by radguru | May 22, 2007 | Fiction
The title and premise of this book really intrigued me and promised to be interesting reading. It was not a riveting read, but did keep my interest. This is a fictionalized account of an actual bookmobile that delivers books via camel to a community in Kenya. The...
by ta | May 16, 2007 | Fiction
Have you ever been daunted by great works of literature? If you’ve always wanted to read Don Quixote but were afraid to take on the challenge, Tilting at Windmills is your ultimate Don Quixote support group. It’s an online discussion group with links, lots...
by ta | May 9, 2007 | Fiction
” It seems to me that there’s frequently neither rhyme nor reason to which books garner tons of readers and which are read by only a few, devoted as they may be. Somehow, books in the latter category don’t seem to register on the radar of public...
by ta | May 5, 2007 | Fiction
This is a children’s book, but there was so much buzz about it, that I decided to read it. It was fantastic. The illustrations are gorgeous. The book is designed to be like a movie, with black and white drawings that start far away and then zoom in on an object. The...
by Michelle | May 5, 2007 | Fantasy, Fiction
One day, ta and inkonvellum discovered that they were reading the same book: Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass. Several days of rather, er, interesting discussions ensued. A sample: inkonvellum: “I don’t know if I like the bear. He’s kinda...
by ta | Apr 24, 2007 | Adventure Classics, Fiction, Patron Recommendations
Fantastic! Not just for kids. Excellent writing. He finds Atlantis! Dave
