Saturday, January 21, 2012

In My Mailbox #63

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren.

I'm Alison (on the off chance you couldn't guess that from the name of my blog). I review Young Adult novels with a few Middle Grade books and a weekly manga feature.

Bought


In Zanesville by Jo Ann Beard
*Got this for book club. I'm about halfway through. It's decent.


Library Stash


The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot.
*Been meaning to read this for a long time.



Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran



Dengeki Daisy, Vol. 6 by Kyousuke Motomi

109 comments:

  1. Awesome books this week!! They all look awesome :)

    Happy reading and check out my in my mailbox!!
    http://sarahcatchingbooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/in-my-mailbox-28.html

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  2. Nice! Haven't heard of those but I hope you enjoy them!

    My IMM will be up tomorrow, so be sure to stop by!

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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  3. I want to read the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I will get around to it someday I hope. I have read Madame Tussaud and while I prefer Cleopatra's Daughter, I did think this was an interesting story and I hope you like it too.

    In Zanesville looks good. I may have to check it out for my book discussion groups.

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  4. Tussaud looks really good. I remember when I saw it on Goodreads for giveaway a while ago. Hope you enjoy it!

    Anna @ Literary Exploration

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  5. Fun books!!! Looks like a nice variety

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  6. Great books! I've also been wanting to check out The Immortal Life. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it.

    Enjoy your new books!

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  7. i'm loving Madame Tussaud's cover. happy reading :D

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  8. Oh I absolutely LOVE Dengeki Daisy! <3

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  9. njoy all
    the cover f dengeki daisy is cute

    imm

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  10. all those look great!! Tussand looks awesome!

    http://lovesbooksreviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/in-my-mailbox-28.html

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  11. I have not heard of any of these but Madame Tussaud has an awesome cover. Great haul and I hope you have fun reading them all this week. [:
    You can check out my IMM here.
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    ShawnaLeAnn
    Dreaming In The Pages Enter My Giveaway

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  12. Read Madame Tussaud ASAP! I love love love the book!!

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  13. You got some cool stuff! I've heard some great things about Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Can't wait to see what you think!

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  14. I don't know any of your books but I hope you'll enjoy them all!

    My IMM

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  15. I definitely want to read Madame Tussaud, and I've heard really great things about Henrietta Lacks. Sure looks like you have some great reading ahead of you.

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  16. Madame Tussaud seems to be on a lot of wishlists, I hope you really enjoy it! (And I hope oyu plan on reviewing it, because I'm curious what you think of it!)


    Come see what was In My Mailbox this week!

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  17. Ooooo I'll be interested to see what you think of Madame Tussaud Alison, I've heard great things about that one. I'm hoping to read more historical fiction this year:)

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  18. I love the Dengeki Daisy manga series - they're so good!!! Happy Reading! :)

    My IMM

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  19. I've heard wonderful things about Madame Tussaud. Hope you enjoy them all, Alison!

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  20. I've heard great things about Madame Tussaud too! I have it on hold at the library!
    Enjoy your reads :)

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  21. I hear good things about Henrietta Lacks and that Madame tussaud books looks good. Enjoy your books!

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  22. I borrowed The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks from a girl in book club...we're supposed to be reading it for March...Hope I';ll be able to get into it!

    My IMM


    ♥ Melissa @ Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf

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  23. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks sounds interesting. Thanks for stopping by. Happy reading!

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  24. I haven't heard of any of those books, but they sound interesting! Happy reading and thanks for stopping by my IMM! :)

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  25. Interesting books this week. In Zanesville sounds good. Happy Reading!

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  26. Amazing books this week!! They all look great :)

    Happy reading and check out my in my mailbox!!
    http://sarahcatchingbooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/in-my-mailbox-28.html

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  27. Since you have been loyally reading Dengeki Daisy, I think I need to pic it up!! Happy reading♥

    My IMM ((:
    -thank you&come again.

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  28. Great pick Alison!! I hope you'll like them!! :) ;)

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  29. Madame Tussaud was so good. It was one of my favorites from 2011. I hope you enjoy it as well. :)

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  30. I'll be waiting to see what you think of Henrietta Lacks. I've seen a lot of good reviews for it and have wanted to read it :) Happy Reading!

    Thanks for stopping by Book Cover Justice :)

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  31. Eclectic books added to your pile this week. I've heard of the Madame one but not the others... hope they're good!

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  32. I've been meaning to read The Immortal Life for ages as well! Poor non-fiction always gets shoved down in my tbr pile.

