabot (carry on with series)
The Passion by Donna Boyd (someone said I should try it...)
Flapper by Joshua Zeitz (Maybe Women Unbound...)
Princess in Pink (carry on with with series)

Random and Some Reminders

I haven't really been inspired to blog this week. I have been reading, but not finishing anything, so I guess I don't really feel like I have anything to talk about. I am going to write a general post instead.

I am reading some really good books at the moment. I am about 200 pages into Fingersmith by Sarah Waters. It is really really good! Then, I am reading The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt. I like it, but I am not sure if I love it. This is my first time reading Byatt. I have been reading 50 pages a day, but I am going to have to start reading more soon! I will soon finish up Ash by Malinda Lo. It is pretty good. I have a couple other books started, but I haven't actively read them in a couple days. I am lucky I read period!

Don't forget to sign-up for the Virtual Advent! There are still a few people that have joined up in previous years that haven't signed up yet. I hope people will! There are about 11 days until the tour actually starts.

Lastly, don't forget about the mini-challenge for the Dewey Reading Challenge. You can read all the details on this post!

Dewey Reading Challenge - A Mini-Challenge

Dear Dewey,

It is hard to believe that the reading challenge created in your honour is almost over with. Time has sure flown! I had meant to read and write more letters, but with your blog down it doesn't really work for my letter writing method. So, I am returning today with one final moment in your honour. It is the wrap-up mini-challenge for the Dewey Reading Challenge, which doesn't technically occur until December, but the challenge participants are welcome to begin whenever they want.

Your blog was all about community building and your influence is living on through the 24-hour Read-a-thon, Weekly Geeks, and other blog events. So now the challenge is for the members of your reading challenge to take a page from your book and do something for the good for the community. It could be something you would do anyways, like participating in Weekly Geeks, or it could be something new like starting your first reading challenge. The point is to either make difference in the blogging community or to start something new and then post about it. You can also do something in your own community; it doesn't just have to be the blogging one. It is not for me to tell you what to post, though. It is your decision if it fits.

I hope this post makes sense! It is one of those things that sounds right in my head, but I am not sure how well it conveys on the screen. Please ask if you have any questions!

Week in Review and Sunday Book Coveting

Random Thoughts

I was a bit slack with my blog posting this week! I missed yesterday because of writing emails for the Holiday Swap. I got a late start because of some technological issues, but then I wanted to finish because there are so many things I want to accomplish this week! Actually, there is so much I want to talk about in this post that I think I will do it in more sections than normal!

Virtual Advent Calendar

One of the most important things about today is that sign-ups have started for the 4th Annual Advent Calendar! It is hard to believe it has been four years. My blogiversary is coming up and I will have been blogging for four years at that time. Crazy how fast time goes! Anyway, it is hosted by Marg and myself again this year and I hope that lots of people will join up! The calendar officially starts on December 1. To sign-up just head over to the blog. I look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with this year!

November Reading Challenge

How is everyone making out with my unofficial reading challenge? I finished one book this week: Tatiana & Alexander by Paullina Simons. I even reviewed it! Nymeth read a book for it, too, and you can read her review by heading over to her blog. Anyone else? It is not too late to do so. The goal is to simply read a book that is related to World War I, World War II, etc in honour of Remembrance Day (or whatever it is called where you live!). Hope to see a few more reviews before the month is over with.

Dewey Reading Challenge

It was planned back at the beginning that I would do the mini-challenge in December for the Dewey Reading Challenge. I still plan to do so! There will be an official post about it on either Wednesday or Thursday. Basically, though, the point of the challenge is to do things you would likely do anyway. Dewey was all about the blogging community, and even her own community, so all you have to do is do something for either the blogging community or your own community and post about it. Easy, right? When I announce it formal I will set-up a Mr. Linky. I hope people will join in!

Other Reading Challenges/Events

I also just wanted to take a moment to mention Historical Tapestry. Believe it or not, I do still blog there! We have launched a new feature this week called The Alphabet in Historical Fiction. The details are as follows:

Each fortnight you have to write a blog post about an historical fiction book of your choice (it might even be something you already read before), but it MUST be related to the letter of the week.

You have several possibilities:

- the first letter of the title
- the first letter of the author's first name or surname
- the first letter of a character's first name or surname
- the first letter of a place where an historical event took place

You just have to choose one of them and participate.

