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Andrew is on page 220 of 559 of The Secret History

— Jul 21, 2018 07:59AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 240 of 368 of Lincoln in the Bardo

Now we read 27 consecutive quotes about Lincoln's heavy-lidded eyes.

— Jul 04, 2018 04:34AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 171 of 368 of Lincoln in the Bardo

This book was probably a nightmare to edit.

— Jul 01, 2018 01:20PM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 75 of 368 of Lincoln in the Bardo

quite odd

— Jun 27, 2018 06:00AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 388 of 450 of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

mushroom mushroom

— May 30, 2018 07:09AM Add a comment

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Andrew is on page 88 of 384 of The Martian

Page & Popcorn selection. Join me on 5/20 for the movie viewing!

— May 08, 2018 06:12AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 79 of 450 of The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Summary so far: Despite putting corn in pretty much everything, the US produces more corn than it needs, so we feed it to cows (who can't digest it without antibiotics, supplements, etc).

— Apr 01, 2018 09:05AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 115 of 272 of Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches

hilarious and engaging

— Dec 26, 2017 09:51AM Add a comment

Vacationland: True Stories from Painful Beaches

Andrew is on page 117 of 176 of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson follows a train of thought but does not take me with her.

— Dec 18, 2017 03:18PM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 60 of 176 of Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The movie studio in my brain is pleased to announce that it has cast Amy Sedaris in the role of Mrs. White. (Please note this is not referring to the movie Clue. Obviously Amy Sedaris' role in that movie is Mrs. Peacock.)

— Dec 14, 2017 07:07AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 242 of 448 of White Teeth

A Hitchhiker's Guide reference! Brava, Zadie Smith.

— Nov 26, 2017 07:18PM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 251 of 414 of The Yiddish Policemen's Union

Michael Chabon loves the word "ingot."

— Oct 22, 2017 05:16PM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 232 of 414 of The Yiddish Policemen's Union

casting Tovah Feldshuh in the role of Batsheva Shpilman

— Oct 20, 2017 03:29PM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 150 of 414 of The Yiddish Policemen's Union

pages 1-150 have so far been "lets meet the characters"

— Oct 14, 2017 07:52AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 74 of 190 of Fahrenheit 451

Oh, literature.

— Sep 19, 2017 10:10AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 169 of 304 of Norse Mythology

No "cheerful" inanimate objects yet, but I am hopeful.

— Sep 08, 2017 06:49AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 295 of 467 of Kafka on the Shore

— Aug 29, 2017 04:46PM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 82 of 467 of Kafka on the Shore

Murakami is always searching for lost cats.

— Aug 20, 2017 08:16AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 85 of 272 of Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa

Just googled Saito Kinen Orchestra to see if there's any chance of seeing them while I'm in Japan this fall. It took several searches, but it appears what is now known as the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival ends one week before I arrive in Tokyo (and it's 3 hours outside of Tokyo anyway), but it was nice to dream.

— Jul 09, 2017 09:15PM Add a comment

Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa

Andrew is on page 79 of 263 of Remembrance of Things I Forgot

Narrator time-travels from GWB administration to Reagan administration and recounts what has transpired in US politics to his younger self.

— Jun 30, 2017 06:21AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 184 of 273 of After Alice

"Oh no, you don't, thought Lydia. You're not making your jelly out of my jam."

— May 25, 2017 06:13AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 360 of 588 of Americanah

"I took what I wanted. If I gave him anything, then it was incidental."

— Apr 24, 2017 08:50AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 515 of 552 of Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

"Everything that comes from the earth shall return to it." And now: monkey.

— Mar 29, 2017 06:04AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 257 of 288 of The Joy Luck Club

Not what I expected, but enjoying it and looking forward to watching the movie with Page & Popcorn!

— Mar 20, 2017 08:59AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 89 of 288 of The Joy Luck Club

Now currently reading two novels set in China.

— Mar 11, 2017 07:21AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 383 of 552 of Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

Pig accomplished, must take a brief break before advancing to dog so I can read something else with a book club.

— Mar 05, 2017 05:06PM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 320 of 552 of Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

"Shut that stinking mouth of yours. No one would mistake you for a mute." Directed at the character Mo Yan (written by the author Mo Yan)

— Feb 26, 2017 07:58AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 266 of 552 of Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

"Jiao Er and Mo Yan were two of Ximen Village's worst citizens, so let's forget about them."

— Feb 19, 2017 09:49AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 156 of 552 of Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out

"What a shame for a man like him to be born during peacetime."

— Feb 03, 2017 08:45AM Add a comment

Andrew is on page 271 of 352 of A Natural History of the Senses

"body language tango" = when your pupils dilate because you see dilated pupils on a member of your desired sex (definition expanded for 2017, although the experiment was done by showing men photos of women with dilated pupils)

— Jan 13, 2017 08:55AM Add a comment

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