Tag Archives: Books

Let Her RIP!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by kaizerin

It’s time, it’s time! If you’re a regular visitor to Bookish Dark, you know we’re careening joyfully into my favorite time of year, autumn, and with it, the Readers Imbibing Peril Challenge. Our obliging host, Carl, got the festivities underway … Continue reading →

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Electronica

Posted on June 20, 2011 by kaizerin

All the reading I’m getting done while commuting is actually listening; I’m getting back into the audiobook habit. It’s a lot more convenient to switch on the iPod and go, rather than lugging a book along, having to stop reading … Continue reading →

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Fractious

Posted on January 23, 2011 by kaizerin

“Do go to Katy! You’re a cross as a little bear to-day!” said Fanny, pushing her away. “Katy don’t amoose me; and I must be amoosed, ’cause I’m fwactious; mamma said I was!” sobbed Maud, evidently laboring under the delusion … Continue reading →

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2011 Preview

Posted on January 1, 2011 by kaizerin

I’m not the resolution-making type; I don’t enjoy failure enough to actively set myself up for it. But I did enjoy the way participating in reading challenges helped shape and direct my reading this past year, so I’m setting a … Continue reading →

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Friends Old and New

Posted on March 26, 2010 by kaizerin

Breaking news: the next Flavia de Luce adventure is out! The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag was published in the US on March 9th. As I tweeted earlier this week: “Woo hoo, Flavia’s back!! And yes, I put myself … Continue reading →

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Notes 1.17.10

Posted on January 17, 2010 by kaizerin

A few notes as I lie in bed with coffee and the computer on this Sunday morning. First, I’m a bit surprised that it is only Sunday–yesterday was so long (7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. the next day) and filled … Continue reading →

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A Reading Life

Posted on January 3, 2010 by kaizerin

If my life has a lodestar, it’s books. They have been my constant companion for as long as I can remember, and the only topic of sufficient interest and variety I could devote a blog to. Other hobbies flourish and … Continue reading →

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R.I.P.

Posted on September 19, 2009 by kaizerin

My reading habits follow seasonal trends: in the heat of summer, I want to read lightweight chick lit or popcorn mysteries. I save more serious works for deep winter, when it’s easy to curl up in a warm sweater and … Continue reading →

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Patience…

Posted on September 11, 2009 by kaizerin

…is a virtue, one I value and must actively work on in my life. There’s so much falling-in-love, head-rushy fun in succumbing to impulse, and the pleasures of patience are an acquired taste. Penelope Lively is doing her part to … Continue reading →

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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Posted on October 22, 2008 by CountessZ

SPOILER ALERT: This book is impossible to discuss without revealing a few key details from the book. I don’t reveal the particulars at any point, but I do discuss things that are not fully made clear until much later in … Continue reading →

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