The fact that you can reuse old posts is a very big draw for me. I might actually manage to participate! This week is brought to you by the letter 'A'. Sorry, I couldn't resist! Tell me you know where I get that from... At least, it is sort of quoted correctly. I haven't watched Sesame Street in a number of years...

I also wanted to do some advertising for Marg and her reading challenge. She has decided to do a Terry Pratchett one. I have been working on Terry Pratchett this year. I read Nation, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, and The Tiffany Aching trilogy. That means that it will be soon time to read the actual Discworld series. Since I plan to be reading it anyways it makes sense to make it a challenge! I actually have three Pratchett books on hold for me at the library, so I will just hold on to them until December 1 when the challenge starts. Head over to Marg's blog for all the details.

hm, I am starting to think I should have made this two posts!

Weekly Reads

At time of posting I managed to finish 8 books!

Wintersmith (Tiffany Aching Trilogy, Book 3) by Terry Pratchett - Speaking of Terry Pratchett, I finished the third book in this trilogy just this week! It was a fun book. I really enjoy Tiffany. I am also very happy to finish a trilogy! (This usually means I start another one... The sad thing is I did all ready. You will soon see!)

The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession by Allison Hoover Bartlett - I read this book because it was blogged about a lot for a bit and I thought it looked interesting. It is about a man that is obsessed with stealing books and the people that book stealing concerns. Nothing ground-breaking, but it was a good read.

Let it Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle - I read this because John Green has a story in it, of course! Although, I really like Maureen Johnson so far, too. I have never read Lauren Myracle before. I am going to be buddy reviewing this with Amy from My Friend Amy, so stay tuned!

Bone - Volume 2: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith - The second book in the Bone series. I am really enjoying this series so far! It is about time I got around to reading it. It's a lot of fun! I look forward to book 3 when it comes in for me at the library.

Tatiana & Alexander (Bronze Horseman Trilogy, Book 2) by Paullina Simons - I read this for my unofficial reading challenge. I have even reviewed it all ready! Go me!

Project Princess (Princess Diaries, Book IV and a half) by Meg Cabot - As I said last week, finishing up this series is a priority for me. I have too many series on the go! Mia kind of annoys me, that's why I stalled in this series, but they are still fun books... I have the next book on hold for me at the library.

Avalon High Coronation -Volume 1: The Merlin Prophecy by Meg Cabot - See? I finished one trilogy and started a series! It has Arthurian connections, though. I was looking for the book above and found this one and decided to give it a go. It is manga. Apparently there is a novel that is technically book one, so I have that and the next manga on hold for me at the library. I like Arthurian re-tellings...

The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien - I love Tolkien, but yet I don't read him. I was looking for Christmas-related books and this one popped into my head. I had a total fangirl moment because one of the letters in the book mentions Nova Scotia! I live in Nova Scotia. I mean, Tolkien actually knew that Nova Scotia existed! That made me unnecessarily excited, but I feel the need to share. I even got the cc to read that letter! (The cc doesn't like Tolkien! Mind you, he has only tried to read The Hobbit, so I don't think he has given him a fair chance.)

Currently Reading:
Peter & Max by Bill Willingham
The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
The Children's Book by A.S. Byatt
The Dragon Book: Modern Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois

Weekly Posts

Music Munday: Review - To the Limit: The Untold Story of the Eagles by Marc Eliot

A Bookish Day
Remembrance Day 2009
Review: Tatiana & Alexander by Paullina Simons

Library Loot

The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices by Xinran (Women Unbound Challenge)
Letters from Burma (Women Unbound Challenge)
When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmerelda Santiago (Women Unbound Challenge)
Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld (Carry on with series)
Prelude by Madeleine L'Engle (Finish off a trilogy)
Avalon High Coronation -Volume 1: The Merlin Prophecy by Meg Cabot (Read)
Project Princess (Princess Diaries, Book IV and a half) by Meg Cabot (Read)
Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A. Meyer (Carry on with Series)
Death Ship of Halifax Harbour by Steven Laffoley (Canadian)
The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien

Since this is all ready a really long post, I am going to skip Sunday Book Coveting for this week! Okay, I think I am going to go read or something because I just stared at the computer for a really long time writing this post!

