I finished Love by Toni Morrison this afternoon. I’ve been wanting to read it since it came out but didn’t want to buy it in hardcover, so it’s been a while. I got it out of the library this last… Read more ›
I finished Wake Up, Sir! by Jonathan Ames, which was quite funny and good. It was clever without being pretentious about it, and I enjoyed it. It’s the story of a 30 year old alchoholic struggling writer, who, after the… Read more ›
I finished Alba, which was as good as I remembered it being. Delacorta rules. I also finished The Shadow of the Wind, which has the distinction at this point in time as being the best book I’ve read this year.… Read more ›
I haven’t had much time to read in the last week since I was visiting family and playing with gorgeous nephews and niece. Actually, that’s not true- I read quite a number of books about Dora the Explorer, animals, and… Read more ›
May I just say that I love the library? I love the library. I summoned up my strength to take the long walk across the street this afternoon, and upon entering found 3 books on the new arrivals shelf that… Read more ›
I’ve been sick for the last little while, and I hate trying to figure out what to read when I’m sick- it’s like when you can’t find a comfortable position to fall asleep. I’ve been flitting from comfort book to… Read more ›
I’ve been out of town, and therefore lax in my updating. I finished Hanging Out with the Dream King by Joseph McCabe ages ago, and completely enjoyed it. It’s a collection of interviews with the people who have collaborated with… Read more ›
I finished Gail Collins’ America’s Women, and was impressed, instructed, and not just a bit outraged. Collins does an excellent job of giving an overview of the history of the US while placing women firmly within that history. I now… Read more ›
I finished The Last Tycoon days ago. It was the book that Fitzgerald was working on when he died, and therefore is unfinished, but lucky for us, they printed it anyway. The copy that I got from the library had… Read more ›
I went by the store yesterday, and while browsing the book section saw a book with a wrap around cover that stated: “I have not survived against all odds. I have not lived to tell. I have not witnessed the… Read more ›
