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The End
Hello all, I think it’s time to finally put in words what I’ve been denying for a long time – this blog is no longer a part of my life. It’s been great, these past three or so years, sharing thoughts and ideas and literature with like-minded folk, and discovering some great writers and people … Continue reading
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This book is Exhibit A in weird marketing. Its fuschia and metallic-blue cover is misleading; its relatively slim size is misleading – everything it claims ostensibly to be, it is not. A few posts back, I referred to David Mitchell’s prose in this book as ‘smug’ without having even read it, and I assumed it … Continue reading
Another list-provoking Booking Through Thursday question We’ve all seen the lists, we’ve all thought, “I should really read that someday,” but for all of us, there are still books on “The List” that we haven’t actually gotten around to reading. Even though we know they’re fabulous. Even though we know that we’ll like them. Or … Continue reading
Readalong Blog
- Reflections May 3, 2010Winter is here once again, and I’m struggling to remember the days when I had hours to devote to reading. But it seems like I appreciate books more in the times where I’ve not had proper sleep for weeks because … Continue reading →
- Thoughts October 11, 2009Making my way steadily through The Wreath. Up until now, I haven’t been casting my ‘critical eye’ over this book, because I’ve been reading it to relax. Of course, there’s something perverse in my reading something like Kristin Lavransdatter to … Continue reading →
- Sunday Salon: Impressions October 4, 2009Today I finally settled down with my copy of Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter. First Sunday in a while where I could just read. So I have a few more essays breathing down my back, and maybe a few exams coming … Continue reading →
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Chronicles of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez
