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A Review of Gary Paulsen’s The Haymeadow
I came to this novel by accident, when a student I tutor chose it for a book report. We agreed to read the first six chapters before our next meeting. He read ten pages or so, declared it two thumbs … Continue reading
Yarn Along
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been dividing my time between two cities lately – and this means having two phone chargers, two bottles of each of my prescription medicines, and, of course, two sets of knitting projects. I’m usually in … Continue reading
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A Review of Larry Watson’s As Good as Gone
I was surprised to look my Yarn Along post from a few weeks ago and see that I used the word “enjoying” to describe my relationship with As Good as Gone. How much has changed. I’ll tell you a bit … Continue reading
A Review of Stephen F. Knott and Tony Williams’ Washington & Hamilton: The Alliance that Forged America
I came to this book because of my obsession with Hamilton, of course; I was interested to read a book that focused entirely on the relationship between Hamilton and Washington, and I was also interested to learn about the years … Continue reading
A Review of Brad Watson’s Miss Jane
Fair warning: this book is not about Jane Austen. I learned to make this disclaimer when I was reading the book, and everyone who saw the title said, “Oh! Jane Austen!” And then I had the pleasure of replying, “No! … Continue reading
Yarn Along
I’ve started a new project – a patchwork afghan using the stitch pattern that I call the “forgiving scarf” pattern. This is the beginning of the first square. This project will give me endless opportunities for mindless knitting when I … Continue reading
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Yarn Along
I find it interesting how the early-morning light muted the color of my scarf, which is not nearly as Obnoxiously Orange in this photo as it is in real life. I finally got some good work on it done this … Continue reading
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Yarn Along
Instead of this Yarn Along photo, I probably should have taken a picture of this copy of Larry Watson’s As Good as Gone alongside today’s newspaper and sent it to the San Francisco Public Library as an assurance that this … Continue reading
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Final Thoughts on Kia Corthron’s The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter
This novel has transcended everything I wrote about it in my earlier review. It’s still a novel about two sets of brothers, though both families grow estranged, and the brothers are separated (in one case, permanently – by a death) … Continue reading
A Review of Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend
Earlier this week when I took my Yarn Along photo, I had read about 90% of My Brilliant Friend. I had already started to warm to it after feeling disappointed with the first half of the novel. When I scrolled … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 