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R E A D "more than human" by theodore sturgeon for a discussion beginning 31 march 2010 with guest host kate

"after leaving mr. mackensie" by jean rhys for a discussion beginning 31 may 2010 with guest host deja

"when you reach me" by rebecca stead for a discussion beginning 31 july 2010 with guest host KT

"olive kitteridge: a novel in stories" by elizabeth strout for a discussion beginning 30 sept. 2010 with guest host elise

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oprah buries the book

i hope i’m overreacting.

this afternoon, sprawled on the couch, trying to ease the braxton-hicks contractions, i started flipping through the channels. and there was larger than life oprah (maybe this is why we need cable) telling the entire world that the amazon kindle was the most amazing gadget EVER.

the minute she uttered those words, i [...]

life and death in shanghai

this was a doozy! it took me weeks to get through it. (i spent most of september very mad at china.) here’s our guest host tiffany’s take on the book:

I picked this book because I believe it is powerful.  Nien Cheng is in the unique situation of being Chinese and living through vast changes in [...]

what is the what

i haven’t finished the book. now, before you start throwing eggs, hear me out. this book is so deeply and beautifully tragic and mind-boggling that i can only read a chapter at time. in fact, when i tried to read more than that, i realized that i was uncommonly weepy and short-tempered. it took a [...]

book trail: august

hello book trailians. (and all you book trailian wannabes. i know you’re out there.) i am here to pump you up for this month’s read: what is the what by dave eggers.

now, dave eggers is a special man. he writes the kind of books that really polarize people: readers either love eggers and devote their [...]

wind in the willows

yikes. i’m a little late. [every day seems to slip into the next when i'm on vacation.]

in any case, did you not love wind in the willows? this time through i read the 100th anniversary edition–the pictures are absolutely magical. i love mole. i love rat. i love toad. i don’t think i’ll ever get [...]