My Most Recent Blog Posts

Skinny Dipping

Ellen Hartman — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:46:22 -0500

Fun. Recommended. (end review)

Stardust

Ellen Hartman — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:45:08 -0500

Not my favorite Gaiman but still one of my favorite books. I love his work that much. (end review)

To Kill a Mockingbird

Ellen Hartman — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:08:23 -0500

Quite simply one of the best books I've ever read. I've been stalled at #49 on my challenge blog because of deadlines but also because I couldn't decide which book to post for #50.

Free Your Mind: Offload Mental Clutter!

Ellen Hartman — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:02:45 -0400

I was folding the socks this weekend and I realized that I have memorized the sock preferences for three people who aren’t me. My husband and my sons all wear similar socks, but with key differences. If I don’t remember the differences, I can’t get the correct socks into the correct drawers.

Evidence:

An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination

Ellen Hartman — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:35:04 -0400

An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination is a slender, heart-achingly beautiful memoir by the writer, Elizabeth McCracken. I have not read McCracken’s other work but I’m going to rectify that oversight promptly.

Here’s how the book starts:

Same Time Next Summer

Ellen Hartman — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:16:40 -0400

I was a little worried about reading Same Time Next Summer because I knew there was a hurt child in it. I'm such a softie, I don't like to read about hurt or sick children. But I know Holly Jacobs. She lives in a perpetual bubble of sunshine and so I decided to trust her. I'm glad I did.

In the Woods

Ellen Hartman — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:52:13 -0400

It's been a long time since I've been as angry with an author as I am with Tana French. Her book, In the Woods, won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. She's clearly a gifted writer and I got swept up in her story before I even paid for it. The characters were wonderful and her prose is smart and sometimes quite funny BUT...

Dark Needs at Night's Edge

Ellen Hartman — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:21:10 -0400

Dark Needs at Night's Edge is the fourth book in Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series. I enjoyed it but not enough to make me look up the other books.

Supernatural Viewing Party

Ellen Hartman — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:15:04 -0400

Anybody else gearing up for the return of Supernatural tomorrow night? Let's chat about Sam and Dean...just a little conversation to hold us over until we have the real thing!

Searching for Dragons

Ellen Hartman — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:04:36 -0400

Searching for Dragons was the return trip book after Old Yeller on the way down. I'm not a fan of this book, but it could be because the audio recording was so bad. It was an ensemble cast instead of a reader and the "acting" was really intrusive. Could be a good middle grade book if you read it to yourself--hard to tell.

Ellen