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The Book Fetish: September 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Grab a Glass of Wine, and Let's Snark. My Fair Lazy: One Reality Television Addict's Attempt to Discover if Not Being a Dumbass is the New Black,. Or, A Culture-up Manifesto. I first discovered Jen Lancaster in Bitter is the New Black. Aissance. Her quest to get some culture and expand her horizons. Lancaster's se...
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The Book Fetish: June 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Sunday, June 27, 2010. Book 35: The Brightest Star in the Sky. I don't think I've ever read a Marian Keyes novel that I didn't like. The Brightest Star in the Sky. Maybe, on occasion. But also spunky. Going after what they want. Making tough decisions. Surviving. Http:/ www.audible.com/adbl/site/products/ProductDetail.jsp? The last few years ...
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The Book Fetish: May 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Monday, May 31, 2010. Book 30: The Heretic's Daughter. From the first reading of The Crucible. In school, I've been fascinated with the Salem witch trials. As soon as I heard the role of the trials in this book, I knew I had to read it. In The Heretic's Daughter,. Stand by while parents, children, and siblings were ripped apart? Wednesday, Ma...
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The Book Fetish: Seeking Recommendations
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Monday, December 20, 2010. You may have read earlier that I am doing Chick Lit Plus' Reading Challenge in 2011. That means I'll be reading, you guessed it, Chick Lit. I have to read twelve. So please, add your suggestions in the comments. December 27, 2010 at 3:30 PM. December 27, 2010 at 4:34 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Anthropol...
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The Book Fetish: March 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Sunday, March 28, 2010. Book 19: Work Hard, Be Nice. There's so much I want to say about this book, this story of two young men from Teach for America, who thought they just might be able to make a difference in the lives of some children. Jay Mathews recounts the founding of the KIPP school in his easy to read, entertaining, and engaging.
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The Book Fetish: Great Power, Great Responsibility
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Sunday, December 12, 2010. Great Power, Great Responsibility. A Great And Terrible Beauty. With apologies to Spiderman, I'm starting this review with a paraphrase from him: With great power, comes great responsibility. And that is also the theme of this book. Libba Bray's title is spot on. Power can be a great and terrible beauty. The discove...
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The Book Fetish: November 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Tuesday, November 23, 2010. Riding with the Hells Angels. Not a Bullshit MC. My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the. Inner Circle of the Hells Angels. Caught my eye when I was browsing through Barnes and Noble. The outlaw MC's, the "one percenters" as they are known, may operate outside the law, but they strictly adhere to their own code....
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The Book Fetish: Riding with the Hells Angels... Not a Bullshit MC
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Tuesday, November 23, 2010. Riding with the Hells Angels. Not a Bullshit MC. My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the. Inner Circle of the Hells Angels. Caught my eye when I was browsing through Barnes and Noble. The outlaw MC's, the "one percenters" as they are known, may operate outside the law, but they strictly adhere to their own code....
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The Book Fetish: Why, After All This Time?
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Sunday, December 19, 2010. Why, After All This Time? I'd Know You Anywhere. Earlier in the week, I just wanted a book that would suck me in and make me want to turn the page. I didn't want to think, much, but be engrossed and entertained. I'd Know You Anywhere. What follows is the unravelling of what really happened while Eliza was captive...
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The Book Fetish: August 2010
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Musings on the books I read. Not a typical book review on style and approach, but ruminations on how these books make me feel, the thoughts and emotions they evoke. Sunday, August 29, 2010. Book 44: Bad Marie. Could have been a cliche. The hot nanny; the bored, weak husband; the seemingly cold, ambitious wife. But Dermansky avoids death by predictability. Whiskey swilling, chocolate loving, and thieving, Marie sets her sights on Ellen's husband and so begins the saga that is. Although Marie's childhood w...