CRP: “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Audiobook)

The Classics Reclamation Project is my personal challenge to read and enjoy the classics. I came across One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (whose name I can almost spell now without looking it up) while perusing my library’s downloadable audiobooks. It was a classic, it was narrated by Frank Muller …

Thoughts on “Annie on My Mind” by Nancy Garden (Audiobook)

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden found its way onto my TBR list after I read Nymeth’s review over on things mean a lot. About the Book: Annie and Liza are seniors in high school when their paths first happen to cross at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They are immediately drawn to one …

Sunday Salon: Stuff and Things

This Sunday, as I slowly recover from the ewwy cold that seems to be going around, I have a few miscellaneous things to share! First, I’ve recently set up shop on Tumblr. I’m still trying to figure out how, exactly, it works, but I like what I’ve seen so far. I’m calling it Bits of …

Reading Buddies Discussion: “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer

Before I give my usual spoiler warning, let me just say that if you haven’t read Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, I’d suggest you find yourself a copy and join in! At halfway through, it’s wonderful and, I suspect, will be great to discuss. I’d expected it to take me a …

Thoughts on “Angels in America” by Tony Kushner

Cass (Bonjour, Cass!), Emily (Eat the Books!) and I coordinated our reading of Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, Angels in America, and watching of the HBO miniseries adaptation. We’re all posting today, so be sure to check out their thoughts as well! Angels in America is actually two plays: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika. Both are …