June Mini-Challenge

Okay, rewritting for clarification sake! Sorry it wasn't clear before. This is why you shouldn't rush! Anyway, as part of the Dewey Reading Challenge I am hosting a mini-challenge for June. The whole thing is outlined in this post. The challenge is combined with the Once Upon a Time Challenge, which Carl is hosting, so if you are not a member of the Dewey challenge, but are a member of that one, you can still participate. Basically, you have to post a list of books for people to ask you questions about, you answer the questions at a later date, and you are entered to win a prize. So, these are the Once Upon a Time books that I haven't reviewed:

Marked: A House of Night Novel by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (Book 1)
Pay the Piper: A Rock 'N' Roll Fairy Tale by Jane Yolen and Adam Stemple (Book 1)
Playing With Fire by Derek Landy (Skulduggery Pleasant Series, Book 2)
The Garden of Eve by K.L. Going
Mister Monday: Keys to the Kingdom (Book 1) by Garth Nix
I Was A Rat! by Philip Pullman
Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
Storm Glass by Maria V. Snyder (Storm Glass Trilogy, Book 1)
The Thief (Book 1, The Queen's Thief Series) by Megan Whalen Turner
Evernight by Claudia Gray (Evernight Series, Book 1)
The Good Neighbors: Kin: Book One by Holly Black & Ted Naifeh
The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech
The City and The City by China Mieville
Skellig by David Almond

Okay, so now, questions? Ask away! (That's a lot of books... I have read 23 books for the OUaT challenge so far, actually. Reviewing them seems to be the problem!)

Is this clearer? Let me know if I still can't type coherently!

Other lists:
Jodie

Anyone else?

June Mini-Challenge - A Dewey Reading Challenge and Once Upon a Time Dual Opportunity

Howdy folks! It is my turn for the Dewey reading challenge. This will be combined with the Once Upon a Time III challenge, I think! Carl said yes, but we didn't work out the details back then and now he is having computer issues. If he changed his mind, I will change this post accordingly when the time comes! (But for now, I am just going to assume he still says yes!)

The object is to list books that are:

a) Are Dewey books that you have not reviewed yet.

b) Are OUaT books that you have not reviewed yet.

c) Any book that you have not had a chance to review.

d) If you are very on-top of things, you can list books that you have read recently (even if you have reviewed them already)

These lists have to be posted by the 20th of June. (Yes, I am aware that the Once Upon a Time Challenge ends on that day, but it is the only way to give enough time!)

When you have made up your lists, leave either a comment on this post or on the Dewey Reading Challenge blog. I think I will probably coordinate with Chris so that all the lists are linked in a post for easy accessibility!

Once the lists are up, the object is for people to read your post and ask questions about the books listed. You do not have to answer all the questions, but you do have to link to everyone that asks you a question. This is for prize options, so please do! It will make it so much easier for me!

You have until the first week of July to post reviews answering the questions. You can do one and answer everything, or you can do several. It is entirely up to you!

You will be entered for a prize for:
1) Posting a list of books to be questioned on
2) Asking a question. Hopefully in reviews people can thank ALL the question-askers, not just the ones that you answer.... This would be very helpful!
3) Posting a review answering the questions

Dewey did these interview posts all the time and I always thought they were a lot of fun! They assure that your reviews address what your readers really want to learn about instead of just what you want to talk about. Plus, Dewey was all about community-building, so that's why it is a combination of the two challenges.

Any questions, feel free to leave them in the comment section of this post!

Oh, right! The prize! I have no idea! I think there will probably be a first and second prize and they will be tailored to the winners. I like surprises (well, sometimes) and I thought that this was a fitting time for one.

Sunday Book Coveting... On Monday and Bad Bloggers!

Okay, so I apparently lost track of the weekend! I meant to end Dewey week with a Sunday Book Coveting post... I forgot! So, here is a day late. I was trying to think of a theme, and I think I am going to call it 'Fan Girl New Releases'. In other words, books that I wish would hurry up and be released! Anyway, this is for Debi's mini-challenge as part of the Dewey Reading Challenge! (I have a mini-challenge in June! Details soon!)

Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs - July 28, 2009
- Anyone that reads my blog knows that I love Patricia Briggs! Unfortunately, she can only come out with one Mercedes Thompson book a year, so thankfully there is the Alpha and Omega series to look forward to! This is technically book three, so be sure and read the short story in On the Prowl and Cry Wolf before cracking open this book. Believe it or not, I used to hate paranormal books... That has since changed!

