The Nerdy, Wordy, Reading Life
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery Page: 396 Finished I hadn’t read this book for a very long time and was pleasantly refreshed by it today. I also realized for the first time that I believe Anne is the best book to movie adaptation ever. It’s been a long while since I’ve seen the [...]
The Everyman Anthology of Poetry for Children Page: 379 Brideshead Revisited Page: 315 I must confess, I’m a bit shocked. It is mis-titled and mis-intended. A poem about wanting to crawl back into the womb? For children? A line in a poem that says we might as well suck at a dug? For kids? Really? [...]
Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Page: 100 The Everyman Book of Poetry for Children Page: 205 This time I decided to read my book-club-book more than the day before we meet. I like Evelyn Waugh. This is a pleasant book so far and full of interesting themes. I can’t say anymore about it than that…gotta [...]
The Everyman Anthology of Poetry for Children Page: 175 I never read much poetry either growing up or in school and for awhile I imagined that I didn’t like poetry. I think starting back at the basics (with children’s poetry) is a good strategy for those of you in my boat. Strongly cadenced, pleasantly rhyming [...]
No reading. No post. I’ve already worked 15 hours and no end in sight…might be done in about 2-3 hours. Feel sorry for me. G’night.
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller Page: 569 Finished The Everyman Anthology of Poetry for Children Page: 107 I added two new reviews (just for you babe). As I was driving to work this morning I realized I hadn’t offered any real opinion of or analysis on A Tale of Two Cities. I also didn’t feel [...]
A Tale of Two Cities Page: 413 Today’s blog post is going to venture into sappy territory so if you don’t have the stomach for it, stop reading now. I was reading the blog of a casual acquaintance and as I read a post where she was venting about her husband’s insensitivity I realized (not [...]
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Page: 235 I started to read this novel ten years ago after reading Baroness Orczy’s Scarlett Pimpernel and becoming temporarily infatuated with all things French Revolution. I didn’t get into it and now I know why. I think the book is good but the archaic sentence structure [...]
Catch 22 Page: 410 Today was a hard day and I’m glad it’s over. I closed Veritas and Jared greeted me, when I got home, with one of our favorite meals; salmon and couscous with asparagus. I’m becoming refreshed; the red wine is helping. I’m going to have to set Catch 22 aside now too, [...]
Catch 22 Page: 218 So we had a gorgeous banner printed out to announce to all commuters “Anniversary Celebration – Free Drinks All Day Saturday” but with the spring weather and the wind tunnel that is Chinden Blvd…it’s in the closet and not hanging from the bottom of our sign. So instead I’m enlisting the [...]