Ride the Book Trail

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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little hal has a new favorite book: green eggs and ham.

for the past few days, i have read green eggs and ham about six times a day, on average.

he won’t let me skip any words either. (uncanny how the little tyke is already onto that game.)

after repeating i will not, will not with a goat [...]

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 [...]

limp

this seems to be a month full of confessions. but this one is going to make me a little pink with shame. oh well. here’s the thing. my brain seems awfully limp of late. i’ve started book after book and haven’t finished a single one. the truth is, i want to read something gripping. something [...]