The Annotated Hobbit. Revised and Expanded Edition. J.R.R. Tolkien. Annotated by Douglas A. Anderson. 2002. (1937, original Hobbit pub. date). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 416 pages. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. C.S. Lewis. 1950. HarperCollins. 224 pages.Rilla of Ingleside. L.M. Montgomery. 1921. 280 pages. The Apothecary. Maile Meloy. 2011. Penguin. 356 pages.Who’s That…Playing? See [...]
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Week In Review: March 10-16
Posted by on March 17th, 2013
The Runaway King. Jennifer A. Nielsen. 2013. Scholastic. 352 pages. The Golden Road. L.M. Montgomery. 1913. 213 pages.The Little Prince. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. 1943/2013. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 112 pages. Hamlet, Revenge! Michael Innes. 1937. 312 pages. The Case of the Late Pig. Margery Allingham. 1948. 144 pages.Lord Edgware Dies (OR Thirteen at Dinner). Agatha Christie. [...]
Week in Review: February 10-16
Posted by on February 17th, 2013
What I’ve reviewed this week: Marcia Schuyler. Grace Livingston Hill. 1908. 224 pages. Miss Billy’s Decision. Eleanor H. Porter. 1912. Dodo Press. 248 pages. Pollyanna Grows Up. Eleanor H. Porter. 1915. 304 pages.The Man With Two Left Feet. P.G. Wodehouse. 1917. 200 pages.My Man Jeeves. P.G. Wodehouse. 1919. 256 pages. The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Agatha [...]
Week In Review: February 3-9
Posted by on February 10th, 2013
Books reviewed this week: Victoria Rebels. Carolyn Meyer. 2013. Simon & Schuster. 192 pages.Clouds of Witness. Dorothy L. Sayers. 1926/1966. Avon. 224 pages. Kilmeny of the Orchard. L.M. Montgomery. 1910. 144 pages. Miss Billy. Eleanor H. Porter. 1911. Dodo Press. 208 pages. The Cape Cod Mystery. Phoebe Atwood Taylor. 1931. Countryman Press. 190 pages. Jesus + [...]
2012 In Review
Posted by on January 1st, 2013
In 2012, I reviewed 555 books. If I had to pick just one board book: You Are My Cupcake. Joyce Wan. 2011. Scholastic. 14 pages. If I had to pick just one picture book: Suppose You Meet a Dinosaur: A First Book of Manners. Judy Sierra. Illustrated by Tim Bowers. 2012. Random House. 40 pages [...]
Kindle Fire Accessory Review: Plantronics BackBeat 216 Stereo Headphones w/ Inline Mic
Posted by on December 21st, 2012
I was recently offered the chance to try out a pair of Plantronics BackBeat 216 headphones and figured they were worth a shot. The Kindle Fire practically demanded good headphones to get good sound and while the Kindle Fire HD has more than made up for its predecessor’s shortcoming there are still plenty of times [...]
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Tags: Accessory, BackBeat, Fire, Headphones, Inline, Kindle, Plantronics, Review, Stereo 
No Comments »Kindle Paperwhite Hands-On Review
Posted by on December 6th, 2012
Having used the Kindle Keyboard for quite some time and enjoyed it to the point of returning my Kindle Touch when it didn’t quite meet the same standards (it was fine and had its own perks, but wasn’t as strong in some of the areas I cared about), I didn’t jump on the Paperwhite when [...]
Kindle Fire Review – Half A Year Later
Posted by on June 5th, 2012
We can acknowledge that the Kindle Fire has already had a profound effect on the tablet industry at this point. From the moment it was officially announced prices have been falling and everybody is scrambling to catch back up. No other Android tablet has come close so far. There has definitely been enough time now [...]
Review: Barnes & Noble’s GlowLight Nook Leaves Kindle Playing Catch-Up
Posted by on April 28th, 2012
The biggest complaint about eReaders since Day 1 has been the fact that you can’t read them in the dark. Now, normally I’m the first to call out such complaints as poorly informed since they tend to involve comparisons between E Ink Kindles and LCD alternatives. Apparently that will no longer be an important distinction [...]
Year in Review: My Favorites of 2011
Posted by on January 1st, 2012
I read 442 books in 2011! I am pleased with that number. It is not as much as in previous years, but I am fine with that. My top five picture books are: Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator. Mo Willems. 2011. HarperCollins. 72 pages. Is Everyone Ready for Fun by Jan Thomas. 2011. Simon [...]
