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New year’s resolutions 1. Read more. 2. Finish all the books I have pending and I had already started to read. 3. Read all the books I bought and did not read yet. 4. Review the books here in the blog.
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My year in books
The year of 2017 My year in books is here . Some info. Some numbers (from goodreads stats): - I read 3,718 pages across 25 books: - Shortest book - 40 pages - Haynes Explains Babies by Boris Starling - Longest book - 385 pages - The Cosy Christmas Teashop - by Caroline Roberts - Most popular - 380,688 people also read - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - by John Boyne - My average rating - 4/5 - Highest rated on goodreads - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling - 4.33/5 Books read: 1. Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby , by Hogg, Tracy 2. Your Baby Week By Week: The ultimate guide to caring for your new baby , by Cave, Simone 3. First-time Parent , by At...
#6 - 50 Shades of Grey
50 Shades of Grey By E. L. James Published: 25 may 2011 Genre: Romance, fiction, adult fiction, erotica, adult, bdsm Edition : ebook Source: Free Pages: 356 My rating : 3/5 Goodreads rating : 3,69/5 Christian Grey: Please don't hate me. Anastasia Steele: [crying] You'll never do that to me again. I'm not what you want. Christian Grey: No, you're everything that I want. Anastasia Steele: I've fallen in love with you. Christian Grey: No. No, Ana, you can't love me. Anastasia Steele: I need you to leave. Please. I just decided to read this book because all the girls I met were so excited. Honestly I was not that interested. But as I always say... One can only talk about something after tying it. Characters 1. Anastasia Steele College senior that steps in for an interview of a businessman that was supposed to be done by her roomate. Anastasia is shy and humble and after this interv...
#5 The Vagina Monologues
The vagina Monologues By Eve Enslen Published : 3rd may 2001 Genre : Feminism, nonfiction, plays, drama Edition : ebook Source: Purchased Pages: 185 My rate : 4/5 Goodreads rate : 3.86/5 “The heart is capable of sacrifice. So is the vagina. The heart is able to forgive and repair. It can change it's shape to let us in. It can expand to let us out. So can the vagina. It can ache for us and stretch for us, die for us and bleed and bleed us into this difficult, wondrous world. So can the vagina. I was there in the room. I remember.” I wanted to read this book for a while. However, was always one of those that I would read another day. with the Good reads group "One shared shelf", early this year I decided "This is it! I am going to buy it and read it." As I have a kobo, I decided for the on line version. And I was not disappointed. This review is going to be slightly different due to the kin...
#4 Miss Kane's Christmas
Miss Kane's Christmas by Caroline Mickelson Published: 18th October 2012 Genre: Holidays, Christmas, Romance, Women's fiction, Fantasy, Edition : Ebook Source : Free download in Kobo (in 2016) Pages : 154 My Rating : 3/5 Goodreads : 3.67/5 Found this book by mistake last year, due to want something for Christmas reading! At first may seem that is not very interesting.... however... it is light and sweet and I recommend. The Character 1. Carol Claus Santa Claus' daughter. Her father asked her to help to save the Christmas. To fulfil this task she travels from north pole to Ben's house and tries to give back the magic of Christmas. She plays as nanny Carol. 2. Ben A single father that doesn't believe on Christmas or Santa Claus. The Plot This is a very easy and light book to read. Santa Claus asks his daughter to save the Christmas. Carol travels to Ben's house where ...
#3 The little prince
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery Published: 1943 Genre: Classic, fiction, fantasy, children, cultural, France Edition : Paperback Source : Purchased Pages : 93 My Rating : 5/5 Goodreads : 4.29/5 Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. This is no doubt one of my favourite books ever! This book is one of most translated in the world! The Character 1. Little Prince A child. A little prince who leaves his planet for the journey of his life. He is trying to understand the adults but with no success. During his trip, he meets the other characters of this story. He symbolises the innocence, childhood, hope and love. 2. Narrator He is the pilot who spends eight days in the desert with the little prince. He is an adult, he draws for the prince and feels sad when has to say goodbye to the c...
#2 The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank By Anne Frank Published: 1947 Genre: Nonfiction, history, biography, autobiography, memoir Edition: paperback Source: Purchased Pages: 283 My rating: 5/5 Goodreads rating : 4.1/5 Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only because I’ve never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a thirteen-year old school girl. Oh well, it doesn’t matter. I feel like writing. I know what I want, I have a goal, an opinion, I have a religion and love. Let me be myself and then I am satisfied. I know that I’m a woman, a woman with inward strength and plenty of courage. It’s difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality. It’s a wonder I haven’t abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because...
#1 - The Girl on the Train (Paula Hawkins)
Starting a blog is not an easy job. So many things that one could share. I have to admit: choosing a first book to write about was a hard job. However, I decided to start with this one: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Published: 15th January 2015 Genre: mystery, crime, thriller, fiction Edition : Paperback Source : Purchased the book Pages : 323 My Rating : 3/5 Goodreads : 3.89/5 ...the 8.04 slow train from Ashbury to Euston can test the patience of the most seasoned commuter. The journey is supposed to take fifty-four minutes, but it rarely does: this section of the track is ancient, decrepit, beset with signalling problems and never-ending engineering works. The train crawls along; it judders past warehouses and water towers, bridges and sheds, past modern Victorian houses, their backs turned squarely to the track. My head leaning against the carriage window, I watch theses houses roll past me l...