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Reading list for 2010

2010-01-01T20:06:54Z

Looking forward to 2010. This is the third year I'm making a list of books I must read in the coming year. So far it's helped me to read more than I normally think I have time for. The first year I made an ambitious list of 24 books, last year it ...

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Wrapping up 2009

2009-12-31T15:05:33Z

I finished my 2009 reading list with a few minutes to spare. New Year's party was at 7 p.m. and I finished the last lines of Swann's Way about an hour before that. I know one of my resolutions for 2010 will be to keep myself from procrastinating a...

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Blindness by Jose Saramago

2009-12-17T01:56:16Z

Blindness was the second Saramago book I read. A few years ago I read The Double which was one of the most unique books I've ever read. While this was just as creatively different as the first one this one was must more bleak. In fact it was perh...

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I am America (And So Can You) by Stephen Colbert

2009-11-29T21:20:30Z

Our third and final audiobook was the one we both agreed on. Not too much to say about this one. If you are familiar with the show it's what you would expect. A lot of fun. This is probably better as an audiobook than reading it to yourself. On...

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On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

2009-11-28T15:32:31Z

On our road trip, I had the second audio book choice and I chose On Chesil Beach. While this was incredibly sad, it was also very beautiful. McEwan is able to write about situational conflicts in such a harrowing, haunting way. The story is of ...

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Next by Michael Crichton

2009-11-26T03:06:20Z

We started a road trip and decided to take some audio books with us. The problem is that our reading tastes do not overlap. This one was my husband's choice. At first I detested this book. I wondered how I would make it through the whole twelve ...

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Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

2009-11-20T02:36:32Z

I would never have picked this one up on my own. My book club chose it. After my initial resistance, I became absorbed in the story. If you have an appreciation for Gothic literature, you'll probably really enjoy this one. The characters, while ...

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Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

2009-10-16T15:34:45Z

I love the cover of this book. Front and back. The simple green background and the bright, chalky letters make me happy. Even if I had hated this book and David Sedaris, I would have read this one for its cover. I know there are those who would...

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Norwegian Wood

2009-10-14T10:18:30Z

This was my second book by Murakami. I picked this one up for two reasons. First it's his most popular book in Japan and the book that created his notoriety. Second, it's the only book he wrote that is straight-forward. He said in an interview th...

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Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris

2009-10-13T10:59:43Z

What I learned from this sad to disturbing collection of Christmas tales is that Sedaris has major psychological issues with Christmas. Six in all, the pieces are a mix of essays and short stories. The short stories include baby murder and inten...

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