Month: February 2010

Teaser Tuesday

In the canteen there was a television that was always on. I began to learn more about life in your country. I watched programs called Love Island and Hell’s Kitchen and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and I worked out how I would kill myself on all of those shows. Drowning, knives, and ask… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

Title: The Help Author: Kathryn Stockett Published: 2009 My edition: Putnam Hardcover 2009 Purchased From: Book Depository Pages: 451 Synopsis (from Strand): Set deep in the heart of Mississippi, circa 1962, “The Help” offers readers an enchanting and original journey into the trying lives and times of three very different women who chose to come… Continue reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett

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Teaser Tuesday

Daddy flipped the switch. In the seconds it took to really get going, cake flour blew up from the mixing bowl and swirled around the room, recipes flapped off the counter and caught fire on the stovetop. Constantine snatched the burning roll of parchment paper, quickly dipped it in the bucket of water. There’s still… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday

Beer Batter Cheese Bread

My goal of making 52 new recipes this year is off to a very fun start. I love that it’s making me try new recipes instead of making my old standbys over and over again. I’m hoping to have a much larger repertoire of favorites by the end of the year. So far my favorite… Continue reading Beer Batter Cheese Bread

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Teaser Tuesday

The man who had knocked at the door, was a stout personage of middle height, aged about fifty: with shiny black hair, cropped pretty close; half-whiskers, a round face, and sharp eyes. The other was a red-headed, bony man, in top-boots; with a rather ill-favoured countenance, and a turned-up sinister-looking nose. From Oliver Twist by… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Title: The Left Hand of Darkness Author: Ursula K. Le Guin Published: 1969 My edition: Ace Paperback 2000 Purchased From: Barnes and Noble Lincoln Square Pages: 304 Synopsis (from Strand): Winner of HUGO and NEBULA Awards for Best Science Fiction Novel of the Year. The story of a lone human emissary’s mission to Winter, an… Continue reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

McCarthy’s Bar by Pete McCarthy

Title: McCarthy’s Bar Author: Pete McCarthy Published: 2000 My edition: St. Martin’s Press Hardcover 2001 Borrowed from: Hoboken Public Library Pages: 338 Synopsis (from his website): Despite the many exotic places Pete McCarthy has visited, he finds that nowhere can match the particular magic of Ireland, his mother’s homeland.  In McCarthy’s Bar, he journeys from… Continue reading McCarthy’s Bar by Pete McCarthy

Inklings by Jeffrey Koterba

Title: Inklings Author: Jeffrey Koterba Published: 2009 My edition: Houghton Mifflin Hardcover 2009 Borrowed From: Hoboken Public Library Pages: 264 Synopsis (from Strand): Political cartoonist Jeffrey Koterba grew up as an awkward twitchy child, his body bursting with the same unsettling nervous tics as his father–a talented musician whose dreams of fame had faded leaving… Continue reading Inklings by Jeffrey Koterba

Teaser Tuesday

When it comes to the ten o’clock news, my father has little interest in the news itself, unless it’s space-related. For the weather he puts down his drink and cups both hands around his ears to better hear the forecast. He also frequently kneels in front of whatever TV he’s watching. He kneels more often… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday