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Summer Reading 2014
In no apparent order, here are some books I’m planning to read this summer. Please comment below if you have some suggestions. The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner (read) Silence Once Begun by Jesse...
View ArticleBooks As Technology: IKEA vs Monks
IKEA created a clever ad comparing their catalog, the bookbook, (book technology) to that of a tablet / e-book. While this advertisement is funny, it’s even funnier when juxtaposed with this video of a...
View ArticleOn page 86 of An Unnecessary Woman
On page 86 of An Unnecessary Woman. It’s so deliberate. Slow. A long conversation sitting in someone’s apartment. A love letter to literature. A remembrance of what a life in books costs. ∞
View ArticleVacation Reading
The countdown is ticking toward vacation. My reading list includes: Moby Dick (currently reading), Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, The Martian, The Buried Giant, and Lila (though...
View ArticleReview: Kazuo Ishiguru’s The Buried Giant
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Moby Dick. Ugh.
I started reading Moby Dick in June and began renovating our house in July. Sadly, I finished Moby Dick first. For some people, I’m sure me disliking Moby Dick is similar to a person giving the Grand...
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Five Favorite Picture Books
Reading: it builds empathy and increases language development. Beyond those two benefits, it’s also a wonderful form of entertainment. We value reading in our household and we read to our daughter on a...
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Review: Little Red by Bethan Woollvin
Little Red, by Bethan Woollvin, is a re-imagining of the classic story, Little Red Riding Hood, with one major exception. Instead of a hunter or woodcutter coming along to saveLittle Red, she saves...
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The High Sparrow’s Champion: Ser Loras Tyrell vs Zombie Ser Gregor Clegane...
The last time we saw Ser Loras Tyrell compete against Ser Gregor Clegane, it would have ended with a wilted bouquet if not for the intervention of Sandor Clegane, The Hound. With Cersei’s trial by...
View ArticleGeek Love Quote
“Can we blame the child for resenting the fantasy of largeness? Big, soft arms and deep voices in the dark saying, “Tell Papa, tell Mama, and we’ll make it right.” The child, screaming for refuge,...
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Update on Madeline Ashby’s Company Town
We own everything. I’m on page 158 of 285 and will be trying to share some thoughts on the novel without spoiling anything for other readers. Picked up this novel as part of Bryan’s online book club....
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All The World Is You And Me
Amidst the depressing news cycle it’s a joy to read this book to my daughter. Hopeful and connecting, it’s centered on love. I highly recommend it if you’re looking for a children’s book.
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Who Needs Donuts (When You’ve Got Love?)
This was one of my favorite books as a kid. I remember puzzling over the bizarre and extremely detailed drawings again and again. The book slipped out of my memory for a while and didn’t re-enter until...
View ArticleBook Review: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
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