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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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Further Thoughts on Game of Thrones (by Bethany)
Pages read: 255 out of 674 Right after I posted my last update, I started having some substantive things to say about Game of Thrones. Some of these ideas came from reader comments (thank you!), and others came naturally as … Continue reading
Initial Thoughts on Game of Thrones (by Bethany)
Pages read: 133 of 674 I don’t know how productive it will be for me to write multiple reviews of Game of Thrones here on the blog. I’m assuming that I’m one of the last few sentient beings on earth who … Continue reading
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It’s hard to portray in a photo how long Jill’s scarf is getting, but I estimate it’s about three feet long. Soon will come that period of time when every few rows I’ll tell myself that surely it must be … Continue reading
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A Review of John Renehan’s The Valley (by Bethany)
One of the few good things to come out of the long, ambiguously-defined war of the last thirteen years is a small but notable selection of good fiction. The first round of September 11-themed fiction was as strident and shrill … Continue reading
Final Thoughts on Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant (by Bethany)
This review considers all aspects of this novel, including its ending. Please do not read this review if you want to avoid “spoilers.” I closed my thoughts on the first half of this novel with a series of questions, and … Continue reading
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I went out of town this past weekend, and I didn’t bring any knitting with me. My plan for the trip was to combine a job interview, a family visit, and some intense writing time all into two and a … Continue reading
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French Women Don’t Read Self-Help Books: Introducing a Mini-Marathon
I’ve had some job interviews in my life lately, bringing with them the attendant excitement and stress (and also the attendant stress eating and insomnia). I’m enjoying The Buried Giant (and will finish it tomorrow, I promise!), but when I … Continue reading
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A couple of weeks ago I posted a photo that looked almost exactly like this one; the sweater in that photo is DONE. This one should be done in the next day or two and both sweaters will be heading … Continue reading
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Thoughts on the First Half of Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Buried Giant (by Bethany)
This novel is about that time in the sixth century A.D. when the whole world got Alzheimer’s. I’ll explain: this novel opens at an underground warren somewhere in the geographical region we would call the British Isles. The warren is … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 