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About Me

"It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." ~Oscar Wilde

Hi, my name is Shawna and I'm a bibliophile. I'm basically a dork, but I figure a propensity towards buying books is better than other habits I could pick up, right? Anyway, I am trying to make my way into the writing/editing field and thought what better way to practice and gain feedback than by posting reviews of books that I have read so that others can get a quick synopsis? That way, they can decide whether they would like to read them as well. I really believe that almost everyone would like reading if they were given the right book. Therefore, I hope that here maybe you can find one that looks interesting to you. Enjoy!

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My Blog

A Movie Recommendation and an Upcoming Review

Hi everyone! So...it has been a very long time since I have blogged and I apologize for that. I have been enjoying the holidays and then making that horrid adjustment back to reality that we all kno...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 21:37:00 GMT

Happy Holidays!

I just wanted to wish everyone a very happy holidays and thank you for your friendship and support! Hopefully you'll all be able to enjoy a little time off from work and sit down with a good book :) ...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:35:00 GMT

A Random Recommendation

Ok, so I know this page is primarily for book reviews but since I'm in charge of it I'm going to change the rules. I just wanted to share that I bought the Regina Spektor cd today and it is amazing. ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:06:00 GMT

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell

After reading I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, Tucker Max's controversial novel, I put off writing this review because I couldn't quite figure out how I felt about it. It is a memoir, if you will, of...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:55:00 GMT

2nd Review: The Other Side of You

F = Fiction NF = Non-Fiction B = Biography P = Poetry My review for The Other Side of You, by: Salley Vickers... With The Other Side of You, Salley Vickers brings forth a story of a relationship bet...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:21:00 GMT

First Official Review! - Kabul Beauty School

F = Fiction NF = Non-Fiction B = Biography P = Poetry My review on an awesome book by Deborah Rodriquez entitled Kabul Beauty School.... In a frank and often humorous explanation of her fearless cru...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:45:00 GMT

Hi Everyone! - Please Read

Thank you for adding me as a friend! I have put up a bunch of reviews that I have done in the past for your perusal and will shortly be posting new blogs each week with reviews on new and very popula...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:26:00 GMT

The DaVinci Code, By: Dan Brown

F = Fiction NF = Non-Fiction B = Biography P = PoetryMy Review on Dan Brown's, The DaVinci Code...The Da Vinci code is a fascinating fictional interpretation of the history of Catholicism and the actu...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:48:00 GMT

The Best Place to Be, By: Lesley Dormen

F = Fiction NF = Non-Fiction B = Biography P = PoetryMy review for Lesley Dormen's 2007 novel, The Best Place to Be: A Novel in Stories...In Dormen's protagonist, Grace Hanford, can be seen the someti...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:03:00 GMT

Black & White, By: Dani Shapiro

F = Fiction NF = Non-Fiction B = Biography P = PoetryMy review for Dani Shapiro's 2007 novel, Black & White...Dani Shapiro's Black & White is all at once an examination of life, a study of dea...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:59:00 GMT