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The Hamiltome is Here!
THE HAMILTON SOUNDTRACK has been in my car’s CD player for 108 days. It arrived from Amazon on December 22, when I plucked it from the mailbox right before I went out to do one last round of Christmas shopping. … Continue reading
Yarn Along
My name for this project – the sangria sweater – has stuck, and since “sangria” comes from the Spanish word for blood, this sweater is a perfect match for one of the many books I’m reading right now. Blood Work … Continue reading
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In the Mood for Nonfiction
I’ve been reading lots of nonfiction lately – much more than usual. I’m actively involved in all four of these, though it’s been longer than I’d like to admit since I’ve dipped into Lit Up. My goal is to review … Continue reading
Thoughts on the First Third of Lily King’s Euphoria
A while ago I introduced the idea that novels about anthropologists are always good. This judgment was based on my love for Norman Rush’s Mating and Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow and Children of God, but it was quickly disproved … Continue reading
Yarn Along
I went to the yarn store on Monday. I needed two more skeins of the orange yarn (Malabrigo Worsted #96 – Sunset) for my scarf, and I was putting off the trip because I more or less knew that the … Continue reading
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A Review of Geraldine Brooks’ The Secret Chord
Told from the point of view of King David’s prophet Natan, this novel begins at the moment when David’s generals and military advisors declare that he is no longer fit to lead his army into war. While dealing with his … Continue reading
Sapiens
Human beings did not domesticate wheat; wheat domesticated us. And yes, it makes sense. More soon.
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A Review of Dave Eggers’ The Circle
This novel’s protagonist is the twentysomething Mae, who sometime in the not-so-distant future lands a job at The Circle – a tech giant that makes Facebook, Google, Yahoo, and so forth obsolete by combining all their functions into one – through … Continue reading
Yarn Along
I’ve found that I like my Yarn Along photos best when they are a bit “busy.” I’m not sure if this is an aesthetic preference or if it’s because busy photos feel more authentic to me, since my book and yarn storage … Continue reading
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A Review of Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History
Can you imagine childhood without dinosaurs? I can’t. What did three year-olds do before there were books of dinosaurs to pour over? How did they learn to pronounce multisyllabic words in the absence of archaeopteryx, velociraptor, and tyrannosaurus? Were they … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 