Jem A.

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Review: Matched

Jem A. posted an article on - Feb 7, 2011, 4:09 pm
Title: Matched Author: Ally Condie Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (November, 2010) Pages: 384 Book Source: ARC from Publisher Ally Condie's new novel Matched opens with Cassia Reyes confronting her future as planned out by the authorities of the very controlled society that she lives in. While she is ...
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Review: Their Eyes Were Watching God

Jem A. posted an article on - Feb 6, 2011, 6:01 pm
Title: Their Eyes Were Watching God Author: Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) Publisher: HarperPerennial Modern Classics: 2006 Original Publication: 1937 Pages: 205 From Cover: One of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature, Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic, Their Eye...
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Review: The Strange Case of the Composer and his Judge

Jem A. posted an article on - Sep 25, 2010, 1:46 pm
Title: The Strange Case of the Composer and His Judge Author: Patricia Duncker Publisher: Bloomsbury (2010) Pages: 260 Book Source: Review copy from Publisher Back Cover Summary: The bodies are discovered on New Year's Day: sixteen dead in the freshly fallen snow. The adults lie stiff in a semicircl...
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Review: A Hope Undaunted

Jem A. posted an article on - Sep 22, 2010, 11:26 am
Title: A Hope Undaunted: A Novel Author: Julie Lessman Publisher: Revell (2010) Genre: Historical Fiction, Christian Romance Pages: 505 Book Source: Free copy from Publicist for review Publisher Summary (from back cover): The 1920s are drawing to a close, and feisty Katie O'Connor is the epitome of ...
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This and That: An Update

Jem A. posted an article on - Sep 22, 2010, 11:12 am
Hi all, Sorry that I don't post very often these days. I have kind of gotten out of the habit of posting on a regular basis. Just lazy with it I guess. I do still read a lot though and I have a very long list of books that I have read but not yet reviewed. None of these books stand out as being exce...
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A Literary Excursion: Waldon Pond

Jem A. posted an article on - Aug 25, 2010, 8:59 am
Waldon Pond The photo above is a replica of author Henry David Thoreau's cabin in the woods where he went to "live deliberately." Waldon Pond in the Summer time.
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Review: Think of a Number

Jem A. posted an article on - Aug 23, 2010, 9:02 am
Title: Think of a Number Author: John Verdon Publisher: Crown Publishers (2010) Pages: 432 Book Source: ARC from Publisher Think of a Number opens with the arrival of an intriguing poem which claims to know all the secrets of the recipient - including the ability to read his mind. This first letter ...
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Product Review: TV Stand

Jem A. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2010, 1:31 pm
I posted a few weeks ago that I was soon going to be doing a product review for CSN Stores and I am just now getting to it. The item I ended up choosing was a TV stand because the one we had was a cabinet that I had moved upstairs for anther purpose - which left us with the TV sitting on the floor a...
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Library Photos: Bedford Public Library

Jem A. posted an article on - Aug 5, 2010, 3:42 pm
Bedford Public Library Note: If you have an interesting library building or library statue photo that you would like posted in this series please email me: thereadingjourney@gmail.com
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Review: Stash

Jem A. posted an article on - Aug 1, 2010, 10:31 am
Title: Stash Author: David Klein Publisher: Broadway Books (2010) Genre: Fiction Pages: 352 Book Source: ARC from Publisher When Gwen Rain decides to buy a small bag of marijuana from an old friend she has no idea how this decision will affect her life. It sets off a chain of events that she has lit...
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Review: The Lace Reader

Jem A. posted an article on - Jul 19, 2010, 9:57 am
Title: The Lace Reader: A Novel Author: Brunonia Barry Publisher: Harper (2006) Pages: 385 Genre: Fiction Book Source: My Own Copy Towner Whitney comes back to her home town Salem MA because her aunt has disappeared. Towner had run away years ago from all the heavy issues and secrets in her family a...
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Review: Leaving the World

Jem A. posted an article on - Jul 16, 2010, 9:55 am
Title: Leaving the World Author: Douglas Kennedy Publisher: Atria Paperback (2010) Genre: Fiction Book Source: Free copy from publisher Publisher Description: On the night of her thirteenth birthday, Jane Howard made a vow to her warring parents: she would never get married, and she would never ha...
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Coming Soon ....

