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bookgeeks: march on
http://www.bookgeeks.ca/2010/11/march-on.html
Reveal the bookgeek within. I read the back blurb of this book because it said “winner of the 2006 pulitzer prize” on the cover. And as i started reading it, realized that it documents the fictional life of mr. march, the father of the louisa may alcott’s little women. Then, of course, a tingle of anticipation went up my spine. And judging from the most recent elections in the United States, the politics has only gotten more complex (and polarized) as time has gone by. And people of the book. Choosing wh...
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bookgeeks: reading decisions
http://www.bookgeeks.ca/2012/04/reading-decisions.html
Reveal the bookgeek within. Choosing what to read. I've decided not to read fifty shades of grey. Much like i didn't read the da vinci code. Being a bookseller, i have a lot of biases. it's actually something i have to consciously curb when i'm at work. People will come up to me and ask me for chicklit or ask me about the best book i've read lately and i'll point to whatever amazing book and they'll give a little grimace and say "oh. yeah no, i don't read short stories." or "isn't that a guy book? In the...
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bookgeeks: eschew the label, girls!
http://www.bookgeeks.ca/2011/03/eschew-label-girls.html
Reveal the bookgeek within. Eschew the label, girls! I can't tell you how much i appreciate this book. i am so glad that it exists. thanks emily mullock. For being a) such a cool and talented illustrator b) for twisting around the girl themes a bit without taking sides. Also, thanks mckellar and martin. For rocking the sparkles). Go away, unicorn! Shows us girls everywhere that it's ok to not to like unicorns but it's ok to like them too, and. It's really about what we are inside. Things we talk about.
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bookgeeks: fairytale angst
http://www.bookgeeks.ca/2011/03/fairytale-angst.html
Reveal the bookgeek within. Is the kind of book i would have loved when i was YA (and, ok, yes, i'm still very YA at heart). what i love about this book is all the classic elements of fairytale lore intertwined with true-to-life teenage problems:. The main character in the first tale is a teen named yuki white, (yes, that's snow white to you) - and the title is snow white and the seven dorks. Me with my shit-kicking boots and them with their T-shirts that came free with the latest computer game? The loss...
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bookgeeks: The Word Remains: A Short Commentary Regarding Censorship
http://www.bookgeeks.ca/2009/02/word-remains-short-commentary-regarding.html
Reveal the bookgeek within. The Word Remains: A Short Commentary Regarding Censorship. I’ve been a bookseller for many years, before this store I worked in a small, lovely and crazy store on. Just crowded with books and people. We saw it all – the book thieves, the junkies, the homeless, the stock brokers, the fashionistas, the film stars, the porn addicts, and of course the ones who come in to rail on us about why. We carried a certain title, or why we didn’t. Carry a certain title. I guess the troublin...
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bookgeeks: love lost
http://www.bookgeeks.ca/2010/10/love-lost.html
Reveal the bookgeek within. I let the cover of this novel fool me for a long time. And i’m not even sure what I expected from the cover – but it wasn’t this:. A beautifully written novel of a family dealing with the unexpected senseless loss of a father and husband set in the eighties in st. john’s, newfoundland. this novel is a testament to the lives lost and a vivid, if fictional, account of personal loss and love. Things we talk about. Fault in our stars. Fifty shades of grey. Getting to know books.
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bookgeeks
http://www.bookgeeks.ca/2002/04/post-birthday-blog-lynn-coadys-first.html
Reveal the bookgeek within. Lynn Coady's first novel, Strange Heaven. Is full of dark humour and realism and quirky characters that may remind you of people you know, but you can't exactly remember who. Bridget Murphy is in the psych ward in halifax just before the christmas holidays and her reasons for being there are starting to wear thin with ambiguity. This novel is about small town living and families and the love/hate relationships you can have with such towns and your family. Things we talk about.