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Progress Report on The Valley of Amazement and some other random stuff (by Jill)
I got some reading done yesterday, but not as much as I would have liked. I had to do “adulting” things like vacuum the floors and organize the linen closet, as well as procure my birthday “gift” from Panera … Continue reading
A Review of Richard Yates’ Disturbing the Peace
This is a very detailed review. This novel is character-driven and not the sort that is driven by suspense, but if you do not want to read “spoilers,” I recommend that you avoid this review. What a strange, complicated, and … Continue reading
More Progress on Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement (by Jill)
Seriously, you guys, Violet Minturn is the unluckiest courtesan in all of Shanghai. It’s just too much. She becomes a courtesan. Then she falls in love with an American named Edward. They have a child. They’re living together and … Continue reading
Progress Report on Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement (by Jill)
And…. There’s a very good chance I was right in my last post about The Valley of Amazement when I said that when I saw the length of this book I was worried about Amy Tan having a poor … Continue reading
Final Thoughts on Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger’s Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History (by Bethany)
Once I was in a strip joint and needed to go to the bathroom. The thing is, strip joints don’t have women’s bathrooms – or this one didn’t, anyway. When I asked a staff member, he pointed me toward the … Continue reading
A Review of Thomas Mallon’s Henry and Clara (by Bethany)
When I reported in on this book last weekend, I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. I think I felt 100% neutral about it, actually – and neutrality is unusual for me. I didn’t quite know what to do … Continue reading
A Brief Introduction to Amy Tan’s The Valley of Amazement (by Jill)
My first thought when I picked up Amy Tan’s latest novel (her first since 2005 and was published in 2013, yes, yes, I’m way behind on my “high priority” pile) off the top of the pile a few days … Continue reading
Review of Lev Grossman’s Codex, part 2 (by Jill)
Where was I on Thursday before Pat Conroy had to die and throw a wrench in my blogging plans? Oh yes, I was complaining about Codex. I felt bad about that after I posted it, but the good news … Continue reading
Goodbye
From My Losing Season: “The next morning, [Coach] Mel Thompson, who had never offered me a compliment in my whole life, said in the News and Courier: ‘Pat Conroy gave another great performance. That kid gets more mileage out of … Continue reading
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Thoughts on the First Half of Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger’s Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War that Changed American History
I read almost nothing this weekend – just a few chapters of Henry and Clara and a few chapters of the book named above, which I’ve been reading off and on for about a week. I don’t have much to … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 