Monthly Archives: December 2011

2011 wrap-up

I finished my last book of the year this morning, so it’s finally time to sit down and wrap things up. I read my highest number of books ever this year, 100 (as far as I know, since I haven’t … Continue reading

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Reading notes: Didion

Recently I picked up Joan Didion’s essay collection Slouching Toward Bethlehem because I needed a nonfiction book and was in the mood for some classic essays. And classic they were. I liked them so much I wanted to read more … Continue reading

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Brief Reviews

The form of the very brief review is working well for me these days, so I’ll do it again. First, The Marriage Plot. I liked it just fine. But, but … I wanted to like it more than that and … Continue reading

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