Laura_X's Completed Shelf

It is only a novel... or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieties, the liveliest effusions of wit and humour, are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language.

Don Quixote, Book

by Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de

Added Jan 12, 2015

Quotations

What intelligent things you say sometimes ! One would think you had studied.

The Art of Comic-book Inking, Book

by Martin, Gary

Added Dec 18, 2014

Sister and I in Alaska, BookAn Illustrated Diary of A Trip to Alert Bay, Skagway, Juneau, and Sitka in 1907 : With the Full Typescript and Illustrations of Some Pages of A Letter Concerning A Visit to Alice Carr by Tom Daly in 1947, During Which the Diary Was Read Aloud

by Carr, Emily

Added Nov 28, 2014

Comment:

Emily Carr illustrates her rollicking-frollicking trip to Alaska with her sister Alice. You really get a sense of their camaraderie and good humour through her writings and illustrations. Loved it!

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Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Book

by Lewis, C. S.

Added Nov 28, 2014

Quotations

“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver; “don’t you hear what Mrs. Beaver tells you? Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”

Sideways Stories From Wayside School, Book

by Sachar, Louis

Added Nov 28, 2014

Quotations

Mrs. Jewls looked at the children. They were horribly cute. In fact, they were much too cute to be children. "I don't believe it," said Mrs. Jewls. "It's a room full of monkeys!"

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, Book

by Coerr, Eleanor

Added Nov 28, 2014

Popular Hits of the Showa Era, Book[a Novel]

by Murakami, Ryu

Added Nov 28, 2014

Comment:

Two disconnected disenfranchised groups end up in a strange gang war of sorts. It's an irreverent, fun satire of class, age, and gender conflicts in Japanese society.