I've been doing ThrowbackThursdays for a while but I noticed that I wrote a lot of reviews in a short time when I first started. So, I post more than one Throwback every week. These are my reviews from May 2013.
Ahlberg, Janet & Allan "The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters" - 1986
One of the favourite activity books my boys ever had. "The Jolly Postman" is full of letters and cards, letters from fairy ale and nursery rhyme characters.
One of the favourite activity books my boys ever had. "The Jolly Postman" is full of letters and cards, letters from fairy ale and nursery rhyme characters.
Murphy, Jill "Five Minutes Peace" - 1986
The Large family is a family like yours and mine, only they are elephants. But Mama and Papa have to go through all the troubles human parents have to go through, as well.
The Large family is a family like yours and mine, only they are elephants. But Mama and Papa have to go through all the troubles human parents have to go through, as well.
Shriver, Lionel "We need to talk about Kevin" - 2003
What is going through the mind of a mass murderer? What is going through the mind of his mother? This book is trying to answer that question.
What is going through the mind of a mass murderer? What is going through the mind of his mother? This book is trying to answer that question.
Hanff, Helene "84 Charing Cross Road" - 1970 and "The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street" - 1973
Two lovely books. A writer who loves reading and orders used books from a bookstore across the sea at a time where it wasn't that easy to order anything "online". Helene Hanff orders books from this small bookshop, "Marks & Co." in London, and starts a lovely correspondence not just with one of the salespeople but with almost the whole shop.
Two lovely books. A writer who loves reading and orders used books from a bookstore across the sea at a time where it wasn't that easy to order anything "online". Helene Hanff orders books from this small bookshop, "Marks & Co." in London, and starts a lovely correspondence not just with one of the salespeople but with almost the whole shop.
Pamuk, Orhan "The Museum of Innocence" (Turkish: Masumiyet Müzesi) - 2008
This author has a wonderful eye for detail, he manages to describe anything in a way that you imagine having it in front of your eyes, feeling the sentiments the characters feel. You rejoice with them and mourn with them.
In this story, shortly before marrying, a guy falls in love with another girl. He becomes totally obsessed with her, his whole life changes, he becomes one of those creepy guys who follow a girl around without ever having a chance of going out with her.
Segal, Erich "Love Story" - 1970
A beautiful story, one of the greatest love stories ever told. I teaches us that love is possible even if the circumstances don't seem to allow it. That love is without end even though the circumstances try to show us that is. That love can be beautiful, even if everything around us is ugly and terrible.
A beautiful story, one of the greatest love stories ever told. I teaches us that love is possible even if the circumstances don't seem to allow it. That love is without end even though the circumstances try to show us that is. That love can be beautiful, even if everything around us is ugly and terrible.
Nice post!! You've inspired me to post a few Throwback Thursday posts on my blog this year. I have one coming out later today, in fact.
ReplyDeleteThat's nice, Lisa, looking forward to it.
DeleteI used to post just one book a week but then I noticed that I might never ever reach the books I posted even ten years ago, so now I go for a month a week until I get closer.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading 84 Charing Cross Road. :D
ReplyDeleteSo did I, Lark. Beautiful story.
DeleteLoved 84 CC Road and Duchess, which I recently read. Truly wonderful little gems.
ReplyDeleteWow, I haven't thought about Love Story for maybe 40+ years. I liked both the book and the movie. Very 1970's!
Same here, Jane. I absolutely loved the Hanff books. And Love Story, yes, I read it when it was all "in". Then, when I started blogging, I also mentioned all the books I had read before. And that's when Love Story came up. Such a classic.
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