30 Days About Me (Day 4)

Favorite Book:




Finally an easy one!! I recently did a post about my favorite books so I will copy and paste that here now with a few revisions thrown in for good measure :) 

I tend to read books in waves. Sometimes turning hundreds of pages in a day for weeks, other times letting my books collect dust for quite a while. I guess it's like a marathon runner carb-loading before a big race. I let my pile of books built up until I am ready to jump in head first and devour them all.

It really surprises me that I enjoy reading as much as I do. As a child my mother couldn't get me to read anything except teeny bopper magazines like Teen Beat, BOP, and Seventeen. Oh, and the occasional comics strip from the newspaper. I had read a lot but had never really enjoyed my books. That is until I was in my early 20's. Not sure what changed, I think it may be that I had experienced enough about life at that point to connect with the characters I was reading about. 

Since it is one of my book devouring phases I thought I would share a few of my latest favorite reads:

The Fablehaven series (books 1 thru 5)

By: Brandon Mull

If you liked reading Harry Potter at all you will LOVE this series. It's awesome. True it's in the "young readers" section of the library, but this is no whimpy book!  

The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen 

By: Syrie James

Even if you are not a Jane Austen fan you will like this book. This book is "kind of" fiction, meaning a lot is based on historical fact and the holes were filled in with the authors imagination of Jane's life. (Let's lump this book in with every Austen novel ever written)

The Passage 

By: Justin Cronin

Intense. Seriously this book had me hooked from page 1. Then half way through it throws you the biggest curve ball I have ever read in a book! It's technically a vampire book, but not like twilight at all. The "Vampires" are a military experiment gone wrong. 

There you have it, a few of my recent favorite reads. I jump around a bit in my page turning types. Keeps me on my toes, ha ha. I tend to always return to works about nineteenth century England though. I LOVE Austen inspired novels, so romantic! 

What have you been reading recently?

au revoir, adieu, ciao, till next time... 

Books!

I tend to read books in waves. Sometimes turning hundreds of pages in a day for weeks, other times letting my books collect dust for quite a while. I guess it's like a marathon runner carb-loading before a big race. I let my pile of books built up until I am ready to jump in head first and devour them all.


It really surprises me that I enjoy reading as much as I do. As a child my mother couldn't get me to read anything except teeny bopper magazines like Teen Beat, BOP, and Seventeen. Oh, and the occasional comics strip from the newspaper. I had read a lot but had never really enjoyed my books. That is until I was in my early 20's. Not sure what changed, I think it may be that I had experienced enough about life at that point to connect with the characters I was reading about. 


Since it is one of my book devouring phases I thought I would share a few of my latest favorite reads:

Radical Homemakers: Reclaiming Domesticity from a Consumer Culture 

By: Shannon Hayes

The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen 

By: Syrie James

The Passage 

By: Justin Cronin

There you have it, a few of my recent reads. I jump around a bit in my page turning types. Keeps me on my toes, ha ha. I tend to always return to works about nineteenth century England though. I LOVE Austen inspired novels, so romantic! 

What have you been reading recently?

au revoir, adieu, ciao, till next time... 

Curl Up With A Good Book...

I LOVE to read, something I am glad to say I have passed on to my children. But, I seem to always struggle with what to read once I finish ax book. I always feel lost after a good book. "what do I read now???" Swirls in my head till just the right book presents itself to me.

Due to my indecisive, book needing nature I decided to start a very simple book review/suggestion web site, Chatter in Print. This is open to ANYONE who wants to contribute. The more the merrier!!!


I would love to have a nice little database for anyone in need of a new great read. So you in? Wanna be a contributor? All the cool kids are doing it! Well, OK maybe not but still, I know you want to, ha ha.

Here's all you need to do:

Write about the book. This can be an excerpt from Goodreads.com, Amazon, the back cover, anywhere. Just give credit for material you get from other places.

Write your review of the book. Easy peasey, was it good or not?

How many stars would you give the book out of 5.
1 out of 5 = this was the worst book ever
5 out of 5 = i will read this book again and again!

E-mail me at chatterbox1213@gmail.com and I will add your book review to the web site. Don't worry, you'll get credit and it will link people back to your blog :)

This site is slow going, I have added a few books and I could sure use your advice on what to read next!

au revoir, adieu, ciao, till next time...

Austen Movies

It is no secret that I am a HUGE Jane Austen fan. I love her novels (in particular Persuasion, and Pride & Prejudice) I also love books inspired by her writing (like "Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict" by Laurie Viera Rigler & all the books by Elizabeth Aston.) When my mind is cluttered with doubt, or things are uncertain I know I can always open these books and feel peaceful.

Lately I haven't had the time to get my "Austen Therapy" that I so desperately have needed. Instead I have popped in a DVD to get my fix. True, it is not the same, but it still brings a smile to my face.

Here is a list of the Austen inspired movies I have seen. PLEASE feel free to tell me if there are any must-sees I have missed. And yes, if you haven't seen these you must :)

Not surprisingly either is the fact that ones made in England by British actors tend to be the best. Especially the BBC specials! I leave you with a short clip from Pride & Prejudice that always brightens my day. (and yes, I've posted this clip before... sorry, it's my favorite!)

be sure to pause the music @ right




au revoir, adieu, ciao, till next time...

Emma and Jane Austen

Something about Jane Austen...

I am watching "Emma" for the 100th time tonight on DVD, and I always walk away from these wonderful stories with a smile on my face. What is your favorite Jane Austen Novel? Mine is and will always be "Pride & Prejudice" although the movie about Jane, "Becoming Jane" comes in as a close second. I long for a more romantic time in history when love was all that mattered and full bodied women were the norm :)

I hope you all have a good night.

Ta Ta for now