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Thoughts on “The Nanny Diaries” by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
I finished The Nanny Diaries by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus last night. It’s been on my shelf for years, and every time I cleaned out my books I would read the first few pages, think, “Yep, I still want to read it,” and put it back. But after reading the quick, witty Sleeping Naked is Green …
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“Sum” by David Eagleman
As I was shelving books at work today, I came across David Eagleman’s new novel, Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. The endorsement on the front is from Philip Pullman, of Golden Compass fame; on the back, Brian Greene, well known science writer, weighs in. The book is tiny, about the size of a postcard …
Thoughts on “Sleeping Naked Is Green” by Vanessa Farquharson
Okay, so I started reading Sleeping Naked Is Green by Vanessa Farquharson because my mind decided to remain on vacation long after my body had returned to real life. Light and witty, Sleeping Naked is Green seemed to be just what I needed. I didn’t even plan on finishing it; I figured I’d get tired …
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Booking Through Thursday: Preferences
From Booking Through Thursday Which do you prefer? Reading something frivolous? Or something serious? Depends on my mood…usually serious Paperbacks? Or hardcovers? Paperbacks…easier to hold, bend, etc. Fiction? Or nonfiction? Definitely fiction Poetry? Or prose? Prose, except in the case of a very few exceptions Biographies? Or autobiographies? Autobiographies History? Or historical fiction? Historical fiction …