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Tag Archives: books
Book Quiz!
I don’t think I’ve seen this quiz before I ran across it at Sheila’s place, which seems odd, because surely by now I’ve seen (and done) every blog quiz that exists, right? Anyway, it’s about books: What are you reading … Continue reading
Quite contrary….
We are now making our way through the Little House books with The Daughter, reading a bit of them to her each night at bedtime. I’m missing large portions of the story, though, because she continues reading after we do … Continue reading
Stop it, Ken. You’re freaking me out.
Ken Jennings, nine days ago: I bet [J.K. ] Rowling’s first post-Harry Potter book -– talk about a hard act to follow -– will be a classic mystery of some kind. I don’t know if it’ll be a hard-boiled gumshoe … Continue reading
Brief Bleg
For various reasons, I suddenly find myself keenly interested in the writings of Anais Nin. Problem is, I’m a bit confused by the titles that exist out there, between diaries and unexpurgated diaries and books that are extracts from her … Continue reading
Why I am a horrible father, part XLVI
This week, we’ve started reading Little House in the Big Woods to The Daughter at bedtime. Keeping that in mind, here’s a portion of tonight’s dinner-table conversation: ME: So, are you still reading Little House? THE DAUGHTER: Yup. ME: Ah. … Continue reading
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Hallowing Deathly
There’s a really fun free-for-all, spoilerific Harry Potter thread going on over at Making Light, and I just want to highlight this comment, which is as good a summation of the book’s central theme as I’m likely to see. Kudos … Continue reading
Deathly Hallowing
Time for some first impressions on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which I finished reading about an hour ago. I’ll color-obscure the text here, so you’ll have to highlight to read it. Oh, and for the purposes of the … Continue reading
But what’s the deal with THE DURSLEYS???
Cracked.com’s “Six Questions the Final Harry Potter Book Had Better F***ing Answer: It’s expected that the main narrative of The Deathly Hallows will be about Harry’s hunt for the remaining Horcruxes before his final confrontation with Voldemort. If this is … Continue reading
Books: I read ’em
Some recent reading: :: I was a bit disappointed in Love is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time, by rock critic and Rolling Stone contributing editor Rob Sheffield. It’s a good book, to be sure, … Continue reading
Will he finally become Totally Headless Nick?
Well, we’re about two weeks out from the massive THUD of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which I will of course buy on day one and read as quickly as I can. I actually haven’t re-read any of the … Continue reading