Today I had one of those perfect reading days. I read almost an entire book- about 350 pages of the 400 in the novel- in one sitting. It was glorious. Here are the factors required for a perfect reading day: 1. An unspecified chunk of time. You can’t have any serious obligations to rush off […]
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I’ve Got Your Number
Vacation week merits a light, fun book to read. I couldn’t have picked a better one than I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella: I’ve always loved Sophie Kinsella’s books. I think she’s one of the best women’s fiction writers out there. Her heroines are strong, ethical women who are also witty, quirky and more […]
Rescue: A Puzzle
I love Anita Shreve. She writes the way I want to write: with simple language but poignant description, themes of family and relationships, and a tug-at-your-heartstrings quality. Rescue, the most recent of her books, had all of these things, and yet I found something lacking. The story follows Peter Webster, known only as Webster, from his […]
The Hunger Games
Since this weekend has been all about the hype surrounding The Hunger Games premiere, I thought I’d re-post my original assessment of the series, posted back in September. I still stand by my opinion that while the first two books were works of creative genius, Suzanne Collins seriously phoned it in on the third. It […]
Girls in White Dresses
This book was not what I expected. Here’s an excerpt from the book jacket: “Isabella, Mary and Lauren feel like everyone they know is getting married. On Sunday after Sunday, at bridal shower after bridal shower, they coo over toasters, collect ribbons and wrapping paper, eat minuscule sandwiches and doll-sized cakes. They wear pastel dresses […]
Can Rowling Recapture the Magic?
I recently came across this news item in the Huffington Post that stirred intense excitement, mixed with some trepidation, into the cauldron of my heart: New JK Rowling Book Obviously, I’m excited to hear that the author of my favorite book series, a writer I respect intensely, and the lead invitee to my fantasy celebrity […]