Reading Buddies Wrap-Up: “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” by Jonathan Safran Foer

Hello, reading buddies! Welcome to the wrap-up for Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. Just a note, as usual, to non-participants: if you haven’t read this one yet, you might not want to read any farther, since spoilers are fair game! I really loved this book. So much so that it’s a …

Reading Buddies Discussion: “Cutting for Stone” by Abraham Verghese

Welcome, Cutting for Stone reading buddies! As usual, if you haven’t read Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese and plan to, you might want to skip this post and its comments, as spoilers are fair game. So far I’ve read through part 2, page 223 in my paperback copy. I was told on several occasions …

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 …