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Mwah Award

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on January 10, 2008
Posted in Awards  | 6 Comments

Christina at book-a-rama:
http://chris-book-a-rama.blogspot.com/ presented this award to me for my blog.

Here’s what she said: “So Many Precious Books, So Little Time: Teddy is a new blogger (it’s about time) but she was president of my Classics Book Club for years. She’s so organized! She’s also been doing reviews on Amazon for awhile too so she’s practically a veteran blogger.”

Thanks so much Christina and right back at you! I love your blog as well!!

Here’s the explanation of the Mhah Award:
“So, the point (and I do have one) to this post is motivated by my desire to hand some of that love and kindness back around to those who have been so very, very, very good to me in this bloggy world. My hope is that those who receive this award will pass it on to those who have been very, very, very good to them as well. It’s a big kiss, of the chaste platonic kind, from me to you with the underlying ‘thanks’ message implied. I really do appreciate your support and your friendship and yes, your comments. … Mwah!” (actually this quote came from the original post, but you get my drift, right? )”

Now I would like to pass this award on to some of my favorite blogs:

Wendy from caribousmom, has a beautifully laid out blog and writes excellent book reviews. This year she is hosting an awesome challenged called the Mini Challenge 2008 and she is also hosting The Notable Books Challenge . Congratulations Wendy!

Michelle from from 1morechapter.com, has been a blogger for a long time. She is dedicated to spreading the word about good books. I love her book reviews! She is also the host of several challenges, too numerous to list here and also participates in another blog. She participates in all of her challenges and completes all of them. Congratulations Michelle!

Joy from Thoughts of Joy: http://thoughtsofjoyblog.blogspot.com/, also participates in just about every book challenge out there and actually finishes them! I don’t know how she does it, but she also finds the time to keep us a fabulous book blog and participated in on-line groups. You go girl! Congratulations Joy!

There are many more blogs that I love and want to give a big Mwah to all of you! Please check out my “Some of My Favorate Blogs” section to find some more wonderful book blogs.


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Barnacle Love by Anthony De Sa

Posted by Teddyrose@1 on January 6, 2008
Posted in Anthony De SaBooks Read 2008CanadaFiction  | 21 Comments

Beautiful and Haunting Story of an Portuguese Immigrant Family

Manuel was sent off to fish for his Portuguese village, as all other men and boys do. But he wanted more for his life, and wanted to get away from this life forever. This is the story about him and his family’s immigrant experience in Canada.

This is said to be a book of linked stories, however, I read it as a novel. I loved the breath taking descriptions of both Portugal and Canada. Anthony De Sa paints a beautiful, at times haunting portrait of the immigrant experience. With sumptuous prose, he tells of the ups and downs of the Rebelo family. The only thing that I found difficult, is when the narrator changes from father to son, it took me a little while to figure out that the son took over.

That said, I recommend this beautiful small book. In this case, good things do come in small packages!
4/5

Publication Date in Canada: March 18, 2008 (Thanks to BookLounge.ca for the advanced reading copy)

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