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Eclectic Rose: December 2008
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A ramble through the garden of literature (classic, modern and popular). Wednesday, December 31, 2008. In case you haven't guessed, I'm closing this particular blog down. I set myself an interesting challenge but it got a bit too much for me! I will continue blogging at www.km-librarian.blogspot.com. And www.eclectic-rose-knits.blogspot.com. Posted by Linda Moore. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Knowledge Manager at Wolters Kluwer Asia Pacific (CCH Australia). View my complete profile.
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Eclectic Rose: May 2008
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A ramble through the garden of literature (classic, modern and popular). Thursday, May 29, 2008. Book 17 - Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Neil Gaiman is a pretty big thing in the fantasy/horror and comic community. I loved the depth and creative mythology of his. Comics, and have heard rave reviews about American Gods and Good Omens. So I guess my standards were pretty high when it came to reading. Recommended by my friend Ozhaggis. Or the Once Upon a Time series. Posted by Linda Moore. Monday, May 12, 2008.
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Eclectic Rose: January 2008
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A ramble through the garden of literature (classic, modern and popular). Thursday, January 31, 2008. Just started a new book today -. Tomorrow They Will Kiss. By Eduardo Santiago. Seems promising, considering I've only read the first chapter. But then the unthinkable happens. I walk into a bookstore.and I see the Grail. By Isobelle Carmody. It took her. So of course I buy it instantly, budget and loyalty to libraries notwithstanding. But what do I do now? Tomorrow They Will Kiss". Or do I plunge into.
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Eclectic Rose: April 2008
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A ramble through the garden of literature (classic, modern and popular). Friday, April 25, 2008. Book 14 - Villette. Well I just finished Charlotte Bronte's. And I was horribly dismayed by the ambiguous ending. You don't need to read Charlotte Bronte's biography to know that she had a difficult life - it comes through in the stoic manner of her characters. Lucy, like Jane, suffers from difficult circumstances and certainly does not lead a smooth life. Posted by Linda Moore. Saturday, April 19, 2008.
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Eclectic Rose: February 2008
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A ramble through the garden of literature (classic, modern and popular). Saturday, February 23, 2008. Book 6 - The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume 1 - The Pox Party. By MT Anderson was another challenging and thought-provoking read where I got much more than I expected. There are so many intriguing themes running through this novel, I hardly know where to begin. There is the satirical parody of 18 th. Was being viewed through the context of race and slavery. As the...
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Eclectic Rose: Book 19 - Anne's House of Dreams
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A ramble through the garden of literature (classic, modern and popular). Saturday, June 21, 2008. Book 19 - Anne's House of Dreams. When I chose something to read, I am usually following one of two inclinations. The first is to try something new, to read about a different life or culture or concept. The second is to engage with the familiar - to reconnect with an old story or friend (and many of the characters in books I read as a teenager did indeed become my friends). Anne of the Island. Knowledge Mana...
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Eclectic Rose: Closing Down
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A ramble through the garden of literature (classic, modern and popular). Wednesday, December 31, 2008. In case you haven't guessed, I'm closing this particular blog down. I set myself an interesting challenge but it got a bit too much for me! I will continue blogging at www.km-librarian.blogspot.com. And www.eclectic-rose-knits.blogspot.com. Posted by Linda Moore. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Knowledge Manager at Wolters Kluwer Asia Pacific (CCH Australia). View my complete profile.
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Eclectic Rose: Interlude: The Sniffles
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A ramble through the garden of literature (classic, modern and popular). Friday, July 4, 2008. I hate being sick. Just a common cold, but I have no energy, a throat that feels like someone took a nailfile to it, and more mucus than seems possible compared to the size of my sinuses. Being sick is a good time for reading books. It is not, however, a good time for reviewing them. Writing reviews takes energy, a resource in which I am sorely lacking at the current time. Posted by Linda Moore.
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Eclectic Rose: June 2008
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A ramble through the garden of literature (classic, modern and popular). Saturday, June 21, 2008. Book 19 - Princesses and Pornstars. Here's something a little left of my usual reading centre. Princesses and Pornstars: Sex, Power, Identity. This book is absolutely packed with insight. It's told in a conversational style and is therefore thoroughly readable without compromising on the issues it is discussing. Here are just a few of the key messages that stood out for me:. As she points out:. Of course not...
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Eclectic Rose: March 2008
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A ramble through the garden of literature (classic, modern and popular). Monday, March 31, 2008. Book 12 - Jane Eyre. Now I've been diverted down the classics path. A friend lent me the latest BBC production. Which reminded me of the deep affection I developed for this book while studying it for my HSC. So - back to Jane Eyre. I'll start by saying don't just read my pathetic summary - go and read it! Jane narrates the story, and she truly is a unique individual - passionate yet retiring, fiery. It's inte...
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