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OMG this book. Let’s just start by saying, if you are offended by the title, you will not find this book funny. I, on the other hand, thought it was HYSTERICAL. It’s a satirical view of women’s every day behaviors and how (obviously) men do it better. Silly things like needing a basket for the
Here, finally, is the comic relief I’ve been needing practically since book #1. Carl Hiaasen’s Bad Monkey came to me in the book swap, and while the novel is not one I might have chosen voluntarily, it had been highly recommended by a former writing teacher of mine, and so I’m glad I had an
Hello reader friends! The challenge is more than half way, and there are 3 weeks left before January 30th. However, the blog will still be open so you can post long after the “deadline” or never– it’s up to you! I hope you are enjoying it so far. I would love some suggestions for the
The Movigoer by Walker Percy is from the 1960’s. The story is based in New Orleans, specifically a suburb called Gentilly that is characteristically “boring.” Jack, the main character, lives a boring life there selling stocks and bonds. He is a veteran of the Vietnam war, and he spends his time going to the movies,
Ah, a return to fiction! After two intense non-fiction reads, I really needed to have the language of a constructed world wash over me, and Claire Messud’s The Woman Upstairs is a novel I’d been intending to read for over a year now. But if I had expected any relief from simmering rage and emotionality, I
I know I’ve been absent. And I know no apologies or explanations are needed. Here’s what I “read” so far: I tried listening to this audio book before Christmas as I made gifts for my family. I thought it would be funny. Not only was it billed as a “humor” book, the irony of making
Just stumbled across this. Thought it would be helpful if anyone still needs book ideas or just to have for future reference! http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/books-to-movies-2016#.ofy9wqJn3 Should have my book 3 review ready before the weekend!!
I’d been meaning to read this book since last Thanksgiving when my sister-in-law gave it to me and told me I had to read it immediately (that didn’t happen!), but it had disappeared from my bookshelves at home only to turn up in my husband’s lab on a shelf above his bench. He hadn’t read
Miriam Toews is a Canadian author I have been following for about a decade. She has published several novels in that time, and I have read each of them. I discovered she had published All My Puny Sorrows so I picked it up for the challenge. The book is about a family. The younger sister is
So I tried to read this book years ago and couldn’t get through it. On Trish’s review from our summer challenge, I decided to try again. I find myself very torn on how to write this review because my immediate response is to say it was horribly slow and boring. I really had to force
Seasonal Reading 