Before I launch into my peanut butter cookie debacle, let me just say that Old Man Winter slapped me in the face last night. Remember my last post? It seemed like me and winter were on the verge of getting along, right? I was about to embrace winter and do all kinds of fun, feel-good, winter [...]
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Another post about winter and peanut butter cookies
Posted in Book Reviews, Bus Riding on February 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Posted in Book Reviews on November 9, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This book was another book club choice. Unfortunately, I am the only person in our group of 7 that actually finished it – ha. So, our discussion was rather one-sided. The book wasn’t bad, it just took awhile to get through. I have never been very interested in African history, but reading this book definitely got me [...]
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged A Confederacy of Dunces, John Kennedy Toole on October 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have to admit I put this book off for a long time. I thought it would be a tough read and not really my “style”. Boy, was I wrong. One fascinating thing that probably would have forced me to read it sooner if I had known, is that the author, John Kennedy Toole, committed [...]
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged markus zusak, the book thief on August 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It’s just a small story really, about, amongst other things: a girl some words an accordionist some fanatical Germans a Jewish fist-fighter and quite a lot of thievery. I will start by saying that if you ever read any books that I recommend on this blog or in person, please let this book be it. [...]
The History of Love
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged nicole krauss, the history of love on June 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Once upon a time there was a boy who loved a girl, and her laughter was a question he wanted to spend the rest of his life answering.” A friend of mine started a book club, and our first meeting was last week. We read The History of Love by Nicole Krauss. The two main [...]
North & South
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged charles main, john jakes, north & south on June 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Michael: Abraham Lincoln once said that “If you are a racist, I will attack you with the North,” and those are the principles I carry with me in the workplace. Okay, so that is a quote from The Office, but I just had to include it in my book review. Ha. I haven’t posted any [...]
The Devil in the White City – Erik Larson
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged devil in the white city, erik larson on March 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I suppose if I keep giving glowing book recommendations, none of you will actually believe me, but that’s okay. Once again, I really enjoyed this book. This is a non-fiction book that weaves the story of the construction of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair by lead architect Daniel Burnham, and of the crime spree by [...]
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle – David Wroblewski
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged book review, edgar sawtelle on February 18, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This one was a doozy. The only thing I had heard about this book was that it’s about dogs, so if you are a dog lover, you will love it. This is partially true. The story does revolve around dogs, and I did love it. But I definitely would not agree with the blanket statement that if you love [...]
Revolutionary Road – the book, not the movie
Posted in Book Reviews on February 11, 2009 | 5 Comments »
As you know from my last post, I do a lot of reading. I just finished reading Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates. This is kind of a depressing book to post about on only my 3rd day blogging, but oh well. I do not claim to be a great book reviewer, just want to share [...]