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  33. Hiya! Just stopping back by. Thanks for the visit. Hope you have a fantastic week! Happy Reading :D

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  34. Hey Alison. Super Mailbox haul. =D I see you like Manga? I do too, although I have never heard of that series.

    - Beckie @ bittersweet-enchantment.com

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  35. Nice :) I love the cover for Madame Tussaud, it looks really pretty, and it's a really fancy dress, and hairstyle! Happy reading!

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  36. I haven't heard of any of these before, but the manga you picked up looks great. I've been meaning to read more manga because I really do like it once I get my hands on it. Thanks for stopping by my blog. :)

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  37. Nice haul this week! Hope you enjoy.

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  38. Nice Haul! :) Enjoy your reading ma'am!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog (:

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  39. i also have The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot on my TBR shelf for some time! Great Haul!

    Esha@ Readaholicme

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  40. Henrietta Lacks is a book that I've heard the title of a million times, but have no idea what it's about. I'll wait for your review to educate me :-)

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  41. In Zanesville is a book that I've wanted to read for a while, but with so many other books on my shelves waiting to be read, I never to get it. - That's probably a good thing. You mentioned that it is for your book club, do you think that it would be something you would have read otherwise?

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  42. Inzanesville looks really interesting! I haven't heard of that one before. The Immortal Life looks really good, I have seen it around but I haven't ever checked to see what it's about.. I really should LOL I hope you enjoy all of your books and have a fantastic week! :D

    Thanks for dropping by my blog :)

    April @ My Shelf Confessions

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  43. I haven't heard of any of these, but Madame Tussaud looks pretty interesting! Happy reading :)

    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

    Krista - Nawanda Files

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  44. Oooh manga :D I love manga! Although I never read that one.

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  45. Hope you enjoy Dengeki Daisy! It's one of my favorite manga's :) Happy reading!

    Kim @ The Paper Planes

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  46. I love the variety of your IMM. I hope you'll have a great reading week :) Thanks for stopping by!

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  47. Great week of books! I had never heard of In Zanesville before, but hope you are enjoying it. [:
    Thanks for stopping by my IMM!

    Erin @ Let's Evaluate

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  48. Hmm, I haven't heard of any of those. The manga looks really good though, I'm picky about the art in the ones I read and that cover art looks awesome...might check it out. Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

    Jessi @ Auntie Spinelli Reads

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  49. Madame Tussaud looks great. I need to check that one out.

    http://sosimplesara.blogspot.com

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  50. Great IMM, hope you enjoy them all.

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  51. In Zanesville looks pretty good! Hope you have a good book club discussion about it.
    Happy reading :)

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  52. I love Dengeki Daisy! It's so good to see other fans out there. ;)

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  53. NIce group of books. Enjoy. Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  54. Oh these all look like really great books. Hope you enjoy them. Happy reading!! Thanks for stopping my my blog. :)

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  55. Just read Madame Tussaud and really enjoyed it. Happy Reading!

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  56. Alison!!! Oh my gosh, you have DD!! <3 LOL my best friend has been trying to get me into manga right now and I have to admit that that's one of the ones I'm most intrigued about! ;)

    Awesome mailbox this week, Ali! I hope you have an amazing weekend! :)

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  57. Nice manga choice. I will be checking back for your review! Thanks for stopping by my blog!!!

    Diayll

    www.MotherGamerWriter.com

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  58. Oooh, I've been wanting to read Madame Tussaud, I hope that you like it! :D

    Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my IMM, I love the Curse Workers Trilogy, too! :D

    Happy Reading!
    Ambur :)

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  59. The cover of Dengeki Daisy looks familiar, or maybe it's just the art style. Anyway, hope you enjoy all of these.

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  60. Love the cover for Madame Tussaud!

    Thanks for stopping by!

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  61. Cool books! I haven't heard of those, but I hope you enjoy them!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  62. Awesome books this week, I loved studying the French Revolution in school so Madame Tussaud sounds right up my alley! Great books this week, Happy Reading! :)

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  63. I really want to read The Immortal Life as well - sounds like a good read, just keeps getting pushed aside!
    - Jessica @ Book Sake

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  64. Thanks for stopping by! I've been wanting to read the Henrietta Lacks book!

    http://theonceandfuturelibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/01/in-my-mailbox-4.html

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  65. Thanks for stopping by! I've been wanting to read the Henrietta Lacks book!

    http://theonceandfuturelibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/01/in-my-mailbox-4.html

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  66. I love reading book on the French Revolution- I have a total obsession with France. I hope you like it.

    ~Happy Reading!

