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Monthly Archives: April 2015
More things I did while I was supposed to be reading Orfeo (by Jill)
So…. Yeah…. I’ve been faithfully carrying Orfeo around for the past couple of days. Bedroom to living room and back again. Today I even took it to my parents’ house. Have I read a word? No. Am I considering … Continue reading
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Yarn Along
Today I opted for a photo that doesn’t do the greatest job of showing off the tank sweater I’m knitting in favor of a shot that showcases the brilliant blue sky. Three hours after this photo was taken (yesterday), it was … Continue reading
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This should be a progress report on Richard Powers’ Orfeo…. (by Jill)
But it’s not. I haven’t read very much since Saturday. I’ve been busy. Kind of. I thought I’d list out all of the things I’ve been doing since Saturday. Working. I took the dog for a run on Saturday. … Continue reading
Still More Thoughts on Game of Thrones (by Bethany)
Pages read: 480 out of 674 It took a while – and I reserve the right to retract this statement in the future – but I am officially hooked on Game of Thrones. When I first blogged about this book, … Continue reading
A Review of Jonathan Tropper’s This Is Where I Leave You (by Bethany)
Where to begin in my review of this disaster of a novel? With the nonstop implausible sex and violence? With the children who speak and act like sitcom children rather than the real thing? With the hackneyed displays of emotion? … Continue reading
Early thoughts on Richard Powers’ Orfeo (by Jill
I started Richard Powers’ Orfeo on Thursday after I finished The Children Act. Orfeo was an Indiespensible book back in early 2014, and I’ve been looking forward to reading it, though I knew it would not be particularly easy going. … Continue reading
Just Saying Hi
This will be a slow blogging weekend for me, I think. My reading list is eclectic as always; this weekend it includes medieval warfare fantasy, an insipid contemporary comic novel, a Marine Corps training manual, a cookbook and food-history book … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Ian McEwan’s The Children Act (by Jill)
I haven’t written a post about a book that Bethany has already reviewed for the blog in quite a while. I am, as usual when I have to do this, overcome with anxiety that mine will look amateurish next … Continue reading
Yarn Along
I’m still reading Game of Thrones, but you don’t want to see another picture of it, do you? I didn’t think so. I’m still working on Jill’s scarf too, though I didn’t get much work done on it last weekend … Continue reading
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Postcards From Purgatory 