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Monthly Archives: July 2015
A Review of Susanna Kearsley’s The Firebird (by Jill)
I might not have read The Firebird, the so-called companion novel to The Winter Sea, as quickly if I hadn’t been getting on a cross-country flight several days after finishing it, but I thought carrying a Kindle and a book … Continue reading
Yarn Along
The first personal website I ever saw (circa 1994) belonged to an Australian guy who lived in the basement of my dorm my freshman year in college. He had a rubber chicken named Keith, and he had traveled all over … Continue reading
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Tagged Damascus Gate, English rib sweater, Keith, knitting, knitting sweaters, robert stone, rubber chicken, websites, yarn
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A Review of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman (by Bethany)
Please note: This review deals frankly with all parts of this novel, including its ending. If you want to avoid “spoilers,” you should not read this review. I like To Kill a Mockingbird, but I don’t love it. It’s not … Continue reading
A Review of Susanna Kearsley’s The Winter Sea (by Jill)
I’m happily ensconced in my suite at the Royal Caribe Hotel in Orlando, Florida. I both love and hate traveling alone. While I like to think of myself as a person who would enjoy nothing more than to spend six … Continue reading
A Review of Siri Hustvedt’s The Blazing World (by Jill)
I acquired The Blazing World thanks to Powell’s Indiespensible book club. It’s been sitting around for a while, over year, though I’ve been looking forward to reading it vaguely, with some concern for complicatedness and reading time. After my Orfeo … Continue reading
Yarn Along
This is less a Yarn Along post and more of a knitting and reading wish list. Knitting and reading have not been big parts of my life these days, especially since I’m at the tail end of twelve full work … Continue reading
Yarn Along
I’m reading Go Set a Watchman right now, just like the rest of the sheep. BAAAA. Actually, as I write this, I haven’t really started it, but I’ve flipped through the pages a bit. I happened upon a debate between … Continue reading
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Tagged Atticus Finch, English rib sweater, Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee, knitting, racism, sweater, yarn
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Early Thoughts on George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows (by Bethany)
Pages read: 218 out of 976 I never wrote official final thoughts on A Storm of Swords, so for the tiny percentage of the population that doesn’t already know what happens, here goes: five major or semi-major characters die vicious, … Continue reading
Rapio, Rapere, Raptus Sum: Sexual Violence, Natural Selection, and A Song of Ice and Fire (by Bethany)
I’ve spent a good chunk of my time these last few months avoiding articles about Game of Thrones on social media. Every Monday morning while Season 5 was still airing, my Facebook feed overflowed with outrage about the violence and … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 