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The Diary of Anaïs ... 07/18 Alisha is currently reading:
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 2 (1934-1939)
by Anaïs Nin
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The Hours 07/17 Alisha is currently reading:
The Hours
by Michael Cunningham
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The Great Fires: Poe... 07/13 Alisha is currently reading:
The Great Fires: Poems, 1982-1992 (Paperback)
by Jack Gilbert
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July 18
The Diary of Anaïs ... Alisha is currently reading:
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 2 (1934-1939)
by Anaïs Nin
bookshelves: currently-reading, non-fiction
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July 13
The King Must Die: A... Alisha gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The King Must Die: A Novel (Paperback)
by Mary Renault
bookshelves: fiction, greek
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read in July, 2008

Alisha Alisha said: "This is the first in a set of two by Renault- it is the prequel to The Bull from the Sea. They are both powerful, convincting, hallucinogenic. "
Selected Writings of... Alisha marked as to-read:
Selected Writings of Gertrude Stein (Paperback)
by Gertrude Stein
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The Bull from the Se... Alisha gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
The Bull from the Sea (Paperback)
by Mary Renault
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read in July, 2008

Alisha Alisha said: "This book took my breath away: earthquakes sent by the gods, humans consenting to their own sacrifice, sword hilts inlaid with gold and ivory, ritual, war, fate, and sex, all described in bright, rich prose and held together by intense emotion abd i...more "
The Praise Singer Alisha marked as to-read:
The Praise Singer (Paperback)
by Mary Renault
bookshelves: fiction, greek, to-read
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July 08
The Mermaid and the ... Alisha added:
The Mermaid and the Minotaur: Sexual Arrangements and Human Malaise (Paperback)
by Dorothy Dinnerstein
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Fire from Heaven Alisha marked as to-read:
Fire from Heaven (Paperback)
by Mary Renault
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June 11
Riding with Rilke: R... Alisha marked as to-read:
Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books (Paperback)
by Ted Bishop
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Heretics and Renegad... Alisha marked as to-read:
Heretics and Renegades and Other Essays (paperback)
by Isaac Deutscher
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As I Lay Dying Alisha gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
As I Lay Dying (Paperback)
by William Faulkner
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recommended for: people who like linguistics
read in June, 2008

Alisha Alisha said: "Aside from the fact that the title is taken from a line in "Agamemnon" (which makes it already unbearably cool) this is a breathtaking book. It took me about four chapters to get used to Faulker's style of writing- the dialects, the chapter...more "




Alisha's favorite quotes

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"It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners."
Albert Camus

"I don't like my language watered down, I don't like my edges rounded off."
Ani DiFranco

"&now i understand something
so frightening &wonderful-

how the mind clings to the road it knows,
rushing through crossroads, sticking

like lint to the familiar."
Mary Oliver (Blue Pastures)




Alisha's writing

New York, New York (Biographies & Memoirs)
1 chapters   —   updated 08/29/2007 04:56PM
description: this isn't a book, it's a blog!



Alisha's friend comments

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from Adelaide
02/06/2008 06:17PM

365528 I didn't read your church boycott until just now. ha.

from Adelaide
12/17/2007 09:25PM

365528 Hey.

You're a pervert.

The Lord will smite you down assuredly.


A

from Adelaide
11/28/2007 09:36PM

365528 Vintage clothing sounds fabulous.

You're right. It is badly written. But it's intriguing and I want to understand it more. Maybe we could have a book clubish discussion about it.

from Phil
10/04/2007 05:05PM

Nophoto-u-50x66 safeway, actually, up at powell and 39th

from Adelaide
10/03/2007 08:43PM

365528 Damn that crocodile. I gave him some cheap porn and it seemed to help.



from Adelaide
10/03/2007 11:40AM

365528 The blue bird of happiness but not the crocodile of unrequited sexual passions?

That's too bad. He's kind of lonely.

from Adelaide
10/03/2007 11:37AM

365528 Two days! Whew. I'm glad that you and D aren't getting tired of us.


Yeah, still climbing. How's 8? Jon's going to come too. And I invited a friend of mine from work but she prob won't make it. Will Kevin be coming?


yay! Climbing party!

from Adelaide
09/29/2007 08:51PM

365528 I already responded to this in person, but for the benefit of the goodreads community I will say--five minus! That's awesome. Like, totally rad man.

from Adelaide
09/12/2007 11:22PM

365528 Is that what you do for fun? I thought you were a vegan.

from Adelaide
09/12/2007 05:44PM

365528 I would like for you to read my review of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye."

from Adelaide
09/12/2007 05:40PM

365528 If it turns out that there is a God, I don't think that he's evil. But the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever.

-Woody Allen


Saturday is fine, although we're having a little "next" ambiguity here. You will no doubt appreciate the fact that I said ambiguous here rather than vague. You can tell Dustin and you may both bask in the light of the remaining specificity of the language.


from Phil
09/12/2007 11:26AM

Nophoto-u-50x66 sounds perfect. what ought i bring?

from Phil
09/11/2007 10:32PM

Nophoto-u-50x66 i'm climbing st. helens on friday, so i can't guarantee i'll be up for it that night...

from Adelaide
09/11/2007 08:56PM

365528 God doesn't always have the best godamn plans.

word.

from Adelaide
09/11/2007 08:55PM

365528 Hey. I'm commenting on your wall.

















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