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Book Discussion: Where’d You Go, Bernadette

October 24, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 1 Comment

I love book club discussion questions! These are the questions for Where'd You Go, Bernadette by  from the Little and Brown website. If you've read this book I want to discuss it with you! If you haven't read this book, here's why you should! SPOILERS AHEAD 1. Where’d You Go, Bernadette is told from the point of view of ... Read More »

 Posted on: October 24, 2014 10:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Book Discussion, Discussion
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Book vs Movie: The Maze Runner

September 26, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 2 Comments

Spoiler Free Version The movie is much better than the book and I loved the book.  It did a great job of moving through the plot quickly and answering questions at a good pace.  There were a couple funny moments that weren't in the book that I really enjoyed in the movie - especially the scene ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 26, 2014 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Movie Adaption, Movie Review, Movies
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My Google Diary for Dreams of Gods & Monsters

July 17, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary 1 Comment

When I read, I ask a LOT of questions. Here’s some stuff I searched or wondered about while reading Dreams of Gods & Monsters by . From my Review: Dreams of Gods & Monsters was an epic and beautiful finale to one of my new favorite fantasy series.  The romance made my heart melt.  There was a ... Read More »

 Posted on: July 17, 2014 8:09 am By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Google Diary, Research
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How Do You Deal with Racism in Classic Novels?

July 1, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 12 Comments

I like to read classic novels.  Anything that's 100 years old that is still being read is a classic in my mind but I know not everyone labels books that way.  I was reading The Scarlet Pimpernel a few months ago and I came across some blatant racism against Jews that made me very uncomfortable.  A ... Read More »

 Posted on: July 1, 2014 8:30 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Discussion
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Book vs. Movie: Flipped

June 3, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 7 Comments

On April 18, my friend Karena from Discovery Writer wanted to watch Flipped and I hadn't read the book yet.  I had it sitting on my kindle waiting to be read - I just hadn't gotten around to it.  So I was faced with the dilemma that all book lovers have - book or movie first??  I ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 3, 2014 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Book to Movie Challenge 2014, Movie Adaption, Movie Review, Movies
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