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Comments for November 2011 in Review
November in Review: 11/30/11
Books reviewed this month
- Are These My Basoomas I See Before Me? by Louise Rennison
- Fullmetal Alchemist 11 by Hiromu Arakawa
- How to Survive a Killer Seance by Penny Warner
- Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh by R.L. LaFevers
- Twin Spica 03 by Kou Yaginuma
- Under the Night Sky by Amy Lundebrek
- xxxHolic 05 by CLAMP
Rating out of 5 stars (as posted on GoodReads)
Five Stars:
- Bagelmania by Mountain Lion Books
- Busy Woman Seeks Wife by Annie Sanders
- Doctor Who: The Ripper by Tony Lee
- Going Around the Sun by Marianne Berkes
- Jane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford
- Once Upon a Starry Night by Jacqueline Mitton
- Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson
- Pride and Prejudice (audio) by Jane Austen
- Slog's Dad by David Almond and Dave McKean
- "Stand Back," Said the Elephant, "I'm Going to Sneeze!" by Patricia Thomas
Four Stars:
- Athena by George O'Connor
- Bird by Zetta Elliott
- The Clock Without a Face by Gus Twintig
- The Dancing Pancake by Eileen Spinelli
- Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
- The Pepins and Their Problems by Polly Horvath
- Pieces for the Left Hand by J. Robert Lennon
- Rampant by Diana Peterfreund
- The Train by Georges Simenon
- The Writing Circle by Corinne Demas
Three Stars:
- Pining to Be Human by Richard Bowes
Two Stars:
- The Arcanum by Thomas Wheeler
- Steinbeck's Ghost by Lewis Buzbee
One Star:
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Books and stories read this month (reviews coming)
- Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
- How to Party with a Killer Vampire by Penny Warner
- How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack by Chuck Sambuchino
- Angels by Marian Keyes
- A Pig Named Perrier by Elizabeth Spurr
- Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan
- White Cat (audio) by Holly Black
Personal Collection
- 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up by Julia Eccleshare
- The Bear and the Fly by Paula Winter
- The Blessing Way (audio) by Tony Hillerman
- The Bountiful Cow by Helen Manley Czaja
- A Cat Named Squeeky by Vic Reskovic
- Clink by Kelly DiPucchio
- Fablehaven by Brandon Mull (audio)
- Fletcher and Zenobia by Edward Gorey
- Flood and Fire by Emily Diamand
- Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 26 by Hiromu Arakawa
- The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (audio) by Catherynne M. Valente
- Gracie, The Lighthouse Cat by Ruth Brown
- The Hole in the Wall by Lisa Rowe Fraustino
- Imagine a Day by Sarah L. Thomson
- Imagine a Night by Sarah L. Thomson
- The King Who Rained by Fred Gwynne
- Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- The Mermaid's Mirror by L.K. Madigan
- Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India by Gerald McDermott
- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
- The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger
- Sarah Emma Edmonds Was a Great Pretender by Carrie Jones
- Small Steps by Louis Sachar
- Swish: My Quest to Become the Gayest Person Ever by Joel Derfner
- Wow! Ocean! by Robert Neubecker
- Yam by Corey Barba
Library books
- The Damned Highway by Nick Mamatas, Brian Keene
- The Phantom Limb by William Sleator
- Tankborn by Karen Sandler
Review copy
Comment #2: Sunday, December 4, 2011 at 23:33:05
Pussreboots
Thank you. I am looking forward to some fun reading after the semester ends.
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