Going Bovine by Libba Bray - September 22, 2009
- Libba Bray is probably one of the first young adult authors in my adult life that I can say I loved. I have read a lot more since, but I had some issues with young adult fiction for years. (It is better now than it was when I was a kid, that's put it that way). Anyway, I loved A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing. Will I love this book? Hard to say, but it is Libba Bray and I will read it regardless!

Twilight of a Queen by Susan Carroll - July 21, 2009
- The final book in this series that Amazon calls the Dark Queen series. I am always very surprised that I like this series as much as I do, but I love it! I will be sad to see it end... I hope it goes out with a bang though! If you plan to start it be sure to read The Dark Queen, The Courtesan, The Silver Rose, and The Huntress first!

Sea Glass by Maria Snyder - September 1, 2009
- This is book two in her recent Glass Series. I just recently read book one, Storm Glass, but I have not reviewed it yet. You may want to read her other trilogy first, though, because there are cross-over characters (and, well, I liked the other trilogy better so far!). The order is Poison Study, Magic Study, and Fire Study. This trilogy is still good, though. I plan to review the first book soon!

Those are just some of the books that come to mind! There is also:
Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine (Book Six in the Morganville Vampire series) - June 2, 2009
Fade Out by Rachel Caine (Book Seven in the Morganville Vampire series) - November 3, 2009

And, many more! Plus, there are books that I have seen reviews of that just look interesting!

Okay, now for the books from the library:

The Exchange by Graham Joyce - I honestly cannot remember why I wanted this book... It's been on the hold list for a while!

The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson - Becky maybe?

Exodus by Julie Bertagna - Cannot remember...

Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs - Nymeth gets a point!

The Language of the Night by Ursula K. Le Guin - Susan gets a point!

The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner - Keishon gets a point, but also carry on with the series.

Orphans of Chaos by John C. Wright - Can't remember...

I really need to write down where I get book recommendations from! Anyone think it was them...

Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening New Normalcy of Haying Your Body by Courtney E. Martin

Reason for Reading: New Author, Dewey's Challenge

"Why does every one of my friends have an eating disorder, or, at the very least, a screwed-up approach to food and fitness?" writes journalist Courtney E. Martin. The new world culture of eating disorders and food and body issues affects virtually all -- not just a rare few -- of today's young women. They are your sisters, friends, and colleagues -- a generation told that they could "be anything," who instead heard that they had to "be everything." Driven by a relentless quest for perfection, they are on the verge of a breakdown, exhausted from overexercising, binging, purging, and depriving themselves to attain an unhealthy ideal.

An emerging new talent, Courtney E. Martin is the voice of a young generation so obsessed with being thin that their consciousness is always focused inward, to the detriment of their careers and relationships. Health and wellness, joy and love have come to seem ancillary compared to the desire for a perfect body. Even though eating disorders first became generally known about twenty-five years ago, they have burgeoned, worsened, become more difficult to treat and more fatal (50 percent of anorexics who do not respond to treatment die within ten years). Consider these statistics:

• Ten million Americans suffer from eating disorders.
• Seventy million people worldwide suffer from eating disorders.
• More than half of American women between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five would pre fer to be run over by a truck or die young than be fat.
• More than two-thirds would rather be mean or stupid.
• Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychological disease.

In Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters, Martin offers original research from the front lines of the eating disorders battlefield. Drawn from more than a hundred interviews with sufferers, psychologists, nutritionists, sociocultural experts, and others, her exposé reveals a new generation of "perfect girls" who are obsessive-compulsive, overachieving, and self-sacrificing in multiple -- and often dangerous -- new ways. Young women are "told over and over again," Martin notes, "that we can be anything. But in those affirmations, assurances, and assertions was a concealed pressure, an unintended message: You are special. You are worth something. But you need to be perfect to live up to that specialness."

With its vivid and often heartbreaking personal stories, Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters has the power both to shock and to educate. It is a true call to action and cannot be missed.

Dear Dewey,

When I started this book, I planned to read it chapter-by-chapter like you did. That lasted a very short time! Why? Because, well, I didn't like it... This book started off really interesting, but then it went quite downhill from there! I actually had to force my way through most of it. Normally I would've just quit entirely, but I had such interesting arguments with the charming comedian about the book, so I felt it was worth finishing! We are both debaters, so it was fun to see both sides of the gender story from our perspectives. The big problem with this review, and why I saved it to the end, is because I finished this book a while ago now. If I had wrote this review like a moment afterwards (like a smart person would have), I would have all sorts of reasons about why this book bothered me. Unfortunately, I have read a lot of great books since and they have entirely erased this book from my memory! I just blocked it out. I can remember some of the arguments I had with the charming comedian, but that's about it. So, because this book is not very fresh in my mind, I am afraid that this is not going to be a great review! I hate that! Just because a book is not for me, doesn't mean it is not for other people. I usually like to make it balanced, but I really don't remember this book very clearly... I do apologize... I am going to leave it at that, I am afraid!

