I had planned to have a review of one of my Banned Books Week selections ready to go for today, but alas, unpacking dominated my Tuesday. The quiet afternoon of bookish bliss I had planned was instead spent opening boxes and sorting possessions. Ah well. In place of said intended review, I’d like to share …
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In My Mailbox: September 19-25
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme, hosted by The Story Siren, in which bloggers share books they’ve acquired in the mail / at the library / from a bookstore. Happy Banned Books Week! As of yesterday, I have officially moved. The books that came into my home bridge the gap between my old city …
Thoughts on “Zeitoun” by Dave Eggers (Audiobook)
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers is not like the books I usually choose. It spent so long staring at me from the bestseller shelves, though, that I finally gave in and borrowed the audiobook from the library. The book was certainly informative, and I learned a lot about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in a way …
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Thoughts on “The Polysyllabic Spree” by Nick Hornby
Let me just start by saying that I am quite pleased that The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby happened to land itself in the #1 spot on my list of trip reading. In fact, were I not so very far from my public library, I would be dashing out right this instant to get Housekeeping …
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Reading About Reading: Nick Hornby’s “The Polysyllabic Spree”
I’ve only just started “The Polysyllabic Spree” by Nick Hornby, which is a collection of some of his essays from the Believer magazine. But seriously, how could I not be excited to read a book whose flap sports the following quote: “Books are, let’s face it, better than everythign else. If we played cultural Fantasy …
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