books, the universe, and everything » michael chabon http://www.booksuniverseeverything.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:21:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Chabon, Rowling, and Clinqiue Happy http://www.booksuniverseeverything.com/2007/04/04/chabon-rowling-and-clinqiue-happy/ http://www.booksuniverseeverything.com/2007/04/04/chabon-rowling-and-clinqiue-happy/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2007 01:46:51 +0000 chowmeyow http://booksuniverseeverything.wordpress.com/?p=120 Tonight I finished The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay. It was incredibly good. I recommend this book, but must offer a warning: it’s a long, rich, epic book. Make sure you’re in the mood/able to read such a book whenever you decide to start it. That being said, it’s definitely not a drudge to read. It moves quickly and you won’t want to put it down for too long.

Michael Chabon is a gifted writer, and makes every page of this book a pleasure to read. His characters come alive and each win your heart in their own way. The subject matter (comic books, among other things) and the period in history (WWII era) work together for incredibly fascinating read. Even for someone like me, whose love for comics only went so far as Archie before picking up this novel.

Now I’m reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I need to pick up the pace if I’m going to accomplish my goal of re-reading the first six Harry Potter books before July 21. I should try to be done with 3 and 4 before the end of April.

In other news, Clinique has something fun going on right now. You can send a happy video to a friend (it’s like a e-card) and for every e-card you send, Clinique will donate $1 to Big Brothers/Big Sisters. Plus, just for sending a video, you get a coupon to print out and redeem for a free Clinique Happy purse spray. Pretty fun promotion, I think.

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I’m currently reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon. I’m going to his book signing in May and want to have read his most celebrated book read before then, so I figured I shouldn’t put it off.

It’s very fun so far. I’m not sure what to expect, but it’s got a Pulitzer prize and many many recommendations from friends, so there’s a good chance I’ll love it.

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