Kegsoccer's books from LibraryThing

Midnight in Austenland : a novel by Shannon Hale

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:02:07 -0500

New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2012.

A bloodline of kings : a novel of Philip of Macedon by Thomas Sundell

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:15:50 -0500

Evanston, IL : Crow Woods Pub., c2001.

Sunset Oasis by Bahaa Taher

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:12:55 -0500

McClelland & Stewart (2009), Edition: First, Hardcover, 320 pages

Modern Poems: An Introduction to Poetry (Second Edition) by Richard Ellmann

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:41:10 -0500

W. W. Norton & Company (1989), Edition: Second Edition, Paperback, 1008 pages

Four Romances of England : King Horn, Havelok the Dane, Bevis of Hampton, Athelston (TEAMS Middle English Texts… by Ronald B. Herzman

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:37:38 -0500

Western Michigan Univ Medieval (1999), Paperback, 387 pages

King Arthur's Death: The Middle English Stanzaic Morte Arthur and Alliterative Morte Arthure (TEAMS Middle English… by Larry Dean Benson

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:37:07 -0500

Western Michigan Univ Medieval (1994), Edition: Revised, Paperback, 292 pages

The Middle English Breton Lays (TEAMS Middle English Texts) by Anne Laskaya

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:36:18 -0500

Western Michigan Univ Medieval (1995), Paperback, 444 pages

Le Morte D'Arthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics) by Sir Thomas Malory

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:34:51 -0500

Oxford University Press, USA (2008), Edition: Reissue, Paperback, 616 pages

Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3) by Suzanne Collins

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:31:40 -0500

Scholastic Press (2010), Edition: 1st, Hardcover, 400 pages

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:31:04 -0500

Knopf (2008), Hardcover, 480 pages

James Fairfax by Jane Austen

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:30:11 -0500

Norilana Books (2009), Paperback, 504 pages

Aesop's Fables (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) by Aesop

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:51:48 -0500

Barnes & Noble Classics (2003), Paperback, 304 pages

A Christmas Carol, The Chimes & The Cricket on the Hearth (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Charles Dickens

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:51:14 -0500

Barnes & Noble Classics (2004), Paperback, 304 pages

The Bite Before Christmas by Lynsay Sands

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:41:27 -0500

William Morrow (2011), Hardcover, 320 pages

Tongue: A Novel by Kyung-Ran Jo

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:22:18 -0500

Kegsoccer's review: "I bought this for a friend who is moving to South Korea. I found it very difficult to find fiction about South Korea that was either contemporary, or about something other than conflict with North Korea. So when I came across this story, it seemed perfect. The chef protagonist is getting over a recent breakup, and the story explores how she rebuilds her life through food. It sounded almost "like Eat, Pray, Love" except through cooking! And with such a low price, I felt I couldn't go wrong. While the author (and perhaps the translator?) certainly has a gift with words and description, that was one of only two things I enjoyed about the story. The second is the way that the narrator peppers the audience with little facts about the history of food. For example, while making tiramisu, Ji-won explains that it means "pull me up" in Italian, because of the effects of the expresso in it. But sometimes these points went a little too far. I felt uncomfortable reading parts of the story... I didn't understand Ji-won's relationship with her mentor, which included a strange sexual/nonsexual? moment of body contact that came out of nowhere and had something to do with the mentor losing his daughter at a young age. I almost felt like that part could have been a story in itself, were it fleshed out and explained a little more. Ji-won and her Chef mentor aside, there are few other characters. Her ex, the dog they shared, the ex's new girlfriend, Ji-won's uncle, and a friend of Ji-won's are really the only others. While her ex and his new girlfriend were obviously necessary, since this story is about Ji-won's life after the breakup, Ji-won's friend seemed unneeded. The uncle seemed only to be included as another link to family. Her grandmother is often mentioned as being the one who taught her how to cook, though the old woman passed away many years ago. Don't even get me started on the dog. All I'll say is that this is not the book for animal lovers, as the dog is continuously neglected. To end, I have to say that I'm not sure who this book *is* for. Those who appreciate the delicacy and beauty of language may, since the writing is at times simply a pleasure to read. I want to say that those who enjoy food and cooking will enjoy it, especially since such a wide variety of foods and ingredients are mentioned throughout. But then again, sometimes one can take food a little too far, which Kyung Ran Jo's character does. I almost gave up reading it several times, but managed to stick it out and finish the entire book. Of course, now I feel the need to read something completely different--something with snappy dialogue and humor, with adventure or romance or action. All of which would be the opposite of "Tongue.""
Bloomsbury USA (2009), Paperback, 224 pages

The son of Marie Antoinette; the mystery of the Temple tower; a biography by Meade Minnigerode

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:10:22 -0500

New York, Farrar & Rinehart, incorporated [c1934]

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:07:55 -0500

Knopf (2010), Hardcover, 576 pages

Daphne: A Novel by Justine Picardie

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:04:59 -0500

Bloomsbury USA (2008), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 416 pages

Confessions of a Vampire's Girlfriend by Katie MacAlister

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:02:05 -0500

NAL Trade (2010), Edition: Original, Paperback, 368 pages

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns) by Mindy Kaling

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:48:12 -0500

Crown Archetype (2011), Edition: 1, Hardcover, 240 pages