Monthly Archives: February 2012

Swamplandia!

Posted on 23 February 2012 by Natalie Ramm

Title: Swamplandia! Author: Karen Russell Pages: 416 Publisher: Vintage Books (division of Random House, 2011) Rating: 4 stars When I hear the term “magical realism,” I mostly hear magical. Swamplandia! fits snugly in this genre, but there’s definitely a lot … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday

Posted on 21 February 2012 by Natalie Ramm

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created and hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Top Ten Books To Save If My House Were Abducted By Aliens (or any other disaster struck) Top Ten Tuesday post by NATALIE 1. … Continue reading →

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I got a blog to run! (sort of)

Posted on 17 February 2012 by Natalie Ramm

Lol. This is how I feel about work today, just substitute “essay” with “one sheets” and “speaker bios”. I wish my blog could be my job. I’ve got to figure out how to get paid to read whatever I want … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Tuesday: Books that broke my heart a little

Posted on 14 February 2012 by Natalie Ramm

The Broke and the Bookish posted this topic today in honor of VALENTINE’S Day. So here are the books that broke my heart a little: 1. Gone with the Wind – Rhett and Scarlet don’t have the ideal relationship by any … Continue reading →

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

Posted on 13 February 2012 by Natalie Ramm

Title: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Author: Junot Diaz Pages: 339 Publisher: Riverhead Trade (2008) Where I got it: eBorrowed on my Kindle from the Boston Public Library Rating: 4 stars I’m LOVING eborrowing books from the Boston … Continue reading →

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The Reader

Posted on 9 February 2012 by Natalie Ramm

Title: The Reader Author: Bernhard Schlink Pages: 224 Publisher: Vintage International (1995) Where I got it: eBorrowed on my Kindle from the Boston Public Library (BPL) Rating: 4 stars In post-WWII Germany, 15-year-old Michael Berg gets mysteriously and violently ill … Continue reading →

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Ryan Gosling: Publishing memes

Posted on 8 February 2012 by Natalie Ramm

There is this fantastic Tumblr that posts memes of Ryan Gosling being hot and saying clever/sweet things that girls/boys in publishing want to hear. I wonder if he’d put the TOUCH in my Kindle. *scandalous*

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