Christine Seifert's Blog: Lady Professor Reads, page 7
December 6, 2018
Finished, Reading, Will Read Next
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I just finished The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker. The writing was fantastic, but the story didn’t pull me in as much as I hoped it would. I’d recommend to anyone who likes books about art and artists. In some ways it reminded me a lot of The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer.
I’m currently reading The Wife Between Us. It’s the perfect type of brain-candy-psychological-thriller book that I need at this time in the semester when I’m generally too preoccupied with grading to concentrate on anythi...
November 28, 2018
Two Books That Made Me LOL
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It takes a lot to make me laugh. And even when I do laugh, it’s usually just an internal chuckle. I have a weird thing where I rarely laugh out loud. (I internalized ideas as a child about the importance of being silent.)
Anyway, I read a book over Thanksgiving that did make me laugh out loud; it’s a sequel to another book that I lol’d over twice.
The first in the duology is Dear Committee Members. The second is The Shakespeare Requirement.
The author, Julie Schumacher, masterfully capture...
November 27, 2018
November 13, 2018
Currently Reading
So far I’m really enjoying this homage to Agatha Christie’s locked-room mysteries. The setting, the weather, and the mysterious characters make this the next-best-thing to a new Christie novel.
November 9, 2018
What I’m Reading
Demon child plotting against parent?
Yes, please.
November 8, 2018
What I Read: October 2018
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Oh, October. You were so cruel. You gave me very limited time to read. And when I did find the time and energy, I didn’t love most of what I read. That often happens to me when I’m too busy to really savor books, so please accept all of my opinions with the knowledge that I’m a tired and cranky old crone.
How to Break Up With Your Phone by Catherine Price–The perfect book for anyone who has found herself spending upward of an hour a day mindlessly watching a fashion blogger try on clothes fr...
October 29, 2018
Finished, Reading, Will Read Next
Finished: The Cabin at the End of the World
Brief Summary: A band of four weirdos show up at the New Hampshire vacation cabin of a married couple, Eric and Andrew, and their daughter Wen. The weirdos tell Eric and Andrew that unless one of them willingly kills the other, the world will end. Are they wackos or visionaries? Who’s getting out of the cabin alive?
My Report: Meh. I wouldn’t recommend it unless you absolutely love horror novels and are looking for something that’s well-written a...
October 17, 2018
Currently Reading
“A razor-sharp and deeply felt novel that illuminates the pivotal role of work in our lives […] that captures the emotional complexities of five HR colleagues trying to balance ambition, hope, and fear as their small company is buffeted by economic forces that threaten to upend them.” –Amazon
“So far…meh.” –Me
October 11, 2018
Currently Reading
I’m 55% through it it. I have thoughts, but they are just baby thoughts right now.
October 9, 2018
#MeToo Reading List
Like many Americans, I watched the Brett Kavanaugh hearings last week. The hysterical behavior of Kavanaugh, Lindsey Graham, and Orrin Hatch, among others, turned the hearings into a pageant of perceived male victimization. For anyone who doesn’t benefit from white male privilege, the performance was a disgusting slap in the face–a reminder that many of our political representatives prefer to believe an angry, unhinged man rather than actually investigate a credible accusation.
Trump’s comme...
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