Archive for elizabeth kostova


The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

November 4, 2008 posted by Jaclyn Abergas
Tagged as: Fiction
I love vampires. I do not wish to see them in person, but I love to read about them, especially in fiction books. I always am fascinated when authors try to twist the story of the vampire and relate them to ordinary, mortal people like ourselves. In The Historian, a young English girl discovers an old book of her father's with a wood carving of a dragon on the cover and several letters addressed to "my dear and unfortunate successor". When she confronts him about it, her father begins telling her about his quest during his university days for the legend...

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Books For Certain Days

October 14, 2008 posted by Jaclyn Abergas
Tagged as: Choosing Books, Fiction
Do you experience certain days when you want to read a book that exactly fit the mood you had in that exact moment? I know I have. I only read certain books with certain emotions. Otherwise, I will have a hard time grasping the whole story. I have to be in the right frame of mind before I tackle any book. Rainy Days On rainy days, I really don't want to be thinking too much. The weather's down, and all I want to do is just relax. On these days, I mostly choose to read love stories. They can range from chick...

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