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The Wayside School books by Louis Sachar – Thumbing Through Throwbacks

erinbook — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 05:45:21 +0000

Louis Sachar was The Man when I was a kid. While HOLES is one of his most popular books and spawned its own movie, I knew him first from The Wayside School trilogy. I have a vivid memory from the third grade, sitting in the unairconditioned third floor room of my ancient elementary school […]

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Thumbing Through Throwbacks: Boxcar Children

erinbook — Sun, 28 Jan 2018 21:42:11 +0000

From a young age I was a big fan of mystery novels and TV shows. Maybe it was watching Murder She Wrote and CSI with my grandma or maybe it was because of a popular children’s series known as The Boxcar Children. Raise your hand if you’re old enough to remember these books. I […]

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Hannibal- Page to Screen

erinbook — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 05:54:18 +0000

Before NBC’s Hannibal came out I thought I would never accept a Hannibal Lector other than Anthony Hopkins. To me he was the definitive Hannibal, unbeaten by any who had tried. Enter Mads Mikkelson. At first glance Mikkelson is an odd looking dude. He’s sort of otherworldly and I didn’t like him at all. […]

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TrueBlood- Page to Screen

erinbook — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 05:31:49 +0000

Before Game of Thrones HBO wasn’t that great at doing adaptations. Sure, Trueblood was very successful but it wasn’t particularly faithful. In fact, there’s an entire season that consists entirely of what boils down to a chapter from one of the books. One season, a chapter. Stretching a bit thin you think? But that’s […]

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The Learned Owl- Hudson, OH- Places to Go

erinbook — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 04:37:44 +0000

There’s a quaint little shop in Hudson, Ohio that sits nestled in a town halfway between Akron and Cleveland. The area is pretty well-to-do and great for shopping but Main Street holds the real jewel. The Learned Owl. Learned Owl is a gorgeous shop filled with books of all kinds. With the local library […]

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Discussion: Judging a Book By Its Cover

erinbook — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 04:10:44 +0000

Everyone always says “don’t judge a book by its cover” which, while I understand is not actually about books, is something we totally all do. How many of you see a cover reveal and check out a book description just because the cover looked cool? What about at the bookstore? Do you ever pick […]

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Game of Thrones- Page to Screen

erinbook — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 04:34:28 +0000

*insert theme music here* Alrighty here we go. I originally read the first three A Song of Ice and Fire books right in a row one summer while I was in college. They were bloody, sexy, quite long hardcore high fantasies in every way I love. So of course as each season of the […]

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Discussion: Re-Reading

erinbook — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 04:53:28 +0000

Are you a one-time reader or a re-reader? This is a question I ask people a lot, because I’m fascinated by the answers. Some people never re-read a book. They just keep moving from book to book, always picking up something new. While I understand this then I wonder, if you’re not re-reading them do […]

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Beautiful Creatures Movie Review

erinbook — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 04:25:18 +0000

Why do I do this to myself? I swear I find myself watching the worst of the worst YA movie adaptations from the past decade. And yet the ones that have come out in the last two or 3 years have all been pretty great. Sadly, today’s pick is one one of the good ones, […]

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The Thing About Edelweiss…

erinbook — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 01:38:30 +0000

…Is that it’s fucking complicated Hi I’m Erin and I hate Edelweiss. Of the ways to get ebooks from publishers, Edelweiss is my least favorite. Honestly, the thing is just a giant pain in the ass. I hate the format, I hate the search function, it’s one of the least intuitive websites ever, I […]

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