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2007 Readolutions
How did everyone do on their 2006 reading goals? I read 52 books, which was quite a surprise seeing as how the most I've read in one year (since I started my book journal in 2003) was (were?) 38 books. Go me ( Read more... ) -
More books!
I'm finally getting around to reviewing the books I've been reading over the past few months.
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Playing Catch-up, plus The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Well, several months and 12 books later, I've come out of hibernation. I forgot for a while about this little journal and intend to do some catching up. So first, a list of the books that have been keeping me occupied over the last several months:
The Wright 3, Blue Balliett (a great follow-up to Chasing Vermeer)
A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur ( Read more... ) -
"Text Appeal"
This is definitely something we need in the States:
Literary Speed Dating
Sign me up!
(Link found via a long blog link chain.)
Real book update soon, really!
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I have several books I need to post about here, but for now, enjoy these six word stories from famous authors:
Very Short Stories
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Hooray! One of my favorite bloggers ever, Sarah Brown, got a book deal! We should start a Charlotte version of Cringe, b/c my junior high years are a goldmine. I definitely can't wait to read the bad teen poetry of others.
In other news, our first book club meeting is in a couple of weeks, and we'll be discussing The Devil in the White City by ( Read more... ) -
Two More Down
I read Prep, by Curtis Sittenfeld, in about three days, it was that good. I could not put it down. When I wasn't reading it, I was consumed with thoughts of when I could pick it up again. Despite the not-so-nice things I've heard about the author's personality, her writing is amazing.
Lee Fiora is 14 when she enters an elite boarding school, and ( Read more... ) -
Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
Book # 38 (!) for 2006:
Assassination Vacation, by Sarah Vowell, is a look into the assassinations of Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley. Sounds boring, but it was fascinating. I am not one for American history, but this book made me want to learn more about it. Funny and often macabre, Vowell brings to light many obscure facts about these ( Read more... )
