Time for the 2008 book awards. I know you all were waiting with bated breath to hear my verdicts. Especially since we’re nearly three months into the New Year . . .
Looking over my list for the year, I read more than in 2006 and 2007 (not combined, obvs). What pushed me [...]
Spoilers for Ron Rash’s Serena follow. Do not read if you aren’t a spoiler whore.
From: WordNerd
To: IP
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:15:53 AM
Subject: Perfect
http://www.candlesandsuch.com/the-love-pinch-cake-topper-8664.html
Anyway, why did you leave so early? Lots of work or just couldn’t sleep?
From: IP
To: WordNerd
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 8:17:10 AM
Subject: Re: Perfect
Ha-ha. Is there one with the groom slapping [...]
Although you’ll probably not believe me given the lack of book list updates around here, I’ve been reading. A lot. As you may have noticed, the writing thing isn’t going so well (I attribute that to a busy work schedule and pretty, pretty dresses that must be perused).
First thing’s first: I’ve gone through [...]
Finally, an update to the book list. It’s been a long time in coming – nearly two months since the last book list entry. I’m unsure if I’ll even list the book I’ve read in the correct order (although, to be fair, I haven’t read that many books since then). I am, [...]
The book list isn’t going particularly well. My reading has slowed down to a veritable crawl and I’m finding it difficult to get motivated. I’ve now added another book to my “Currently Reading” list, the 1989 bestseller The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Last year’s World Without End was the [...]
Ah, the book list returns. It’s been a while simply because I read Roberto Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives, which tore at my soul and consumed my life for about four weeks. It got rave reviews and was one of the New York Times’ 10 Best Books of 2007, but only sheer force of [...]
When it comes to American history and the Revolutionary War in particular, I greatly prefer the version presented to me by The Simpsons to the one presented to me by boring teachers, K-5 and 8-12. (The years in between were spent in Mexico.) The person of George Washington, for example, goes from chopping [...]
Finally, a book list! Here it is, the fourth month of the year, and I’m only starting to write up a book list for 2008. How shameful and shocking.
We start of the year with a minor commentary on Stephen King’s Lisey’s Story, which I finished yesterday afternoon at my desk (tells you how busy I [...]
