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ABOUT
This site is meant to share good book suggestions with other readers. I enjoy so many of the literary book blogs out there, but I often want to read the blog after I have read the book, not before. This site is meant to be a resource to anyone who wants a quick suggestion on what book to read next. The reviews are meant to be brief and not spoil the plot.
Selfishly, I find that I read books much like I breathe, which means I do not always take the time to think about what I am reading. The process of critically thinking about books will add so much to my appreciation of what I have read.
What constitutes a good book? There are as many answers to that question as there are books themselves. For me it is often a book that moves me, makes me think, or takes me to a different place. However, I also love to laugh, sit on the edge of my seat, or just be entertained by a book. There is room on my bookshelf for all kinds of books. Some of my favorite conversations are about books. I am hoping this will be a conversation among lots of book lovers. I hope this site will lead to lots of good suggestions for all of us
Selfishly, I find that I read books much like I breathe, which means I do not always take the time to think about what I am reading. The process of critically thinking about books will add so much to my appreciation of what I have read.
What constitutes a good book? There are as many answers to that question as there are books themselves. For me it is often a book that moves me, makes me think, or takes me to a different place. However, I also love to laugh, sit on the edge of my seat, or just be entertained by a book. There is room on my bookshelf for all kinds of books. Some of my favorite conversations are about books. I am hoping this will be a conversation among lots of book lovers. I hope this site will lead to lots of good suggestions for all of us
Contact Me
support your local library!
champaign public library
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Thank you to my local library . My life is greatly enhanced by this community asset. What would we all do without our local libraries?
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some of my favorite independent bookstores
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I have added a few of my favorite independent bookstores. Please share other suggestions.
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urbana free library
“A bookstore is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking.”
- Jerry Seinfield
- Jerry Seinfield
links to the big sites-
ratings
1 to 2- I did not enjoy this book.
3 to 4- I found some aspect of this book redeeming but would not recommend it.
5 to 6- I really enjoyed something about this book (characters, plot, meaning etc.)
7 to 8- It was a good book. I liked lots of things about it. I would recommend it.
9 to 10- I was sorry to turn the last page. I highly recommend this book!
3 to 4- I found some aspect of this book redeeming but would not recommend it.
5 to 6- I really enjoyed something about this book (characters, plot, meaning etc.)
7 to 8- It was a good book. I liked lots of things about it. I would recommend it.
9 to 10- I was sorry to turn the last page. I highly recommend this book!
guidelines
- I will keep the reviews short and simple.
- I will try to have guest reviewers as often as I can.
- I will not spoil the plot.
- I will not review a book by someone I personally know.
- I will try to have guest reviewers as often as I can.
- I will not spoil the plot.
- I will not review a book by someone I personally know.
“A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man's mind can get both provocation and privacy.”
- Edward P. Morgan
- Edward P. Morgan
Thanks to Leslie Barr for her beautiful artwork!