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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.
11 comments:
I gave my mom Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews.
I gave my mom the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook, along with some of the required art supplies. It'll keep her happy for a few weeks, assuming she even uses it. If she doesn't, the idea of it will keep her happy, at any rate.
I just finished What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know, by Sonya Sones. It's the sequel to What My Mother Doesn't Know, and, yes, it's a crappy teen novel. I read it because I'm at work but neither of my students are here, so I have nothing better to do.
Of course, I can't make the same excuse for What My Mother Doesn't Know. I read that on my own time a while ago. They are sort of interesting, in that they are written as poetry, mostly free verse. It's an interesting way to get a story, even for somebody with such an ambivalent relationship with poetry as I have.
Oh, Don. Probably don't pick these up unless you want a quick way to lose what little remaining respect you might have for my taste in books.
Still reading the same things I was reading before. Have obsessively become addicted to iTunes, and am now in the middle of super-organizing my mp3s. I am up to the Ls.
P.S. Danika, so glad you added that bit to Don about your book choices, as I myself was about to WTF your choices. But now I don't have to :) You're so thoughtful ;)
Just finished the Chabon. Glad I read it, wouldn't do it again.
I'm thinking I will pick up the new Nicholson Baker. It's on WWII, not a subject I care to read about, but a quick glance at it looked interesting. And I do loves my N. Baker.
Either that or Farewell, My Subaru.
BTW, Mom merely got a phone call. So while I'm not a bad son, I'm really not that good of one.
no books for my mom. myself reading "dreams from my father", the 1995ish Barack Obama book. some friends gave it to me as i'm not into the political scene much and so far is his childhood and path as he becomes an adult. very interesting, he's a surprisingly good writer! also re-reading "the glass castle".
Danika, I recently read a book of poems about Sylvia Plath called Your Own, Sylvia. I kind of like that format. Also read Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? some years ago. It is the story of a teacher who is shot (I think, it's been a while), and it's told in poems. Different students' voices, fellow teachers, etc.
Sophia's a fan of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.
Hey, Martha, Don took home Quiet, Please tonight. He saw the McSweeney's reference and got scared, but he checked it out anyway. Good luck, Don.
H, thanks for popping in! I haven't read either of the ones you're reading, but Glass Castle was a big favorite among coworkers when it came out, and I bought it for my mom a while ago.
I got my mom another Jodi Picoult since she officially likes Picoult (so now I have another safe author in addition to James Patterson). For some reason I decided on Nineteen Minutes, even though a newer title was out. Something about Nineteen Minutes was calling me...maybe because we experienced a shocking tragedy this semester, and the semester is now coming to a close, so it was on my mind at the time.
I for one am still trying to catch up on my Discover mags, and still eying Adventures in Probability for when I finally finish turning in semester grades. Then it's onto some fiction, for Chrissakes!
~Lisa
Reading Writer's Digest, Wired, The Advocate, and The New Yorker at the library. I got into following magazines at school and the habit stuck.
I pulled a book of Emily Dickinson poetry off the shelf today and read several pieces. Like drinking cold, clear water on a hot afternoon. Oh, Emily, I wish I could have spoken with you.
H, why are you surprised that B O is a good writer? He's a wonderful speaker & well educated!
mary sue - you're right, he's a great speaker and very well educated. i guess i just presumed his intelligence was more toward political issues and that this wouldn't lend to poetic descriptions and deep emotional observations. i expected it to be well written but was pleasantly surprised and the depth in a writing style that i've only seen before in very experienced writers (and not all of them, of course - but the ones i find good).
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