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Finally, the book list awards. This year’s awards do not contain as many categories as last year’s; as a whole, the books I read in 2007 were better than 2006’s, and lent themselves less to nitpicking and outrageous categories (for example, I could’ve done Best and Worst Christopher Moore categories, but nothing would qualify [...]

Welcome to the second-to-last book list of 2007. I continue the tradition of not posting the final list until a week or more into the New Year. Yay me! However, given that I finished my last book of the year on December 30 on my way back from New York (I didn’t [...]

As life has continued to stay busy, I have continued reading. I’m making it a point to stop surfing so much and make some time to read, but of course what am I doing right now as I wait for another flight out to another undisclosed destination? I have three and a half [...]

Even if I haven’t been updating, I have been reading. I’ve managed to put away three books since my last post—not a great feat by any stretch of the imagination, but I feel I’m doing decently for a semi-busy yet ultra-lazy person who claims to love words.
The three books I’ve managed to read are The [...]

This post will serve as a semi-mega-update, not only of the book list, but of life in general. It has been, to quote someone on the Crown Prince Marie Chantal of Greece message boards, kee-cray-zee lately. My hands are full at work with a few projects and I cannot wait until October 5 rolls around [...]

I closed my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows on July 21, 2007 at 9:30pm, turned to my older brother and younger sister and said “Hurry up, guys.” My sister gave a yelp of anguish and frustration; my older brother gave an exasperated “GAH!”; they both turned back to their copies. I got [...]

Just finished the last Harry Potter book.  Still digesting.  Will not post an official book list until all of my siblings have finished.
But seriously, overall, from heading out to the movie yesterday to closing the book five minutes ago, all in the company of my siblings?
Worth the $256.81 I spent on my airplane ticket to [...]

In the past few months, unsolicited advice has been rapidly piling up on me in regards to my as-of-yet unscheduled wedding. I am told what songs I should play, what food I should serve, what kind of dress would look the most flattering on me. I am asked by friends when they can help me [...]

Another day, another edition of the book list.
So we descend into the cloistered world of Vermont, at a college that’s defined as top-notch and yet admits students that are sub-par or never graduated high school. Published in the early 90s and written by Donna Tartt, The Secret History came as a recommendation after I did a [...]

“My name was Brian McGee, I stayed up listening to Queen, when I was 17 . . .”
Actually, no, I never bought alcohol with a fake ID like Homer Simpson, but when I was 17, I did read Joseph R. Garber’s Vertical Run about 10 times. For some reason, I absolutely loved that book—I [...]