Well, now that Katrina's Fall Challenge is over, I don't have much of a list to stick to (not that I completely stuck to my Fall list, although I did pretty well). I also don't have a lot of review copies just sitting and waiting for me to read, so I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to read.
I am a Mitford fan, but I've had a hard time saying goodbye, so I waited months (maybe even years!)
What I Wore Today:Fashion Remixed Online from Beijing to BerlinI mentioned this book several months back when it was still on pre-order and finally received my copy last week. Admittedly, the book is nothing like I'd imagined it to be. I was expecting a book about the proliferation of fashion bloggers and their influence on women's style. Instead, it's more of a pictorial, highlighting some of th
I'm actually a week late posting this list.:: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (Junot Díaz)[Store That Must Not Be Named] Bucks helped fund this purchase.:: Blindness (Jose Saramago)Yes, movie trailers prompted me to revisit this.:: Economics for Dummies (Sean Masaki Flynn)It's a simple matter to figure out what prompted this purchase, no?:: Crash Test (Hobson Brown)This review copy arrived
Well, this was easy, because I just made a list for the next three months for Callapidder Days' Fall into Reading Challenge.
These books are each currently in progress. Yes, I'm reading four books at a time. It's not unusual for me to have more than one nonfiction book going at a time, but I had to get started on Jane Eyre for the Classic Bookclub, so I started it even though I haven't
I am happy (and a bit surprised) to say that I actually finished everything on my July list except for The Shack by William P. Young. In spite of coming across a powerful review at Big Mama, I am not even sure if I'll get to it this month, but I might, so I'll leave it on the stack. I'm just not feeling it (I want to read it, but it just doesn't feel like it's going to get read this month.
I'm participating with the gang over at 5 Minutes for Books again today, where they're asking the question, What's on Your Nightstand? I'm not taking the question literally this time around, so you won't get a picture of my nightstand. (Trust me, though, you don't really want to see a picture of it today. Let's just say that many of the surfaces around here could use some sprucing up.)
But I
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So as I understand it, I can talk about books I have here that one day I swear I will get around to reviewing. Some my clients have sent me, some [...]
I know, I know: It's been a while. And I completely missed July. Oh, well. Here goes....:: Ida B... and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World (Katherine Hannigan)A summer read-aloud. Think Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie meets Jerry Spinelli's Stargirl, the latter of which I recommend most highly.:: The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Joan Aiken)Another summer
I'm so happy to be participating in the first monthly "What's on Your Nightstand?" If you'd like to join in (either by linking up your own post, or just reading others' posts), click on over HERE.
I have to say that I'm a bit of an erratic reader. I am often reading more than one book at a time, and often leave perfectly good books unfinished in order to dip into another one. The dea
5 Minutes For Books has this great idea for a CARNIVAL that is so up my alley!! :) Being a book-a-holic and all there is ALWAYS something on my nightstand. So these are my reads in progress ~ first, I have Fatal Deduction by Gayle Roper that I just won from Melissa @ Breath of Life...thanks so much!!! Then I have The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman, which has been super goo
The gang over at 5 Minutes for Books is hosting a new monthly carnival called What's on Your Nightstand?, an opportunity for us to chat about what we're currently reading. Click the graphic to get more details, and then join in the fun!
So, what's on my nightstand? Here you go:
My current fiction read is The Cure, by Athol Dickson. My friend, Jennifer, sent me this book, and it looked
I’m reading this book right now called The Girls by Lori Lansens. I’m not that far into it but I can’t get it off of my mind. It’s written from the perspective of conjoined twins. So far, one sister tells the majority of the story while the other rarely speaks up. They’re joined at the head,
I know, I know. You want more than this. But lists will have to do, folks. This weekend I'm writing about medical malpractice and pioneer life as portrayed in literature, among other cool topics; training Jenny Linsky (no, it's not as difficult as I've heard dog training can be, but, still); and, well, reading, which is, as many of you know, often much more fun than writing about reading.Heh, heh,
I know it appears that I've neglected the "On the nightstand" feature lately, so allow me to make amends.What follows is a particularly eclectic mix of books, but I make no apologies. I appreciated them all and would recommend them all -- although not to everyone.:: World Made by Hand (James Howard Kunstler):: Inexcusable (Chris Lynch):: How I Live Now (Meg Rosoff):: The Day of the Triffids (John
