Sunday Salon: Updates Galore

It’s a day of updates! I’ll just dive right in: Erin Reads Well! I’ve gotten through a couple of weeks as a once-again honest-to-goodness student. I’m back to spending long days in the library, pouring over textbooks. I quickly realized I couldn’t sustain my previous posting schedule on Erin Reads but wasn’t sure what would …

Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “Animal Farm” by George Orwell

To those who haven’t read Animal Farm by George Orwell: beware! Spoilers are fair game in this post and its comments. Having finished Animal Farm (my first Orwell), I find myself of two minds. I do feel it’s a good book, worthy its “classic” status and of its wide reading base. Intellectually, I found it …

Thoughts on “Miss New India” by Bharati Mukherjee

I read Miss New India by Bharati Mukherjee on my Sony Reader, thanks to NetGalley. The novel is out as of today, May 17, 2011. About the Book: Anjali “Angie” Bose has outgrown her life in small-town Gauripur, India. She’s tired of its backward ways, slow pace, and lack of opportunity. When her father begins …

Reading Buddies Discussion: “Bel Canto” by Ann Patchett

Hello, Bel Canto reading buddies! I’m halfway through the novel, having just finished chapter five of ten. Feel free to talk about any part of the book; just please remember to warn about spoilers! As always, read at your own risk, as this post will most likely contain spoilers as well. Bel Canto is the …

CRP: A Few Weeks Off

Well, after a week (and a half, but who’s counting?) away from blogging, I’ve come to the conclusion that time off can be a good thing. I had a wonderful visit with family, even though very little reading and no blogging occurred. I started to see just how much time reading and blogging can take …