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 26, 2010, 6:51 pm
Hi everyone, I have been offered to do a product review for CSN Stores. I normally only review books, but I thought it might be fun to branch out every now and again. I did a book case giveaway for CSN a while ago and it went well, so this time I am going to do a review. My only trouble is choosing ...
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Poem: A Book

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 24, 2010, 7:14 pm
A Book There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away, Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry. This traverse may the poorest take Without oppress of toll; How frugal is the chariot That bears a human soul! - By Emily Dickinson
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Library Photos

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 22, 2010, 7:20 pm
Goffstown Public Library This library in Goffstown New Hampshire was build in 1909.
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Review: A Wedding In December

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 21, 2010, 1:37 pm
Title: A Wedding In December Author: Anita Shreve Publisher: Back Bay Books (2006) Pages: 352 Genre: Fiction Book Source: My Own Copy In A Wedding In December Anita Shreve tells the story of seven former classmates who come together for a weekend to celebrate a wedding between two of there group. Se...
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Review: The Wives of Henry Oades

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 16, 2010, 9:08 am
Title: The Wives of Henry Oades Author: Johanna Moran Publisher: Ballantine Books (2010) Genre: Historical Fiction Book Source: ARC from Publisher Publisher Book Summary: When Henry Oades accepts an accountancy post in New Zealand, his wife, Margaret, and their children follow him to exotic Welling...
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Pictures from a Saturday Drive

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 12, 2010, 3:00 pm
We had intended to go hiking in a New Hampshire state Forrest, but today turned out gray and rainy. Not wanting to stay cooped up inside the house all day, we decided to go for a drive out of town anyway even though it wasn't good walking weather. We turned off onto a dirt logging road and the phot...
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Review: Conditions of Faith

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 10, 2010, 10:00 am
Title: Conditions of Faith Author: Alex Miller Publisher: Scribner (2000) Genre: Historical Fiction Book Source: My Own Copy Dust Jacket Synopsis: It's 1923 and at age twenty-five, Emily, an Australian, impulsively marries Georges Elder, a French-Scottish engineer ten years her senior. Suddenly she ...
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Review: The Italian Slow cooker

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 7, 2010, 8:00 am
Title: The Italian Slow Cooker Author: Michele Scicolone Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2010) Genre: Non-fiction, cookbook Book Source: Free Advance Reading Copy This cookbook takes Italian favorites and shows you how to cook them in an electric slow cooker. The sections include: soups, sauce...
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Giveaways

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 5, 2010, 7:40 pm
Here is a list of a few book giveaways that I have discovered on other book blogs: Men & Dogs by Katie Crouch (Audiobook) @ Jo-Jo loves to read - June 19th Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea @ Peeking Between the Pages - July 3rd April & Oliver by Tess Callahan @ Peeking Between the Page...
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Review: Loving Frank

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 5, 2010, 3:43 pm
Title: Loving Frank Author: Nancy Horan Publisher: Ballantine Books (2008-Trade Paperback) Genre: Historical fiction Book Source: My Own Copy Set in the early 1900's, Loving Frank is the story of Mamah Borthwick Cheney and her long term love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Nancy Horan portrays Mamah...
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Another Edith Wharton Quote ...

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 3, 2010, 7:38 am
"The moral atmosphere of the Tillotson interior was as carefully screened and curtained as the house itself: Mrs. Tillotson senior dreaded ideas as much as a draft in her back." - From "Souls Belated" a short story by Edith Wharton
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Looking forward to ...

Jem A. posted an article on - Jun 1, 2010, 6:27 pm
Writers On A New England Stage: Margaret Atwood Coming up in September I am planning to go hear Margaret Atwood speak! I have just finished reading her latest book The Year of the Flood. I am sure that a lot of you have read it. (Leave a comment with your thoughts if you like.) Her dystopian literat...
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Review: Arcadia Falls

Jem A. posted an article on - May 1, 2010, 9:29 am
Title: Arcadia Falls Author: Carol Goodman Publisher: Ballantine Books (2010) Genre: Fiction Book Source: Free Advance Reader Edition from Publisher Meg Rosenthal is a recent widow who has been left with nothing. In order to support herself and her teenage daughter, Sally, she takes a teaching job a...
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Scene of the Blog

Jem A. posted an article on - Mar 3, 2010, 1:19 am
Today The Reading Journey is being featured on Scene of the Blog over at Kittling Books, so be sure to check it out! Click on the button below to get there. I have been reading along with this feature for quite a while now and it is always interesting to see the environment in which book bloggers wr...
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About Me

I have been reading constantly since 4 years of age and I studied literature at university earning a BA and MA. I am from Australia, but am currently living in NH, USA.

Take a look at my blog if you are looking for book reviews. As much as reading preferences are a matter of personal taste, it also helps to get recommendations from someone who can tell a good book from a bad one.

My blog features book from a diverse range of genres and styles because I like to encourage readers to try something they don't normally look for. I even throw in a classic occasionally!

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