Review and advance copies keep streaming in, but the following have particularly captured my interest::: The Ten-Year Nap (Meg Wolitzer)I know, I know. I finished it and recommended it, but I still need to review it. If you haven't picked up a copy, here's a bit from my recent note to K.B. that may intrigue you:Imagine many of the questions raised by the decent "mommy wars" non-fiction of the last couple of years probed in fiction. Imagine that fiction well written... sad, annoying, sometimes funny, and mostly true. Nap is more "comfortable" than [Rachel] Cusk's Arlington Park [recommended here]; more accessible, too. For example, not all of the mothers are necessarily financially cut out for SAHMotherhood. That's also where Wolitzer departs from, say, the mothers portrayed in The Nanny Di
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:: In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind (Eric R. Kandel)How it ended up on the pile: While on vacation, I espied this title and added it to my "To be acquired" list.:: The Way Life Works (Mahlon Hoagland and Bert Dodson)How it ended up on the pile: As I mentioned here, this was recommended by One-Sixteenth.:: The Pesthouse (Jim Crace)How it ended up on the pile: Post-apocalyptic fiction. I think I've discussed my interest in this genre several times, no?:: Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts (Clive James)How it ended up on the pile: The incomparable R.T. mentioned this book in a reading round-up poll in another forum. I test-drove it... and liked it immensely. And now it is mine.:: Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists (Fred A. Wolf)How it ended up on the pile: I couldn't find my copy anywhere, so I purchased a new one. This National Book Award winner was first published seventeen years ago. It is, I believe, one
For this edition of "On the nightstand," I actually took several photos of the piles of books scattered throughout the little house in the tiny woods on the prairie. My idea had been to run several smaller images, but none of the rest had much character, if you know what I mean, so the above must do.It's not such a bad place to start, really.:: Sit & Solve Easy Crosswords (Nancy Cole Stuart)How it ended up on the stack: I discussed that here.:: The Descendants (Kaui Hart Hemmings).How it ended up on the stack: I wrote about this uncorrected proof / advance reader copy here, and, yes, this appeared in the last "On the nightstand" entry. It just hasn't grabbed me by my readerly lapels, you know?:: The Complete Stories (Flannery O'Connor).How it ended up on the stack: Master and I read "Greenleaf" a couple of weeks ago. I suggested he follow our discussion with more O'Connor. We're processing (or, in my case, reprocessing) "A Good Man Is Hard to Find," "Good Country People," and "Ev
Yes, the promised "Review Copies Edition." Pictured above::: Golden Country (Jennifer Gilmore)Remarks: I am about halfway through this gracefully unfolding novel, and I will complete it once I emerge from the effects of The Thirteenth Tale (teaser post and invitation to enter the sweepstakes here). I spent the summer between my junior and senior years of high school consuming, among other books, the novels of Lewis Orde; I think that's when my abiding affection for multi-generational narratives was born. Did anyone else love those books? The Lion's Way, purchased with money I earned as a page at the local library, was a particular favorite. I wonder if I should revisit Orde's novels to see if they were good books or simply good at the time.... hmmm. Anyway, Gilmore's opening chapters reminded me of that long-ago reading pleasure, and that, dear readers, is a good thing.:: The Thirteenth Tale (Diane Setterfield)Remarks: If you indulge in one contemporary book this year, let it be th
This is the forty-first "On the nightstand" entry -- a snapshot (picture and words) of the books on (or, in this case, near) my nightstand right this very second. Okay. So what absolutely tickles me about this entry is the sock monkey sheets pictured above. They were advertised in one of the four catalogues that missed the recycling bin yesterday (explanation here). I coveted them from the moment my son pointed them out to me. (My affection for Nick & Nora is described here; for sock monkeys, here and here.) Oh, I thought about those damned flannel sheets all day. I thought about them while teaching, while working, while preparing dinner and then eating it. Finally, just before popping another forkful of stuffing into my piehole (fresh stuffing, folks; I made another turkey dinner yesterday -- hmmm, mmm), I declared, "I must have them. Kids, we're going to Target!"The new sheets have been washed, tumbled, and made into my bed. I wonder if tonight I in my Nick & Nora sock monkey pajama
It's been a while, hasn't it? Well, I haven't time for a lengthy review of all I've been reading, so here's the stack closest to my laptop. :: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (Richard Hofstadter).How it ended up on the stack: Margaret made me do it, whether she realizes it or not. And how did I miss this one, anyway?Excerpt:Intellect, on the other hand, is the critical, creative, and contemplative side of the mind. Whereas intelligence seeks to grasp, manipulate, re-order, adjust, intellect examines, ponders, wonders, theorizes, criticizes, imagines. Intelligence will seize the immediate meaning in a situation and evaluate it. Intellect evaluates evaluations, and looks for the meanings of situations as a whole. Intelligence can be praised as a quality in animals; intellect, being a unique manifestation of human dignity, it is both praised and assailed as a quality in men. When the difference is so defined, it becomes easier to understand why we sometimes say that a mind of a
