Posted by bennardfajardo on November 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Here we go again with an update on my recent bookish acquisitions. This month’s BOOKLOVE will be regarding the significant books I acquired for the month of October and, to save space, the books given to me on my birthday which was last November 7. But first, the books acquired last October: We Others: New … Continue reading →
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Posted by bennardfajardo on October 4, 2013 · 2 Comments
September flew by so fast and here we are again. October is here and it means new lists to create and new books to read. Last month was a novella-reading month + Lolita and it was a great month in which I read of the works of authors that I have read before and those that I … Continue reading →
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Posted by bennardfajardo on November 14, 2012 · 7 Comments
Let me just squeak this in this post at the end of Tuesday. I noticed that I have a glaring lack of blog posts these past few weeks and I admit that it is because I am out of my groove lately but let me change that now. On today’s edition of Top Five Tuesdays, … Continue reading →
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