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Yarn Along
It’s perhaps a stretch to say that this is the last photo you’ll see of the brown sweater before it’s all pieced and finished – but this IS the final sleeve, and I DO have the next five days off … Continue reading
Yarn Along
The brown English rib sweater (Yes… still) is the perfect project for me this week because it’s easy and can be worked on mindlessly, which is what I need during my first week on a new job. I got a … Continue reading
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Tagged English rib sweater, knitting, knitting sweaters, Markus Zusak, teaching, The Book Thief, Yankee Knitter patterns, yarn
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A Review of Koethi Zan’s The Never List (by Bethany)
This novel is the prose equivalent of the stereotypical horror movie – you know, the one where the scantily-clad girl keeps going back in the creepy mansion where all the screams and chainsaw noises are coming from. The first half … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Fiction - general, fiction - thriller, koethi zan, Reviews by Bethany
Tagged human trafficking, kidnapping, novels
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A Review of Vendela Vida’s The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty (by Bethany)
I spent last weekend totally engrossed in this book. I don’t even remember turning the pages. Its worldview is microscopic rather than macroscopic – the plot unfolds over approximately 1-2 weeks, and we’re focused throughout on a protagonist about whom … Continue reading
Yarn Along
I don’t remember where and when I acquired Wool, and this failure of memory is out of character for me. I usually remember where my books came from. Wool is a postapocalyptic/dystopian fantasy novel – you know, like just about … Continue reading
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Yarn Along
Yep, I’m back again with the brown sweater and a book I’m only sort of reading. I don’t even have an entertaining story about a rubber chicken to share with you this week (although you’re welcome to scroll down and … Continue reading
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Tagged Edith Wharton, knitting, knitting sweaters, The House of Mirth
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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
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
Postcards From Purgatory 