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Helen Reviews Books: I am Legend

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Being the blog in which Helen talks about the books she reads. Possibly other matters as well. Monday, October 20, 2008. The entire human race has turned into vampires (literal garlic-fearing, blood sucking, sun-sensitive vampires), except for one man who does his best to survive among them. In I am Legend. But his friends are. Bwaaaa ha ha ha ha! Well, maybe he does. But you get my point. The story is about Neville coping and surviving as the last man on earth, surrounded by wild beasts. The Life of Pi.

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Helen Reviews Books: Good Fairies of New York

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Being the blog in which Helen talks about the books she reads. Possibly other matters as well. Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Good Fairies of New York. Plot: A pair of party-animal fairies escape their Scottish home and flee to New York, where they cause mischief between a lonely girl and the anti-social boy who loves her from afar. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. The Life of Pi. TV is my first favorite (books second). Good Fairies of New York. Blogs I like to read.

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Helen Reviews Books: Reading RULES!

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Being the blog in which Helen talks about the books she reads. Possibly other matters as well. Thursday, October 16, 2008. I am pictured reading Helen's Babies. The local alternative rock station, Q101. Is promoting Reading is Fundamental. Which is a charity that helps kids learn to read. A listener called in and had just one thing to say: "Reading RULES! I agree with that anonymous caller. Reading does rule. In fact, teaching kids to read is a cause close to my heart. Because the sad truth is:. Speak Qu...

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Helen Reviews Books: Freakonomics

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Being the blog in which Helen talks about the books she reads. Possibly other matters as well. Tuesday, October 21, 2008. Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. A non fiction book that takes the concepts of economics out of the classroom and applies them to real-world scenarios. The book is basically a collection of essays; economics articles by Levitt reworked for the layman by Dubner. They address questions like, Why do teachers cheat on standardized tests? And Do sumo wrestlers ever fix their matches?

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Helen Reviews Books: Banned Books Week

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Being the blog in which Helen talks about the books she reads. Possibly other matters as well. Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition! On Monday, the start of Banned Books Week, The Guardian ran an editorial by Philip Pullman. Author of the Golden Compass. His essay combines two topics that I love to be irreverent about: censorship and religion. I should really read one Pullman’s books because it seems we agree fully about the concept of religion:. October 2, 2008 at 2:27 PM.

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Helen Reviews Books: I blog, therefore I am

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Being the blog in which Helen talks about the books she reads. Possibly other matters as well. Thursday, September 25, 2008. I blog, therefore I am. I have read 46 books so far this year. I am going to write a blog post on all of them. My hope is that my posts will reach the type of people who, like me, are always looking for new reading material. Here is me with my glasses on. Doesn't it look like I know how to read? Well, it's true. I do know how to read. Did you hear me? Saying you needed to blog?

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Helen Reviews Books: TV is my first favorite (books second)

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Being the blog in which Helen talks about the books she reads. Possibly other matters as well. Wednesday, October 1, 2008. TV is my first favorite (books second). Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi. I had been busting at the seams to tell someone about this TV show when I realized I have a blog! I can say whatever I want! Who cares that my blog is about books? My first love will always be TV! The best show on TV. (Yes, I watch Mad Men. Yes, I watch Heroes. Yessss, I watch Dexter. Still.). The Life of Pi. TV is...

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Helen Reviews Books: Wideacre

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Being the blog in which Helen talks about the books she reads. Possibly other matters as well. Monday, October 6, 2008. In this bodice-ripper, a strong-willed 18th century woman takes drastic measures to ensure that her father's estate, which would typically by law pass to the male heir, be bequeathed instead to herself. Confession: I like to read romance novels a few times a year. Second confession: I chose this book solely because I heard it contained particularly steamy love scenes. The Other Boleyn G...

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Helen Reviews Books: Neil Gaiman

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Being the blog in which Helen talks about the books she reads. Possibly other matters as well. Friday, October 3, 2008. Panda (left), Neil Gaiman. Last night I went to see Neil Gaiman on his Chicago stop of his book tour. The location, one town over, could not have been more convenient for me if his publishers consulted me beforehand. I've been looking forward to this event ever since his last book tour, about two years ago. A few highlights from his talk:. Feeling cheated at the end. I agree. Whethe...

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Helen Reviews Books: Lavinia

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Being the blog in which Helen talks about the books she reads. Possibly other matters as well. Monday, October 20, 2008. Ursula K. Le Guin. A re-imagining of portions of the Aeneid by Aeneis' wife, Lavinia. But of course I knew Le Gruin, most famous for her Earthsea series, would write a compelling story. Indeed, she managed to make Aeneis a sympathetic character. But the story wasn't about him; it was about Lavinia, the princess who didn't even have a single line of dialog in the epic poem.