Sunday, July 17th, 2005
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10:35 am - Reading Update #12-26
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12) Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
13) Dreaming Water by Gail Tsukiyama
14) Selah's Bed by Jenoyne Adams
15) Crow Lake by Mary Lawson
16) Pascali's Island by Barry Unsworth
17) In the Company of Cheerful Ladies by Alexander McCall Smith
18) Sniper: Inside the Hunt for the Killer Who Terrorized the Nation by Sari Horwitz
19) Bodies In Motion by Mary A. Mohanfaj
20) The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
21) World of Pies by Karen Stolz
22) The Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toibin
23) Dinner for Two by Mike Gayle
24) The Only Girl in the Car by Kathy Dobie
25) Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
26) Eats Shoots and Leaves by Lynn Truss
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Saturday, April 16th, 2005
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4:32 pm - Reading Update
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4) Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson
5) American Fuji by Sara Backer
6) A Fatal Lie by Sally Chew
7) The Leo Frank Case by Leonard Dinnerstein
8) Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
9) Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis
10) The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
11) When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops by George Carlin
current mood:  relaxed
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2005
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1:17 pm - Dear Lovely Death by Langston Hughes
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Dear Lovely Death
That taketh all things under wing-
Never to kill-
Only to change
Into some other thing
This suffering flesh,
To make it either more or less,
But not again the same-
Dear lovely Death,
Change is thy other name.
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Thursday, January 20th, 2005
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1:06 pm - Selection # 3
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The Full Cupboard of Life by Alexander McCall Smith
This is the 5th book in the "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" series, and I enjoyed it just as much as the previous four. When looking for a light read this series is an excellent choice. The writing style is so mellow and relaxed. I look forward to reading the next edition (if there is one?). 8 stars
current mood:  productive
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2005
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11:26 am - Selection #2
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Barrel Fever by David Sedaris
This is a collection of stories and essays. Funny, funny and funny. Sedaris is really wacky. 7 stars
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11:08 am - 2005 Reading Challenge
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Selection #1 The Bridegroom by Ha Jin
A great collection of short stories. I love Ha Jin's writing style. 8 stars
current mood: cold
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Sunday, January 16th, 2005
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11:37 am - Book Challenge
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Unfortunately I didn't reach my 80 book challenge for 2004. I read 63 in 2003 so I didn't think 80 would be much of a stretch. I'm behind at BC on writing journals for these remaining books for my 2004 list. So I'm going to list them here and I'll get around to BC entries soon. I have journalled my 2005 reads so far though.
39. The Silent Passage by Gail Sheehy
40. Making Sense of Menopause by Faye Kitchener Cone
41. Me Talk Pretty One Day David Sedaris
42. The Trail of Tears: The Story of the American Indian Removals by Gloria Jahoda
43. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
44. 1621 A New Look at Thanksgiving by Catherine O'Neill Grace
45. Women and Revolution in Nicaragua by Helen Collinson
46. The Burden of Memory The Muse of Forgiveness by Wole Soyinka
47. Wild Swans by Jung Chang
48. Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah
49. To School Through the Fields by Alice Taylor
50. The Proper Care of Rabbits by Darlene Campbell
This gives me a total of 29 nonfiction and 21 fiction.
current mood: cold
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Sunday, September 26th, 2004
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10:50 am - Selection # 38
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The Law of Similars by Chris Bohjalian
A story of lose, homeopathy, life choices, and human nature. Bohjalian weaves a very interesting story involving alternative medicine and legal matters, which must be his favorite topic, because the other book I read by him,"Midwives", involved a midwife in legal trouble. I plan to read more of his work.
8 stars
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Tuesday, September 14th, 2004
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9:54 am - Reading Update
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Saturday, July 17th, 2004
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2:17 am - Selection # 33
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Biblioholism The Literary Addiction by Tom Raabe
Biblioholism is defined as the habitual longing to purchase, read, store, admire and consume books in excess. The author categorizes the different book addict personalities and also offers a quiz so you can determine if you are a biblioholic. This book is both witty and scary. 6/10 stars
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1:50 am - Selection # 32
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Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
A coming-out coming of age story published in 1973. 7/10 stars
current mood:  calm
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Thursday, July 8th, 2004
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5:52 pm
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In 1959 (the year you were born) |
Dwight Eisenhower is president of the US
Fidel Castro takes power in Cuba
Alaska is admitted as the 49th state
Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500 stock car race
Tibet's Dalai Lama escapes to India
Hawaii admitted as the 50th state
Soviet premiere Krushchev begins unprecedented visit to US
The Barbie doll debuts
John McEnroe, Kyle MacLachlan, Tom Arnold, Perry Farrell, Kevin Spacey, and Weird Al Yankovic are born
A plane crash kills Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper - becomes known as "The Day The Music Died"
Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series
Baltimore Colts win the NFL championship
Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup
Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein is published
The Twilight Zone debuts on TV
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Saturday, July 3rd, 2004
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4:37 pm - Selection # 31
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Boy Still Missing by John Searles
This was a very interesting story of a dysfunctional family at its worst. I wasn't totally satisfied with the ending.
7/10 stars (Sent to Kmarie today)
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Saturday, June 26th, 2004
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11:12 pm - Selection # 30
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Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Sad, incestuous, but an enjoyable quick read.
9/10 stars
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Friday, June 25th, 2004
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11:55 am - Selection # 29
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Point Last Seen by Hannah Nyala
Subtitled: A Woman Tracker's Story of Domestic Violence and Personal Triumph
A real pagetuner. 8/10 stars (NF)
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11:50 am - Selection # 28
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Simple Passion by Annie Ernaux
A true story about the authors short-lived affair with a married man. 7/10 stars
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Thursday, June 17th, 2004
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4:49 pm - Selection # 27
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On The Down Low: A Journey Into The Lives Of "Straight" Black Men Who Sleep With Men by J. L. King (library copy)
King shares stories of himself and other so called straight men who are married, engaged or otherwise involved with women but also sleep with men. For some reason these men don't consider themselves bi-sexual. They say they don't have any desire to be in a relationship with a man, they only want to have sex with them. And according to King most men on the DL (downlow) don't use condoms and therefore are putting their wives/S.O. at risk for AIDS.
A very eye opening read. 6/10 stars
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4:45 pm - Selection # 26
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Camilla's Roses by Bernice McFadden
A very interesting story of family relations, drug addiction, and love. 7/10 stars
current mood:  chipper
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2004
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2:46 pm - Selection # 25
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Frida Kahlo: Torment and Triumph In Her Life and Art by Malka Drucker
I'd never heard of Frida Kahlo before I found this book at the thrift store last year. She sat on Mt. TBR for 11 months waiting to be read. Then last month while browsing on B. Dalton bookstore's bargain table I came across a beautiful oversized coffee-table book titled, "Frida Kahlo", that contained 90 of her paintings, some photographs and an intriguing short biography. This peeked my interest in Frida Kahlo, so I finally read her biography.
8/10 stars
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Sunday, May 16th, 2004
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5:42 pm - Selection # 24
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Frida Kahlo by Salomon Grimberg
A beautiful oversized book, "Frida Kahlo", provides an intriguing biography of Kahlo illustrated by a selection of over 90 of her paintings, as well as many rare photographs. 9/10 stars
current mood: impressed
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