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Monthly Archives: May 2012
A Review of Tatiana de Rosnay’s Sarah’s Key (by Jill)
Disclaimer: I have not written about books in any formal capacity since the late 90’s when I minored in English in college. These days, I mostly read, and occasionally am fortunate enough to discuss what I’ve read in a very … Continue reading
Don’t Mess with WordPress (by Bethany)
For those of our readers who might be inclined to gamble, you might want to start a pool on how long it will take before I (and probably Jill also) go crazy about the fact that Word Press won’t let … Continue reading
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A Review of Harvey Sachs’ The Ninth: Beethoven and the World in 1824 (by Bethany)
If you know me personally or have been following my other blog, http://sixmoreweeksofwinter.com, you know that I am currently experiencing some troubling side effects from a series of mild concussions I sustained back in my martial arts days. Because these … Continue reading
A Review of Ben Fountain’s Billy Lynn’s Halftime Walk (by Bethany)
When I used to teach Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale” to my honors sophomores, I sometimes asked the question “How have the traditions of medieval warfare – jousting, etc. – come down to us in the modern world?” The students’ first … Continue reading
Pre-reading thoughts on Allende’s The House of the Spirits (by Jill)
I have much fonder memories of this book than Bethany does. It was one of the first novels we read in our AP English class that year, and as I said earlier, one of my favorites. Prior to this book, … Continue reading
Pre-Reading Notes on Allende’s The House of the Spirits (by Bethany)
Other than a negative general impression, I remember exactly two things about Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits from our AP English class. I remember the following subordinate clause: “When the twins were born under the watchful eye of … Continue reading
Reclaiming Our Lost Youth (by Jill)
Picture it, if you will. August, 1993. The Sunset. San Francisco. Fourth period. The interesting thing about the schedule at our high school was that the periods all rotated. Except fourth and fifth periods. Those were the “lunch periods” so … Continue reading
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Postcards From Purgatory 