Monthly Archives: August 2009
Dance Night
Dawn Powell’s 1930 novel Dance Night has me thinking about what it would be like to live in a small town with very little education, very few job opportunities, and only vague ideas about what life is like in other … Continue reading
On Borrowed Wings
I finished Chandra Prasad’s On Borrowed Wings nearly a month ago, and so the details are beginning to get vague, but I did want to write at least a few words about the book before putting it away. I picked … Continue reading
Giving up on a book
I haven’t done this in ages, but for the first time this year and for who knows how long before that, I’m setting aside a book I’m not getting along with. I should give up on books I’m not loving … Continue reading
Life According to Literature
I just posted this meme over on Facebook, and it seemed too good not to post here too. Give it a try if you like! Using only books you have read this year (2009), answer these questions. Try not to … Continue reading
On Reading Gertrude Stein
There are two books from before vacation I haven’t yet written about here: Gertrude Stein’s Three Lives and Chandra Prasad’s On Borrowed Wings. My memory of these books is getting a bit hazy, but I don’t want to ignore them … Continue reading
New books
So I promised I’d write about the new books I bought on my travels. I didn’t do much reading while we were gone — Hobgoblin and I seem to have trouble sitting still while away from home — but I … Continue reading
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Home again
I had a lovely vacation, but let me tell you, returning home right before the fall semester is about to begin is not much fun. I wish I could hop in the car and head out again. But instead I’ll … Continue reading
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Vacation!
Hobgoblin and I decided to start our vacation a day early, so instead of leaving on Thursday, we will be heading out tomorrow. We are traveling to the Rochester area for my sister’s wedding, and then over to Maine for … Continue reading
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Manhattan Book Shopping
Zhiv commented recently that I should try to get over the guilt I feel about buying books, and when fellow bloggers, particularly ones as kind and encouraging as Zhiv, offer good advice, I generally try to follow it. So yesterday … Continue reading
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