Until next time...

To see what Dewey had to say on this book, click here.

Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Reason for Reading: Herding Cats, New Author, Dewey's Challenge

Mirandas disbelief turns to fear in a split second when an asteroid knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun? As summer turns to Arctic winter,Miranda, her two brothers, and their mother retreat to the unexpected safe haven of their sunroom, where they subsist on stockpiled food and limited water in the warmth of a wood-burning stove.In her journal, Miranda records the events of each desperate day, while she and her family struggle to hold on to their most priceless resource--hope. Includes a teaser to the companion novel, The Dead and the Gone.

Dear Dewey,

Yay! You used a different format for this review. I am so stealing because I think people are probably tired of me rambling!

Title and author of book? Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Fiction or non-fiction? Genre? Speculative Fiction

What led you to pick up this book? Everyone and their dog seems to have read this book! Figured it was my turn. :)

Summarize the plot: Read the book description thing up there...

What did you like most about the book? The way it was written. It was a very readable book! Miranda just had a really good voice. The diary-format was a very good idea on the authors' part. I found the book engaging and detailed. Miranda didn't annoy me, which is very important when a book is written from a child or teenage perspective! For me, anyway.

What did you like least? Well, really, I didn't mind anything about the book. I thought it was really good! Except, well, the ending... I didn't entirely like the ending, but that's a question down below.

What did you think of the writing style? I loved it, like I said above!

What did you think of the main character? She didn't annoy me! She wasn't perfect, she was a normal girl. I thought she was written very plausible, too. She wasn't super human or anything.

What did you think of the ending? I had issues with the ending, like I said above... But, well, I don't want to say how the book ends, so I will have to just leave it at that!

Okay, short and sweet!

Until next time...

To read Dewey's review of this book, click here.

Nation by Terry Pratchett

Reason for Reading: Herding Cats Challenge, Dewey's Reading Challenge

The sea has taken everything.

Mau is the only one left after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. But when much is taken, something is returned, and somewhere in the jungle Daphne—a girl from the other side of the globe—is the sole survivor of a ship destroyed by the same wave.

Together the two confront the aftermath of catastrophe. Drawn by the smoke of Mau and Daphne's sheltering fire, other refugees slowly arrive: children without parents, mothers without babies, husbands without wives—all of them hungry and all of them frightened. As Mau and Daphne struggle to keep the small band safe and fed, they defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down. . . .

Internationally revered storyteller Terry Pratchett presents a breathtaking adventure of survival and discovery, and of the courage required to forge new beliefs.

Dear Dewey,

I really don't know if I should be writing this letter to you or to Ana. I FINALLY READ Nation, Nymeth! So, yeah, aren't you both proud of me! I was starting to worry that it was going to wind up going back to the library unread, but I knew that you both loved it, so I had to read it. It's interesting. Ana is a huge Pratchett fan, while you had only read one Discworld book. I don't know what I am. All I know is that I think Good Omens is one of the greatest things I have ever read and Terry Pratchett co-wrote it with Neil Gaiman. (See, Carl, sometimes I say nice things about Gaiman... You don't have to cover your ears!). I have read a couple other books by Pratchett, but he was always just on the list for the most part. I know that Ana loves him, though, like I said, and that has always made me want to read more from him! I am glad that I finally did!

You did a nice summary:

The story takes place in the mid to late nineteenth century on a tiny island which has been nearly destroyed by a tsunami. One survivor remains from the entire nation: Mau. But survivors from other islands and from a shipwreck wash up on the island and help Mau rebuild his home. One character, Ermintrude (who says her name is Daphne) has the biggest adjustment to make. She’s an English girl who was on board a ship that runs aground on the island. Unlike the other survivors, she has no shared language, history, culture, or even similar appearance to the others. But they all learn to communicate.

I do know one thing, I would hate to be called Ermintrude! What a horrible name! (Uh, no offense on the chance someone reads this blog and happens to have that name...)

