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What I was doing tonight while I was supposed to writing a real blog post:
I’m thinking of this post as an updated version of my old “True Confessions Tuesday” series… I stayed at work for an extra half hour working on the April DVM schedule because my boss and I were working on … Continue reading
Posted in Glimpses into Real Life, Reviews by Jill
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Some Cryptic Wisdom
I jotted this note inside the front cover of my copy of The Federalist. Because the cover no longer closes all the way, this phrase peeks out at me when I am crossing the room to pick up my knitting … Continue reading
Wrenching the Last Bit of Celebration Out of Christmas of 1997: Thoughts on the First Half of Don DeLillo’s End Zone (by Bethany)
When I was a senior in college, I asked for and received all of Don DeLillo’s novels for Christmas. Underworld had just been published, so I received that one in hardback and the others in paperback. I read them all … Continue reading
A Review of Kate Atkinson’s Human Croquet (by Bethany)
Note: This review deals candidly with the ending of the novel. If you want to avoid “spoilers,” you should avoid reading the second half of this review. After a very slow start, I did end up enjoying parts of Human … Continue reading
Final Thoughts on Ransom Riggs’ Library of Souls (by Jill)
The good news about Library of Souls: it got better. The bad news: now it appears the series is over. There is definitely room for additional books, I mean, it’s not like all of the characters die at the end, … Continue reading
Read (Almost) All Day Friday
This photo is called “Here Comes Trouble.” Actually, though, originally I took this RADF photo – – but I wasn’t very happy with it. Darth Vader’s radio is in it, of course – and what’s not to like about that? … Continue reading
Posted in Read-All-Day Friday, Uncategorized
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Progress Report on Ransom Riggs’ Library of Souls (by Jill)
I’m going to keep this brief because I’m pleased to report that things have picked up quite a bit since I posted on Tuesday. Jacob, Emma, and Addison the dog are making progress in their quest to find their … Continue reading
Yarn Along
Kate Atkinson’s Human Croquet isn’t quite as bad as its title suggests, but it still isn’t doing much for me – and this is in spite of the fact that it sort of involves TIME TRAVEL. People keep telling me … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Yarn Along
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Early Thoughts on Ransom Riggs’ Library of Souls (by Jill)
So it’s Tuesday, and my plan was to do a progress report on Library of Souls, the final book in Ransom Riggs’ Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children Trilogy, but I didn’t make a ton of progress this week in my … Continue reading
Holy Democratic Process, Batman!
This is Emma with her big, beautiful eyes, asking you to please forgive her Mom for not writing a book review tonight. The Iowa caucuses are on: the Democrats look like they’re about to start the Hokey Pokey any minute … Continue reading
Posted in Cat photos, Glimpses into Real Life
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Postcards From Purgatory 