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From the monthly archives:
I almost skipped Sunday Salon today, for no good reason, but then I remembered the award that Jodie from Book Gazing gave me — the Heartfelt Award — where she specifically mentioned she liked my Sunday Salon posts. Reading that made me really happy and thinking about it inspired me to work on a post [...]
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Over Memorial Day, I spent some time reading books have been being reviewed all over the blogosphere: The Book Thief and The Hunger Games. If you’ve never heard of these two books, you’re either living under a rock or spend too much time hitting “Mark all as read” in your Google Reader
Because they’ve [...]
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I just finished The Book Thief by Markus Zusak and wow, just wow. Such a good book! It’s one of those that I’m a little sad is over because I loved reading it so much. I was absorbed by all of the characters, totally drawn into their stories, wanting the best for them even though [...]
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Title: I Feel Bad About My Neck and Other Thoughts on Being a Woman
Author: Nora Ephron
Genre/Year: Personal Essays, 2006
Two Sentence Summary: Think getting old and being a woman is kinda funny? So does Nora Ephron!
One Sentence Review: A solid essay collection, but one that I’m not quite wise enough to totally understand.
Grade: 83/100
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins finally came from the library! After reading a good review of this book from pretty much every blogger in my reader, I cannot wait to start.
The problem is that Boyfriend and I are going to Six Flags Great America today for his birthday, and I’m stuck driving. I’m sure [...]
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First of all, thank you all so much for your flexibility about BIP Week #9: Help Another Blog — I did not expect Mr. Linky to go down, which threw everything off. It was a learning experience for me and I appreciated your flexibility.
There is still at least one person who wants to participate but [...]
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I’m done with the semester, yay!! I finished my last tests and projects last Thursday, and I’ve been off the grid since. Pretty much no Twitter, no Google Reader, and no blog, just spending time with my family and friends from the Twin Cities. It’s been great.
Today was the first afternoon in I don’t know [...]
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Title: Audrey, Wait!
Author: Robin Benway
Pages: 313 (hardcover)
Two Sentence Summary: When Audrey broke up with her musician boyfriend Evan, she figured it would be awkward at school, but that would be that. Instead, Evan writes a song called “Audrey, Wait!” which becomes an international bestseller, turning Audrey’s life upside down.
One Sentence Review: Audrey, Wait! is [...]
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