http://books-etc.over-blog.com/ In this blog I will present reviews that I will write about the books I read. en Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:56:44 +0200 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:56:44 +0200 En.over-blog.com RSS 2.0 Engine Copyright 2012 books-etc.over-blog.com Books http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification/ http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-35095453.html
Author: Armistead Maupin What is it about? In this second part of the Chronicles of San Francisco, we learn more about the characters of 28 Barbary Lane and others. We meet some new people like Burke the most mysterious handsomest guy in the world for Mary Ann or the enigmatic lady from the[...]]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:51:00 +0200 a5622ae24941ba31df7d0c43136d43b1 Books http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-35095453-6.html#anchorComment http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34979449.html
I'm also going to participate to the Teaser Tuesdays operation organised by Should Be Reading. Here are the step to follow: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you[...]]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:55:00 +0200 70abd92fa170d15b2b267dd0a0e73c32 Tags http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34979449-6.html#anchorComment http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34833552.html
I found a nice application on this website. Thanks to this new feature I will be able to follow up all my travels around the world: For the moment I have only visited 8% of the world. I still have so many things to see and it's very exciting to think about all the places where I could go. My[...]]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:42:00 +0200 ccbd0b97c329d5a1a0da6791da7d028a Travels http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34833552-6.html#anchorComment http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34826606.html
Director : Jean-Marc Vallée Actors : Michel Côté, Marc-André Grondin, Danielle Proulx, Pierre-Luc Brillant, Marilou Wolf, Maxime Tremblay, Axel Grave and Emile Vallée. What is it about ? Zac is the fourth child of a middle-class French Canadian family composed of 5 sons. He was born on the[...]]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:13:00 +0200 657c44135c0f16d3654a6a056f2925b0 Films http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34826606-6.html#anchorComment http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34676702.html
Directors: Alexander Korda, Marc Allégret and Marcel Pagnol Actors: Raimu, Pierre Fresnay, Orane Demazis and Charpin Years: Marius 1931, Fanny 1932, César 1935 What is it about? The story is set in the old port of Marseilles in the 30s. César is the owner of the “Bar de la Marine” who serves[...]]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:55:00 +0200 21777bf38e963f434ffd4f2870ae5ad3 Films http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34676702-6.html#anchorComment http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34628966.html
Author : E. M. Forster What is it about ? To save the appearances when it’s still possible, Lilia’s family in law has convinced her to go on a trip to Italy. Indeed, since the death of her husband she has become even more unpredictable and her family in law fear that she shames them by doing[...]]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:14:00 +0200 617b970b0555fc84deda422636d51083 Books http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34628966-6.html#anchorComment http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34560896.html
Author : Tony Nourmand What is it ? In 2003, this book has been published for the fiftieth anniversary of the film Roman Holiday. Its aim is to celebrate the poster art of Audrey Hepburn’s Paramount films. Thus the author has selected a series of pictures from her first famous appearance in the[...]]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:19:00 +0200 32c9d63cf8f40190f4513ed3a7dec751 Books http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34560896-6.html#anchorComment http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34392062.html
We are the August 1st and this is the starting date for the Random Reading Challenge! Here is the list that I have chosen to read for this challenge: 1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 2. To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee 3.Lolita by Nabokov 4. Persuasion by Jane Austen 5. Emma by Jane Austen[...]]]> Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:09:00 +0200 20b6baf30aa03c23039d45ba1d11d5dd Challenges http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34392062-6.html#anchorComment http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34369562.html
Director : Brian Robbins Who is in it? Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton and Cuba Gooding Jr. What is it about? Norbit (Eddie Murphy) has been abandoned when he was just a baby. Mr. Wong an old Chinese man (Eddie Murphy) took care of him in his orphanage. Norbit grows up among the other orphans and[...]]]> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:51:00 +0200 4e6d774eba341e7dd04cef8bed4d8570 Films http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34369562-6.html#anchorComment http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34356260.html
I have found this little test on Jaime's website. Have you read more than 6 of these books? The BBC believes most people will have read only 6 of the 100 books here. How do your reading habits stack up? Instructions: Copy this into your NOTES. Look at the list and put an 'x' after those you[...]]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:13:00 +0200 d3fc457ee72ca1372c23a3f35a8221e0 Tags http://books-etc.over-blog.com/article-34356260-6.html#anchorComment