http://www.readerofthestack.com Climbing Mount TBR, One Book at a Time Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:10:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Number of Books Read: 45 Number of RABCKs & Trades received (Thanks to all you generous BookCrossers!): 8 Number of Bookrings & Rays Participated in: 4 Number of Bookrings & Rays Started: 1 Number of Books Released Into the Wild: 8 Number of Books Caught in the Wild: 1 Earliest Written: Athenaion Politeia (The Athenian Constitution) ... http://www.readerofthestack.com/years /2008-in-review Well, it's that time of year again! I listened to the broadcast of the launch on the 25th of November, subscribed to the RSS feed on the CBC website, and put all the Canada Reads books on my Christmas wishlist. I'm very interested in the entire slate of books this ... http://www.readerofthestack.com/canada-reads /canada-reads-2009 Book 32, Anne of Green Gables (1908) - Lucy Maud Montgomery From a publisher: “When siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to send word to an orphanage for a little boy to help on their land, both their lives are forever changed by an unexpected mistake—an 11-year-old girl named Anne Shirley. A ... http://www.readerofthestack.com/canlit /canlit-challenge-book-32-anne-of-green-gables-by-lucy-maud-montgomery This book was sent to me as part of Penguin's Blog a Classic programme. From the back cover: “Probably written by a student of Aristotle, The Athenian Constitution is both a history and an analysis of Athens' political machinery between the seventh and fourth centuries BC, which stands as a model of ... http://www.readerofthestack.com/infinitetbr /the-athenian-constitution-by-aristotle Book 31, Roughing It in the Bush (1852) - Susanna Moodie From the back cover: “When Roughing It in the Bush was published in 1852, it created an international sensation, not only for Susanna Moodie’s “glowing narrative of personal incident,” but also for her firm determination to puncture the illusions European land-agents ... http://www.readerofthestack.com/canlit /canlit-challenge-book-31-roughing-it-in-the-bush-by-susanna-moodie Book 30, As For Me and My House (1941) - Sinclair Ross From the back cover: “‘It’s an immense night out there, wheeling and windy. The lights on the street and in the houses against the black wetness, little unilluminating glints that might be painted on it. The town seems huddled together, ... http://www.readerofthestack.com/canlit /canlit-challenge-book-30-as-for-me-and-my-house-by-sinclair-ross From the dust jacket: “In the 1970s in northern California, near Gold Rush country, a father and his teenage daughters, Anna and Claire, work their farm with the help of Coop, an enigmatic young man who makes his home with them. Theirs is a makeshift family, until it is riven ... http://www.readerofthestack.com/reviews /divisadero-by-michael-ondaatje From the dust jacket: “Harry Boyd, a hard-bitten refugee from failure in Toronto television, has returned to a small radio station in the Canadian North. There, in Yellowknife, in the summer of 1975, he falls in love with a voice on air, though he discovers that the real woman, Dido ... http://www.readerofthestack.com/reviews /late-nights-on-air-by-elizabeth-hay Of all the books, I thought Not Wanted on the Voyage deserved the prize. In my own opinion, it was the most flawless selection in the group. It went one step beyond the average run of the mill novel. I'm not entirely disappointed with the King Leary win though. I ... http://www.readerofthestack.com/canada-reads /canada-reads-2008-wrap-up The Canada Reads blurb for the book: “During an expedition to the Arcturus glacier in 1898, British doctor Edward Byrne falls into a crevasse and spies something magical in the ice. While convalescing in the remote settlement of Jasper, he begins to grasp that the mysteries of this landscape are mirrored ... http://www.readerofthestack.com/canada-reads /canada-reads-2008-icefields-by-thomas-wharton