Publication date: 2010 Pages: 362 Word count: 104491 Ages: YA “Be good, Gaia,” Capt. Grey told her, his voice grave. She still refused to look at him, but she could feel the heated flush of anger again in her cheeks. “Cooperate with the guards. For your own sake,” he continued. “Be good yourself, Captain,” she said […]
This is just a quick post about something that’s been on my mind for a while. It’s sad that there are so many preconceived ideas about YA novels, ideas that show those who speak about them, very often haven’t read any. I’m writing for adults, children and Young Adults and in one of my writer’s […]
Publication date: 2015 Pages: 350 Word count: ? Ages: YA They are all innocent until proven guilty. But not me. I am a liar until I am proven honest. What a book! I finished it a while ago but I’m still stunned. Sometimes you read a book and the topic shocks you. Then you read a book […]
Publication date: 2014 Pages: 198 Word count: ? Ages: YA Last year I read my first Dana Reinhardt novel (The Summer I Learned to Fly) and liked it a great deal. The story was cute, the characters lovable but what I liked the most was the tone and the voice. I knew I would read another […]
Publication date: 1993 Pages: 180 Word count: 43,617 Ages: MG 4 – 8 I wanted to read Lois Lowry’s The Giver for ages. Not only because it was a Newbery Medal winner but because it has become one of the great MG classics and has even been made into a movie. The Giver was written at a […]
Beauty is a Sleeping Cat 
I’ve done a separate page on my blog, so people can leave comments and links, and I’ll try to link there to everyone too! Should be fun!
Yes, I think so.
I am really looking forward to reading your commentary on these books.
I love Hermann Hess. I have not read any of the books that you mention that you mention so this should be interesting for me.
The are very different from those I have read so far.
I planned to participate but haven’t yet started my choice, so my entry will be later this month. Sorry.
No problem.
I will explore his poems, Caroline; the ones that you shared. And, if time permits, I will reread Siddhartha. Thank you. 🙂
Thanks for joining, Deepika.
the only Hesse I have read is the Tin Drum. It was hard going
The good news is – The Tin Drum is by Grass. Not a breezy book by any means but I liked it. You might get along better with Hesse.
Oops… I shall crawl back under the carpet now and come back out again when the red face has subsided
They do sound a little bit similar. 🙂
The writing is very different though.
While I was sleeping, the Hermann Hesse reading week arrived. I feel bad and I feel sad. I don’t know whether I will be able to participate, but I will look forward to reading your reviews. Happy reading!
Don’t feel bad. We can’t keep track of everything. Sometimes life gets in the way. 🙂
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