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Z by Therese Anne Fowler
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
by Therese Anne Fowler (Goodreads Author)
read in June, 2013
Definitely interesting - and haunting in particular when they decide she's crazy and it seems that may have been a fabrication (or over-emphasized) which in turn actually drives her more insane. There are obvious parallels to the Paris Wife here, but...more
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
by Maria Semple (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Burned through this in one long flight from DC to SFO. Almost wish I hadn't because it was so fun I wanted it to last longer. I thought the way the style delivered the story was just spot on - such a dry, quirky, perfect humor.

Also found Bernadette'...more
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout
read in May, 2013
There were parts I liked for sure - beautiful prose and touching moments - but overall it fell flat for me. It felt too repetitive (EVERY guy in this community is a cheater?) I think there was a lot of truth in some of the themes she was exploring bu...more
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
so. much. fun. nerdy adventure to the max with the cutest (dorkiest) love story.
Gulp by Mary Roach
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal
by Mary Roach (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Incredibly, sometimes surprisingly, interesting. Found myself completely engrossed in it, often only realizing later that I may have been embarrassing myself reading certain passages in public where a stranger may have gotten a shock after a wayward...more
Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
Super fun!
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Classic.
More of Katie's books…
Robert Frost
“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
Robert Frost

Oscar Wilde
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere's Fan

J.M. Barrie
“To die would be an awfully big adventure.”
J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

Winston Churchill
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
Winston Churchill

Allen Saunders
“Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.”
Allen Saunders

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