Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: Book reviews

  • The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

    The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman I read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman last week and Loved it! Really wonderful writing and storytelling. Each chapter could be a short story and I really liked that. It was kind of refreshing to read a book where each chapter was tied up nicely. Of course, there…

  • Atonement

    Atonement by Ian McEwan rating: 5 of 5 stars One of the best books I have ever read/listened to. I could hardly stop listening. It was absolutely compelling. The ending just completely blew me away.

  • Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

    Well, I drank the Kool-aide. Yes, I loved it. I Couldn’t put it down. Couldn’t get enough of it. Want more of it. I went into it very skeptical. I am not a fan of the vampire story genre. In fact I couldn’t get through the first chapter of The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice.…

  • Book Talk Saturday: Little Women

    Little Women by Louisa May Alcott rating: 3 of 5 stars There were parts of this book that made me cringe just the tiniest bit. As a modern day woman, I kind of rolled my eyes at the message that I felt the book was portraying, “women are happiest when they are good mothers and…

  • What I'm reading: Eat, Pray, Love.

    I am currently reading Eat, Pray, Love: One woman’s search for everything across Italy, India, and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert. Actually, I’m listening to it. The book is actually read by Gilbert herself. I am throughly enjoying this book so far. Part of why I may really like this book is because the author is…