false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176076122m/590348.jpg 590348 5 <B>From the winner of the Michael L. Printz Award and the Carnegie Medal, a work of astonishing intimacy and depth</B> Using a pillow book as her form, nineteen-year-old Cordelia Kenn sets out to write out her life for her unborn daughter. What emerges is a portrait of an extraordinary girl, who writes frankly of love, sex, poetry, nature, faith, and of herself in the world. Her thoughts range widely: on Shakespeare and breasts, periods and piano playing, friendship and trees, consciousness and sleep, and much more besides. As she writes of William Blacklin, the boy she chooses as her first lover, or Julie, the teacher who encourages her spiritual life, Cordelia maddens, fascinates, and ultimately seduces the reader. This is a character never to be forgotten from a writer at the height of his powers. 467879 2005 This Is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn total:193|5:96|4:39|3:34|2:14|1:10| 193 776 336 54 2 3 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Mar 28 11:27:11 -0700 2007 Thu Apr 19 14:56:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 13:12:30 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 22:45:51 -0700 2007
It's not a book I'd have ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Jul 06 02:59:19 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 06 03:00:46 -0700 2007 The Pillow Book that serves partly as its inspiration. I liked the way it used a variety of writings to tell the story - not just the protagonist Cordelia's diary, but her essays, musings and 'mopes' - the latter being poetry of debatable quality. It w...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 09 13:52:56 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 13:55:48 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 true false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 17:39:48 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 11:21:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 03 17:11:30 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 03 17:53:00 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Nov 09 00:01:07 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 00:01:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 09:23:31 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 09:34:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Sun Jun 14 16:22:29 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 23:27:17 -0700 2009
If I could, I would give this book 3.5 stars; however, since that isn't an option, I will give it 4. I try very hard not to grade a book down when the ending doesn't go my w...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 03 09:39:50 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 15:37:03 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 09:39:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 16:53:21 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 07:31:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 21 06:48:14 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 06:53:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Feb 15 23:25:30 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 14:58:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 11 13:15:23 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 13:21:14 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 15:07:51 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 23:47:59 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 11:21:34 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 11:23:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 13 21:51:01 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 07:56:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Mar 13 20:23:38 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 20:25:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Dec 06 16:24:28 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 16:26:39 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 17:56:02 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 10:13:07 -0700 2009
I've finally finished this book. The language was lovely and the sentiments brought me back to some of my childhood thoughts/rantings. The ending was devastating, but hopeful. Not for th...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=590348