Murphy's Law: If you drop a slice of buttered bread on the carpet, the chances of it landing butter-side down are in direct relation to the expense of the carpet.
(Which explains why my carpet is clean, I think) ]]>
I did it! I got through 40 books before my deadline! Phew!!! Here they are ... the stars are for the really good ones!
1. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
2. Revolutionary Petunias by Alice Walker
3. Sweet Revenge – Diane Mott Davidson
4. The Elegance of the Hedgehog – Muriel Barbery
***5. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society – Mary Ann Shaffer
6. The Awakening – Kate Chopin
7. Veronika Wants to Die – Paulo Coelho
8. Skin Trade – Laurell K. Hamilton
9. Lover Avenged – J.R. Ward
10. Dust - Martha Grimes
11. My Sister’s Keeper – Jodi Picoult
12. Dark Celebration – Christine Feehan
13. Living Witness – Jane Haddam
14. Bone Crossed – Patricia Briggs
15. Dead and Gone – Charlaine Harris
*16. The Secret Life of Bees – Sue Monk Kidd
*17. (Education Text) What a Writer Needs – Ralph Fletcher
*18. (Education Text)Write Beside Them – Penny Kittle
19. Where There’s a Will – Aaron Elkins
20. The Witch of Portobello – Paulo Coelho
21. The Valkyries – Paulo Coelho
22. The Devil and Miss Prym – Paulo Coehlo
**23. The Irish Country Doctor – Patrick Taylor
**24. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Stieg Larrson
25. Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia – Jean Sassoon
**26. The Glass Castle: A Memoir – Jeanette Walls
27. Not Quite What I Was Planning: 6 Word Memoirs by Famous and Obscure Writers
**28. The Book Thief – Markus Zusak
29. Persepolis – Marjane Satrapi
30. Who Do You Think You Are? – Alyse Myers
**31. On Writing – Stephen King
*32. Whisper to the Blood – Dana Stabenow
**33. Almost French – Sarah Turnbull
**34. The Time Traveler’s Wife – Audrey Niffenegger
***35. Driving Over Lemons – Chris Stewart
36. Archetypes of the Feminine Hero – Annis Pratt
37. Thief in Retreat – David and Aimee Thurlo
**38. At All Costs – David Weber
*39. Halfway Human – Carolyn Gilman
**40. (Education Text) Discipline with Dignity – Richard L. Curwin
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I think Salander's choice to sleep with Blumqvist is supposed to show some sort of progress for her in dealing with a sexually abusive past. She finally chooses who she will have sex with rather than being in a position of victim. Of course, she has chosen a man well into his 40's (classic father figure?). Although her choice of partner is not necessarily wise, she has made a first step in allowing someone into her life by choice rather than having that choice made for her and against her will. We'll see in the next book whether she rises above her past or whether she is inhibited by it. ]]>
I bought Whisper in the Blood for a camping trip I'm taking next week, but I peeked and got hooked. One less book to take with me. It was very good for mystery lovers though.
I still have The Time Traveler's Wife and Almost French. Those will have to do...if I can avoid reading them before I leave that is... ]]>
Good mystery! Stabenow is a consistant writer with a good feel for plot and character. She doesn't give you too much explanation nor too little. Her clues are subtle and there are often two or more subplots going as added interest. Although this is a stand alone book, Kate Shugak is a continuing character and its more fun to read these stories from the beginning for perspective. ]]>
Great book, but definitely for adults. I will use excerpts for my high school classes, but the language is a bit much for 9th grader's parents to adjust to gracefully. ]]>
Abbie K.
took the never-ending book quiz.
| questions answered: | 2447 |
| correct: | 1834 (74.9%) |
| skipped: | 1860 |
| best streak: | 23 |
| questions added: | 0 |
I'm with Liz...I loved 84 Charing Cross Road! ]]>
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I think this book could be interesting if it weren't for the fact that it appears to be a book written by an adult trying to remember how to be a child. The whole tone is off and the point of view is too dualistic to be effective. Satrapi should have either written as an adult, or written in something other than first person as her "child" self. I find graphic novels to be distracting. I'm so busy trying to analyze the pictures I miss the import of the message. ]]>
I really loved this book. It is a wonderful example of how parents are perceived first by their children, and then later when those children become adults. Good reminder about making judgements. ]]>