I also really liked this paragraph of yours:

I was particularly pleased by the end. The endings of books often irritate me; they’re either wrapped up too tidily, beating the reader over the head with closure, or things are left dangling, or the end is cliched, trite, predictable. This ending surprised me, in a good way. I thought I had it all figured out, knew how things would turn out. But I was wrong, and I was delighted with what Pratchett did with his final chapters.

I have the same problem! Often I finish books that I loved, but the ending leaves me trying to figure out what I truly thought of the book. Pratchett appears to write good endings, though. The book I read after it, I still haven't decided what I think of the ending! Good thing it isn't a book I plan to review this week...

Anyway, just between you and me, and well, everyone that is going to be reading this... (Brace yourself, Ana). I didn't think I was going to like this book. I was not very drawn in with the beginning, and it was more a sort of book that grew on me gradually. I was about halfway through and I discovered that I was really enjoying it, but it was not something that happened right away. I am glad that while I have seen some reviews of this book, it has not been reviewed to death. That often changes my opinion. (I am worried that is going to happen when I finally read The Hunger Games, for example). If I was sick of seeing thoughts on it, I might not have read it at all. So, I am glad that I did!

I can see why both you and Ana enjoyed this book. This further proves to me that I really have to read more Pratchett! Actually, now I want to reread Good Omens. I wonder if that will be as good with a reread? I am sure that no one really cares, but I have reviewed like 7 books today! I am allowed to go off on a tangent! (Even though I am scheduling them, so it doesn't really look like I reviewed that many...)

I am going to stop rambling now.

Until next time...

To read Dewey's review of this book, click here.

Gossamer by Lois Lowry

Reason for Reading: Once Upon a Time III, Dewey Reading Challenge

Where do dreams come from? What stealthy nighttime messengers are the guardians of our most deeply hidden hopes and our half-forgotten fears? Drawing on her rich imagination, two-time Newbery winner Lois Lowry confronts these questions and explores the conflicts between the gentle bits and pieces of the past that come to life in dream, and the darker horrors that find their form in nightmare. In a haunting story that tiptoes between reality and imagination, two people—a lonely, sensitive woman and a damaged, angry boy—face their own histories and discover what they can be to one another, renewed by the strength that comes from a tiny, caring creature they will never see.

Gossamer is perfect for readers not quite ready for Lois Lowry's Newbery-Award winner The Giver and also for readers interested in dreams, nightmares, spirits and the dream world.

Dear Dewey,

Before I even talk about your review, I am going to have my moment. I have read three Lowry books during my blogging days (not counting this one), and while I really liked The Giver, I was not as impressed with it as other people. The two sequels just disappointed me. I think, though, I am just first and foremost a fantasy lover and books about the end of the world are not my thing. I like hopeful books with lots of adventure. Lowry's trilogy is a bit depressing. That's not to say that I didn't like it, it was just not my first choice in young adult literature. Then, I read this book! I loved it! It was just a cute, fast story, but this is my favourite Lowry book now. I am so mad at myself for not reading it sooner!

I really liked how you summed up this review. The book is about dream-givers and is told from the point-of-view of Littlest, who is a dream-giver in training. The dream-givers touch objects and get memories from them to pass on as dreams to the humans. Like you, I found myself browsing the objects in my house and wondering what memories would be taken from them if this was a possibility. It was fun to look at things I have owned forever in this light. It doesn't have to be big, either. Littlest found memories in simple objects like a button a sweater. We touch and experience so many things everyday that there are so many things that can influence our dreams! Oh, and I couldn't be as patient with John as the unnamed woman either, but children are not exactly my strong-point! Especially in books.

This was just a sweet, little treasure of a book. I thought it was well-written and it is about an aspect of the fantasy world that doesn't get a lot of book time! I am really glad that we both read this book.

Until next time...

To read Dewey's review of this book, click here.

The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby

Reason for Reading: Dewey Reading Challenge

"Books are, let's face it, better than everything else," writes Nick Hornby in his "Stuff I've Been Reading" column in The Believer. "If we played cultural Fantasy Boxing League, and made books go 15 rounds in the ring against the best that any other art form had to offer, then books would win pretty much every time. Go on, try it. The Magic Flute v. Middlemarch? Middlemarch in six. The Last Supper v. Crime and Punishment? Fyodor on point And every now and again you'd get a shock, because that happens in sport, so Back to the Future III might land a lucky punch on Rabbit, Run; but I'm still backing literature 29 times out of 30." This book collects Hornby's popular columns in a single, artfully illustrated volume with selected passages from the novels, biographies, collections of poetry, and comics under discussion.

