I’m always amazed at people who have their yearly reading recap posted on January 1st. I’m still in pajamas drinking hot cocoa and watching Christmas movies on January 1st. I look over my list of books read on January 2nd or 3rd and stew over them while deciding which are my favorites. Sometimes I see… Continue reading 2013 Books and Reading Recap
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My favorite quotes about books and reading
“Of course anyone who truly loves books buys more of them than he or she can hope to read in one fleeting lifetime. A good book, resting unopened in its slot on a shelf, full of majestic potentiality, is the most comforting sort of intellectual wallpaper.” – David Quammen “The best moments in reading are when… Continue reading My favorite quotes about books and reading
Polysyllabic Spree – December 2010
Books Purchased: (or acquired) Role Models by John Waters It’s a Good Life if You Don’t Weaken by Seth Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (Christmas present) The Heroine’s Bookshelf by Erin Blakemore (Christmas present) Tales of Belkin by Alexander Pushkin (Christmas present) More Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin Travels With Alice by Calvin… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – December 2010
Polysyllabic Spree – November 2010
Books Purchased: The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare As Always, Julia edited by Joan Reardon Brooklyn by Colm Toibin Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin Emily of Deep Valley by Maud Hart Lovelace Carney’s House Party by Maud Hart Lovelace Books Read: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (re-read, audio) Heaven… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – November 2010
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Title: The Postmistress Author: Sarah Blake Published: 2009 My edition: Putnam Hardcover 2009 Borrowed From: The Hoboken Public Library Pages: 326 Synopsis (from Strand): As the dawn of World War II sweeps throughout Europe, Americans are still relatively at ease and holding fast to Roosevelt’s promise that we’d be safe at home. Though, one American… Continue reading The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut
Well, there were—or maybe there are—a number of dead people out there. (Laughs.) It’s a very crowded place. There is a Beethoven and a Shakespeare and a Hitler and an entire family out there. But, fortunately, you don’t have to go to heaven to talk to some of them. A lot of them have left… Continue reading Happy Birthday, Kurt Vonnegut
Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery
Gourmet_rhapsody Gourmet Rhapsody is the first novel by the author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog, Muriel Barbery. The english translation was published in the US in August following the success of Hedgehog. Several of my friends thought that Gourmet Rhapsody is a sequel to Hedgehog, but it’s not. It’s also not really a prequel,… Continue reading Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery
Polysyllabic Spree – April 2009
Books Purchased: Books Purchased – April 2009 Not Becoming My Mother by Ruth Reichl Cecil and Jordan in New York by Gabrielle Bell P. G. Wodehouse: In His Own Words by P. G. Wodehouse, Barry Day & Tony Ring The Luck of the Bodkins by P. G. Wodehouse Ring for Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – April 2009
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
In a Sunburned Country Bill Bryson I finished reading In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson this morning. Reading it over the past week has left me with a very strong desire to visit Australia. I desperately want to see for myself all the wonderful things he described. In fact, I wish I was there… Continue reading In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Polysyllabic Spree – February 2009
Sincere apologies for my unplanned 2 week Vox absence. It’s been a rough couple of weeks. There was an upset at work, which I’m not going to go into details about, and on Friday I (finally) had my Wisdom Teeth removed. This weekend has been very lovely – I’ve done nothing but read and relax… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – February 2009
Polysyllabic Spree – December 2008
Hello and Happy New Year! I’m back from two wonderful weeks in Michigan and ready to jump into several posts about 2008 (mainly 2008 reading) that I have planned/started. I will also post my goals for 2009 reading. First up – my Polysyllabic Spree for December: Books Purchased – December 2008 Books Purchased (or received… Continue reading Polysyllabic Spree – December 2008
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly From Amazon’s review/description: We’ve all got our idiosyncrasies when it comes to writing–a special chair we have to sit in, a certain kind of yellow paper we absolutely must use. To create this tremendously affecting memoir, Jean-Dominique Bauby used the only tool available to him–his left eye–with which he… Continue reading The Diving Bell and the Butterfly