May 13, 2012
Read some of this to help my husband with an English class awhile ago. Liked it, decided to read the whole thing. Kurt Vonnegut’s absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes unstuck in time after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow [...]
May 9, 2012
I’m back on track with my TBR list consisting of all the books I own but haven’t read. And I’m happy to continue with some adult literature since I’ve done a lot of YA lately. Summary from Goodreads: This is the story of two women. Their lives collide one fateful day, and one of them [...]
April 25, 2012
Reading this for book club. A coming-of-age story, and you know I can’t resist a good one of those. A summary, from Goodreads: The beguiling fourteen-year-old narrator of IN ZANESVILLE is a late bloomer. She is used to flying under the radar-a sidekick, a third wheel, a marching band dropout, a disastrous babysitter, the kind [...]
April 2, 2012
My husband gave this book to me because he listens to Dr. Laura on the radio every day and loves her program. This is not to say that we are having marital troubles – we’re not – but there is always room for improvement and encouragement! 0 Like
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March 15, 2012
This is Charlotte Bronte’s first novel, published by her husband after her death. It’s about a regular guy, William Crimsworth, making his way in the world. Sound boring? Yeah, it kind of is. But I’m reading it because it’s a “classic” and I own it and I still like her writing style. 0 Like
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