Articles tagged with: HaldeCraft
Catching Fire
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Even when you win, you lose.
Or, at least that is what President Snow would like to drill into Katniss, who spends a good portion of the …
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
If I were still a 13-year old girl I probably would have stayed up all night to read this book. As it is, I’m 42… …
All About Emily
All about Emily by Connie Willis
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A nice little appetizer to much upon while waiting for the next big book. This is a quick read – I devoured it in one …
Sacred Clowns
Sacred Clowns by Tony Hillerman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Again, totally reading these out of order. Or should I say, re-reading them, as I read most if not all of them in my early 20s.
More …
A big pile of Lavender Lemon goodness
I got totally inspired by a recent new soap fragrance, Lavender Lemon, and decided to use it as a base for my April limited edition yarn colorway. However, me being who I am, I got …
World Made by Hand
World Made by Hand by James Howard Kunstler
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Technically the audio version, which I listed to while walking the dog and/or working in the ceramic studio.
I didn’t like this as much …
Halting State
Halting State by Charles Stross
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
From what I’ve gathered on other people’s review of this book, either you really dug it or the fact that it was written in second person …
Earthbound
It felt a little unfair for me to review this book. BUY THIS BOOK! MY UNCA WROTE IT! (I was afraid anything I might say would sound like that, no matter how I phrased it.)
Plus, …
A Clash of Kings
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Again, a re-read… or should I say a “re-listen” since I have it on audio in the car.
Perhaps it’s having seen the HBO …
A Walk in the Woods
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I was buying another Bill Bryson book, having had him recently recommended to me, and my friend …
New at Wild Iris: Round Soap Dish
I’ve got a new soap dish that I’m offering –
… and it’s only available online at the Wild Iris Marketplace, or in person at Wild Iris Books (802 West University Avenue).
The dish is five inches …
A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle
A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
While personally this book had me at “Roddy Doyle,” I tried to read it objectively even though all I had to do was …
