1984

Title: 1984
Author: George Orwell
Finished: October 30
Pages: 267
Publisher: Signet Classics
Publish Year: 1950
ISBN: 0451516753
A futuristic tale of what the world is like in 1984 with Big Brother watching and people getting arrested for just thinking something bad and/or going against Big Brother.
After finishing it made me very glad that I was not born in the 1984 represented [...]

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Water for Elephants

Title: Water for Elephants
Author: Sara Gruen
Finished: October 30
Pages: 335
Publisher: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Publish Year: 2006
ISBN: 1565124995
What led you to pick up this book? There has been a lot of hype it seems and a lot of people talking about it. I figured it was about time to pick it up. Plus the title is [...]

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BTT – Conditioning

Mariel suggested this week’s question.
Are you a spine breaker? Or a dog-earer? Do you expect to keep your books in pristine condition even after you have read them? Does watching other readers bend the cover all the way round make you flinch or squeal in pain?
Don’t forget to leave a link to your actual response [...]

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What’s on Your Nightstand?

This is my first time participating in this little activity but it sounds fun.
I’m not organized enough to have a picture ready this time but I’ll remember it for the future.
I’m currently reading A is for Alibi and Water For Elephants at home. Online I have been slowly reading 1984. As two of these are [...]

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Weekly Geeks #22

This week, let’s dig into the archives of our fellow Weekly Geeks!
Step 1: Choose 3 Weekly Geeks, either from the Mr Linky below or from any of the Mr Linkies in any previous Weekly Geeks, and explore their archives. Try to choose at least one Weekly Geek you don’t know well.
Step 2: Looking through [...]

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