I realized today that I haven’t officially recognized the start of summer vacation on the blog yet. Hooray! Usually, summer for me means travel time. Sometimes it’s a few short trips, sometimes it’s something bigger (like the cruise in Alaska last summer). Additionally, for the past 7 years, the end of August has always meant […]
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Every Town Worth Knowing: Poughkeepsie Edition
After listening to the audiobook of Everyone Worth Knowing, I have a few things to say to the author, Lauren Weisberger, about the town of Poughkeepsie. My hometown. Dear Ms. Weisberger, I don’t pretend to know anything about the world of New York socialites, fashion and PR. You are clearly well-versed in this environment, and […]
Another Jane Austen knockoff
Jane Austen’s work is very popular fodder for current fiction writers. The Jane Austen Book Club, Pemberley: Or Pride and Prejudice Continued… I know there’s more, but I’m blanking on the titles right now. I read a romance novel awhile back based on Pride and Prejudice, featuring Elizabeth Bennet as a hotshot lawyer and Mr. […]
The Handmaid’s Tale
Even though I re-read The Handmaid’s Tale last week, I’ve been procrastinating on this post because I love and admire the book so much, and I’m afraid I won’t do it justice. But I suppose that’s precisely why I need to write about it. I read The Handmaid’s Tale in high school, expecting a dull story […]
Is It Gift Card-Worthy?
Last night I spent a little time at Barnes and Noble picking out two new books. I’ve said before on this blog that I rarely buy books, and even more rarely pay full-price for them. I usually only shop for paperbacks once a year, right before our annual trip to the beach (which, sadly, I […]
Every Last One
Spoiler alert: In this blog post, I intend to give you major reason not to read Every Last One, and then flip it around to tell you why you should read it anyway. Ready? I recently listened to this book on audiobook. Though beautifully written, it was, without a doubt, the most sad, depressing, difficult […]