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  67. Hm. Haven't heard of any of these books, except Madame Tassaud. Hope you enjoy your books this week!

    Thanks for stopping by,

    Livin' Life Through Books

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  68. Nice mailbox! Not familiar with these books, but love that you're a library patron! Love my local library! Happy reading, and thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  69. Someone was just telling me about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I will have to check it out. I hope you enjoy all your reads:)

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  70. I hope you enjoy your reads immensely.

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  71. Interesting books! I haven't heard of most of them but Madame Tussaud looks good!

    Happy reading & thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  72. I've been wanting to read the Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for the longest time, ever since my school went to go see the author give a speech on it. :D Happy reading, enjoy!

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  73. Very interesting selection, Alison! Of these, I've only heard of Madame Tussaud, but I'm going to have to check out the others. Happy reading!

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  74. I've heard so much good things about 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'. I really need to pick that up! Great haul this week :]

    - Brittany

    Bookish Books

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  75. That Manga is AWESOME! Or so I thought my friends said. Nice haul! Thx for dropping by my IMM! :D

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  76. Hi, thanx for stopping by Blythes & Books!

    Interesting selection of books, very diverse! Hope you'll enjoy all of them and the books you're reading for the book club gets better than 'decent' ;)

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  77. They all look awesome-and Madame Tussad definitely looks interesting!

    Thanks for stopping by my IMM!

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  78. Yay! Love that manga! The art is pretty awesome, hope you enjoy it!

    Also hope your book club read improves in the second half from decent to great... Or at least good!

    Enjoy all your books! Happy reading, and thanks for dropping by my blog!

    Ron @ Stories of my life

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  79. Great books this week! Hope you enjoy them! <3

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  80. I don't think I've heard of any of these books. Hope you enjoy them all.

    Safari Poet

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  81. I'm going to have to check out In Zanesville! Something about the cover...

    The Immortal Life is one of mine I have been meaning to read for awhile. :\ I really need to get around to it!

    Thanks for stopping by LIO!

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  82. I like the cover of In Zanesville. Lovely stashm hope you enjoy all your reads, and thank you for stopping by! :)

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  83. Cool! I've been meaning to read The Immortal Life for awhile too! Let us know how it is! Thanks for stopping by my mailbox!

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  84. Thank you for coming by my blog! Just so you know I loved both Ouran High School Host Club and Sailor Moon (though the editing on the translation probably could have used some work).

    I've been meaning to check out Dengeki Daisy, and Madame Tussaud is on my wishlist.

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  85. Great IMM. Gonna check some of them out.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

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  86. Ooh awesome books this week, I haven't read any of them yet but they sound good! Hope you enjoy all of these, happy reading!

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  87. I haven't heard of any of these, which means it's time to do my homework! Thanks for stopping by my mailbox this week :)

    Kelly
    Radiant Shadows

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  89. I am most intrigued by Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. I haven't heard of any of these either, but it's always fun to find out about new books from blogs! Thanks for checking out my mailbox and I hope you enjoy all your new books!

    Annie @ Candlelit Library

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  90. Hi Alison! Nice IMM, although I haven't read any of these books but I've seen them around the web and they seem to be very popular. Enjoy!

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  91. Madame Tussaud is somewhere in my reading pile...hopefully I can get to it soon. I love the cover and it sounds interesting. Enjoy!

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  92. Ooh I want to read Henrietta Lacks! I hope you like it! :D

    As for the Hanklerfish, Hank Green (John's brother) signed only 5% of the books with an anglerfish doodle, so a lot of the people who follow their vlogs really wanted to get one. I was really excited! haha Did you read TFIOS?

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  93. Great mailbox this week, Madame Tussaud looks really interesting.

    Thanks for stopping by my mailbox!

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  94. I really want to read Dengeki Daisy. I've heard of Madame Tussaud, but I'm usually not a big fan of historical fiction. I hope you'll like it, though.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  95. Inzanesville has been on my wishlist for quite some time. I really want to read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, but haven't gotten to it yet. Can't wait to see what you think of them!

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  96. I've been meaning to read Dengeki Daisy for a while. I need to get on that!

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  97. That's quite a wide selection you've got there! I've had Henrietta Lacks for the longest time and still haven't managed to read it. From what I've read about her, it's a fascinating story.

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  98. That's quite a wide selection you've got there! I've had Henrietta Lacks for the longest time and still haven't managed to read it. From what I've read about her, it's a fascinating story.

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  99. I am so curious to read your thoughts on Madame Tussaud. I've been meaning to read a Michelle Moran book for so long, and that one looks really good.

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