The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Title:  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Author:  F. Scott Fitzgerald Paperback:  32 pages Date Published:  February 18, 2008 Publisher:  Juniper Grove ISBN:  9781603550833 A nurse was sitting behind a desk in the opaque gloom of the hall.  Swallowing his shame, Mr. Button approached her. “Good-morning,” she remarked, looking up at him pleasantly. “Good-morning.  I [...]

Goblins! An UnderEarth Adventure by Royce Buckingham

Title:  Goblins! An UnderEarth Adventure Author:  Royce Buckingham Hardcover:  232 pages Date Published:  2008 Publisher:  G. P. Putnam’s Sons (div of Penguin Young Readers Group) ISBN:  9780399250026 PJ put on one of his father’s spare POLICE jackets. “C’mon, we’re already here.  Besides, you said it takes an hour round trip to get to the border [...]

FFI ~ Gummi Lice Make Me Crazy!

I’ve been stalking and stalking, refreshing and waiting for this week’s Friday Fill-In to be posted… *sigh* HURRY UP!  Watching (half-watching) Bury My Heart at Wounded Kneewhile waiting, but I can’t really pay close attention to it until I’m done with FFIs.   And…here we go! 1. It’s cold and so I lit a fire, [...]

BTT ~ Undo that VooDoo You DIDN’T Do So Well

In the perfect follow-up to last week’s question, as suggested by C in DC: Is there a book that you wish you could “unread”? One that  you disliked so thoroughly you wish you could just forget that you ever read it? OMG… this is an easy one to answer.  The Gun Runner’s Daughter by Neil [...]

Viral Video Wednesday ~ LOST

  Welcome to Viral Video Wednesday, May 27th   For anyone who noticed, last week’s VVW was skipped because it coincided with my book blog tour stop of They Plotted Revenge Against America, and I wanted to give the book the whole day.  But we’re back this week, and this week’s installment topic is LOST. [...]

Great Goblins! Giveaway

I’ve just started reading Goblins! An UnderEarth Adventure by Royce Buckingham, and it’s a lot of fun. It’s a fast and easy read, and I may get Mags to do a guest review on it, as well… seems like something she’d really enjoy. It reminds me a bit of The Spiderwick Chronicles, with goblins and [...]

You Suck: A Love Story by Christopher Moore

Title:  You Suck:  A Love Story Author:  Christopher Moore Hardback:  328 pages Date Published:  2007 Publisher:  HarperCollins ISBN:  9780060590291 Miscellaneous:  You Suck is a sequel to Moore’s book Bloodsucking Fiends. It turned out that superhuman vampire strength came in handy when shaving a thirty-five-pound cat.  After a couple of false starts, which had them chasing Chet the [...]

TSS – Indy-cision 500 ~ Greatest Speculation in Reading

Happy Memorial Day to those in the US, and Happy Sunday to everyone   Today is one of the biggest days in racing, the Indianapolis 500, and I am wishing for a nice warm and sunny race day,  and for the rain to wait until AFTER the race.  Actually, one of my favorite Indy finishes [...]

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Title:  Neverwhere Author:  Neil Gaiman Paperback: 400 pages Date Published:  1996 Publisher:  Harper Torch (div of HarperCollins) ISBN:  9780380789016 “So what are you after?”  Richard asked Hunter.  The three of them were walking, with extreme care, along the bank of an underground river.  The bank was slippery, a narrow path along dark rock and sharp masonry.  [...]

Friday Fill-Ins ~ The Jeffersons Sing-Along at the Indy 500!

And…here we go! 1.  Well, we’re moving on up!  To the East-side to a dee-luxe apartment in the sky-i-i. come on, sing it with me!  2.  If a hotel needs to post the following sign:  We guarantee all our rooms are BED BUG free!  I don’t recommend staying there 3. My best quality is my sense of humor. [...]