Dear Dewey,

This is another book that I had no idea that you read. I was very happy with your review. It could easily be mine. I did like The Polysyllabic Spree, but I didn't really add all that many books to my TBR pile, either. I was more interested in hearing what he thought about the books I have read! It goes to the whole concept of how I don't read reviews of books I have never read and I very often do not read the back of books. I like to make my own opinions, I suppose. So, I did read the book, but not in a lot of depth. I plan to read the sequels, and I hummed and hawed over buying them, but chances are I will just wait until they come in for me at the library. I am glad you had mostly the same idea about the book!

One thing I really enjoyed about Hornby's book is when he admitted he didn't list everything that he bought. I do that! I am better this year, but mostly I pretend that I am an angel and no books entered my house at all! It's more the amount that has entered over the years scares me, so I like to hide from it. He talks about books you really just buy to put on the shelf, and I so do that too! I am aiming for about June to quiet down at the library and actually read my own books. We will see how that works out!

Anyways, I was very happy to see that you had the same idea behind this book. I was feeling a little alone because everyone seemed to love it! And, I mean, I didn't hate it, but you know what I mean!

Until next time...

To read Dewey's review of this book, click here.

The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg

Reason for Reading: Graphic Novel Challenge, Dewey Reading Challenge, New Author Challenge

Noted young adult novelist Cecil Castellucci and artist Jim Rugg launch MINX with THE PLAIN JANES, a story about four girls named Jane who sit at the reject table at lunch.When transfer student Jane is forced to move from the confines of Metro City to Suburbia, she thinks her life is over.But there in the lunch room at the reject table she finds her tribe: three other girls named Jane. Main Jane encourages them to form a secret art gang and paint the town P.L.A.I.N. -- People Loving Art In Neighborhoods.But can art attacks really save the hell that is high school?

Dear Dewey,

I wish I had taken more notice back when you reviewed this book, because I was really missing out! It surprised me how much I liked this graphic novel. I am very strict about my graphic novel buying, but I think I might actually buy this one! Not just for the fact that I like it, but because the library doesn't have the sequel and I am probably going to want to read that at some point! This book might not look like much, but when you get inside the pages you find a hidden gem! I am not a huge art fanatic, I will clear that up right now, but I know how horrible high school can be! I think most people can attest to that. The authors of this graphic novel have just came up with a way to make life a little bit better for four young women named Jane. You see, they may fly under the radar, so you might think they are plain, but it is actually P.L.A.I.N.: People Loving Art in Neighborhoods. The things that these women do is actually sort of inspiring, even if the town doesn't think so!

This book actually reminded me of you! Especially now as I am reading your review and writing this letter. Main Jane was all about building a community, when those that were in charge (including her parents) would rather live in fear. While the circumstances are not the same exactly, you were all about community-building, too. Your community building lives on, and hypothetically speaking, the events in this book will, too! Jane finds a way to bring her town together; while you find a way to bring book bloggers and readers from all over the world together. I really enjoyed that parallel. Jane changes the way that people look at things, and you changed the way that people read. Book bloggers can be just as unpopular as the members of P.L.A.I.N., you know. It really makes a person think!

I really liked your last paragraph, so I am going to close with quoting it:

In fact, once it’s discovered who P.L.A.I.N. is, Jane’s new friends try to decide how to restructure themselves now that they’re no longer anonymous. Jane ends by saying, “Of course we can still be an art girl gang.” And she thinks, “I feel a fierce pride. This is my tribe.”

Until next time...

To read Dewey's review of this book, click here.

So Many Books, So Little Time by Sara Nelson

Reason for Reading: Dewey Reading Challenge, New Author Challenge

Sometimes subtle, sometimes striking, the interplay between our lives and our books is the subject of this unique memoir by well-known publishing correspondent and self-described "readaholic" Sara Nelson. From Solzhenitsyn to Laura Zigman, Catherine M. to Captain Underpants, the result is a personal chronicle of insight, wit, and enough infectious enthusiasm to make a passionate reader out of anybody.

