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One reader's thoughts as she steps from book to book.
Books I've Finished
- "A Christmas Memory"
- by Truman Capote 12/8/12
- "Child's Christmas in Wales"
- by Dylan Thomas 12/7/12
- "One Christmas"
- by Truman Capote 11/29/12
- "The Thanksgiving Visitor"
- by Truman Capote 11/29/12
- Inside Mrs. B's Classroom
- by Leslie Baldacci 11/28/12
- The Bee Eater
- by Richard Whitmire 11/15/12
- There Are No Shortcuts
- by Rafe Esquith 10/28/12
- I'd Like to Apologize to
- Every Teacher I Ever Had
- by Tony Danza 10/21/12
- Corked
- by Kathryn Borel 10/15/12
- Year of Learning Dangerously
- by Quinn Cummings 9/30/12
- A Hologram for the King
- by Dave Eggers 8/23/12
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- by Harper Lee 7/18/12
About Me
- Christine
- I often have a few books with bookmarks in them at once. I enjoy classics more than contemporary works of fiction, often read historical fiction, and love to get glimpses into other people's lives by reading memoirs and biographies.
8 comments:
Yum, that cake looks delicious and pretty adorable.
Coincidentally, this week I'm reading a foodie book: The Sorcerer's Apprentices, about el Bulli restaurant in Spain and the stagiaris (sp?) who study under the head chef/owner, Ferran Adria (again, not sure I have any proper names right). So far it sounds like this restaurant is doing some very creative things with food, but being one of his apprentices sounds like being at boot camp! I'm not very far in yet; just a couple of chapters.
Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July!
Lisa, I think I've noticed that book in the Discover New Writers bay at Barnes and Noble. You know I love food writing. Please let me know if this is one I shouldn't miss. You have cousins in Spain, I think, so perhaps this will hold special interest for you.
It's a sad and embarassing week of reading for me. I'm currently reading a book about the Casey Anthony case, and plan to check out the new (and hopefully last) Pretty Little Liars book.
Yup.
Martha, considering that you're a student right now, it's a wonder you have any time for personal reading!
I'm still on my Edith Wharton kick. I'm several chapters into The Custom of the Country. The books in the volume I'm reading are arranged in the order in which they were written, and it's interesting to watch Wharton's writing and ideas mature with each passing book. I think she's gotten to the point where she no longer needs to kill her characters to resolve their dilemmas, which is a relief.
I just finished re-reading Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. I love architecture, history, the Great Plague and good storytelling. Ken Follet is a complete package!
I am still zipping through the Daniel Suarez book, Freedom.
-Drumroll-
And have just started See A Little Light, the long awaited autobiography of the incomparable Bob Mould. bob and his band were very influential in the first punk rock scene and as a lifelong fan, I am really looking forward to hearing his take on those powerful heady times. Also, this will be the first time the notoriously private Mould will open up about how it was to be a gay man in those less open days. Oh, it's gonna be gooood.
Ahhh, the Bob Mould book! Of course. I hope it does not disappoint!
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