Dear Dewey,

I did not even remember that you had read this book! I picked it up for a totally unrelated reason, so when I was browsing your blog earlier I was very happy to see that you read it too! Funny story about this book! I am not an early to bed person, so I was sharing a room with my mother when we went to my great-grandmothers funeral and she went to bed way before I was able to. I ended up reading this book in the hotel bathtub! I am just that cool! I know that the charming comedian called and one of my friends sent me a text and 'cool' was not exactly what they were thinking! It served my purpose, though. It is not exactly the book I would have pictured me reading the night before a funeral, but it was sort of fitting. I am a very moody reader and I got the impression reading this book that Nelson was, too! We both can have the best laid plans, and then just as quickly our minds change.

I really like that you spent a large part of your review talking about the chapter "Eating Crow". You brought up a lot of the points that I found myself thinking while reading this chapter. It is a chapter on friends recommending books. Nelson feels disappointed when a friend recommends a book that she didn't like. You went on to say that all of your closest friends are readers. Most of mine are not, which has always been weird to me! Anyway, if recommendations bothered me at all, I would have a lot less friends. Even my grandmother is always giving me books that do not interest me in the slightest. It doesn't change how I feel about anyone. I am doing this whole 'Bad Blogger' thing right now. I know (when my memory is good) who reviewed or talked about the books that wind up on those posts. Sometimes I love the books, while other times they are just okay. It has never changed how I think about the person that recommended them to me, though! It does happen. I do sometimes get disappointed when I recommend a book or movie to someone thinking they will love it and they don't, but it is a momentary thing and then life goes on! I mean, the charming comedian doesn't like Star Wars, and while that baffles me and confuses me, we are still talking!

Someone told me that reading this book would add lots of books to my TBR pile, too. It didn't really happen! Most of the books that really called to me, I had either already read or already owned! A lot of the books that she talked about did not interest me at all, but it was still fun reading about her year of reading! The charming comedian was looking at the title and telling me how that was my life in a nutshell and that I could easily have written the same book! He knows me all too well, huh? I think most book bloggers and readers could write the exact same book. I read more than a book a week, though.

Okay, this was a ranty letter, huh?

Until next time...

To read Dewey's review of this book, click here.

The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot

Reason for Reading: Dewey Reading Challenge, Graphic Novel Challenge

Helen Potter lived a happy life until she got lost in a nightmare of sexual abuse. Now she's on a journey that takes her through urban and rural England along the same path that another Potter, Beatrix Potter, once took. Across the decades, two lives touch, and Helen discovers that the strength of two is far greater than one. She becomes the armored knight before her own personal demons in this story of heroism and courage.

Dear Dewey,

I actually remember when you reviewed this book. Beatrix Potter was a big part of my childhood, so any mention of her always garners my attention! It was just unfortunate that this book turned out to be out-of-print in Canada. With my new interest in the library this year, though, I was finally able to give the book a read! I am very glad that I did. Bryan Talbot is an amazing graphic novelist. I have enjoyed both of the books I have read by him recently! You mention in your review how this was the second time that you had read this book. I find I have to do that with all graphic novels, because I am so used to reading that I do not always pay as much attention to the pictures as I should. This is why I don't really think graphic novels are my thing, but I keep reading them anyway!

I agree with your review in so many ways. This was a very powerful book that it can be read many times and you still discover new things about it. There is the obvious story, but then there is a lot more going on than meets the eye. The book should be read a couple times to appreciate all the layers. Eventually I am going to track this book down and buy it. It does stay with you, though. I read it probably over a month ago now and it is still with me. The words and images are such that you will not soon forget.

I think the reason that I picked this book up was for the Beatrix Potter connection. The parallels between Helen Potter and Beatrix Potter caught my attention. The fact that to distract herself from the horrors of her life, Helen copied the watercolours from these childhood stories was a wonderful addititon to the story. Finding a safe place where Beatrix Potter settled for the last part of her life was also a wonderful idea. Talbot wrote a story where he took a very serious subject and added some childhood magic. You said in your review that you thought the one year dealing with things, and then confronting your father was a bit rushed, but it was still handled well. I agree.

I am very glad that you reviewed this book and brought it to my attention. It is a very worthwhile graphic novel. I look forward to visiting it again in the coming years and picking up more of the insight into both Helen's life, the art, and the connections with Beatrix Potter (when I get around to reading the huge biography of her residing on my TBR pile!). Another great book to talk about with you, Dewey!

Until next time...

To read Dewey's review of this book, click here.