http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/ A bookworm journalist blogs on literature and life Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:26:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-5902 Mini Reviews to End 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:13:54 +0000 http://sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=2916#comment-5902 [...] actually wrote quite a bit about this book when I read it for My Infinite Summer, I just never did a final review of it. I guess in a sentence, the book was dark, funny, [...] [...] actually wrote quite a bit about this book when I read it for My Infinite Summer, I just never did a final review of it. I guess in a sentence, the book was dark, funny, [...]

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2914 Infinite Summer » Blog Archive » Roundup Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:02:41 +0000 http://sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=2916#comment-2914 [...] Kim of Sophisticated Dorkiness. [...] [...] Kim of Sophisticated Dorkiness. [...]

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/comment-page-/#comment-2913 Kim Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:24:46 +0000 http://sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=2916#comment-2913 I was ahead, but after 4th of July and this week I'm behind. i was going to catch up last night, but ended up playing Scrabble and watching tv instead. I like the idea of an update because then if I do write a review I'll have things to go back to. Or, just a record that I managed to finish the book! I was ahead, but after 4th of July and this week I’m behind. i was going to catch up last night, but ended up playing Scrabble and watching tv instead. I like the idea of an update because then if I do write a review I’ll have things to go back to. Or, just a record that I managed to finish the book!

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2912 Kim Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:23:37 +0000 http://sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=2916#comment-2912 I think it's good... at least, I'm confident that it's going to get good. Right now all the strands are so spread apart that I get frustrated. I've been told that it comes together around page 223, so I'm sticking it out. I think it’s good… at least, I’m confident that it’s going to get good. Right now all the strands are so spread apart that I get frustrated. I’ve been told that it comes together around page 223, so I’m sticking it out.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2911 Kim Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:22:52 +0000 http://sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=2916#comment-2911 Ha ha, I'm sorry you feel old! Your son is just about the same age as me though :) Ha ha, I’m sorry you feel old! Your son is just about the same age as me though

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2910 Kim Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:22:30 +0000 http://sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=2916#comment-2910 I know! That was one of the biggest reasons I decided to commit to it -- I feel like a book given with some thought deserves to read no matter how intimidating it might be. I know! That was one of the biggest reasons I decided to commit to it — I feel like a book given with some thought deserves to read no matter how intimidating it might be.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/comment-page-/#comment-2909 Kim Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:21:48 +0000 http://sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=2916#comment-2909 There might be a lot of copies out, there are a lot of IJ readers in the group. There might be a lot of copies out, there are a lot of IJ readers in the group.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2908 Kim Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:21:09 +0000 http://sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=2916#comment-2908 I think the size is scary too. It's not a book I feel like I can just carry around for casual reading here and there -- once I sit down to read a portion, I commit to reading a lot of pages. I think the size is scary too. It’s not a book I feel like I can just carry around for casual reading here and there — once I sit down to read a portion, I commit to reading a lot of pages.

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2907 Kim Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:20:14 +0000 http://sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=2916#comment-2907 Excellent, that's good news. Too bad I haven't read anything this week to update on :) Excellent, that’s good news. Too bad I haven’t read anything this week to update on

]]> http://www.sophisticateddorkiness.com/2009/07/my-infinite-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-2906 Kim Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:19:47 +0000 http://sophisticateddorkiness.com/?p=2916#comment-2906 It takes a lot to get into. If i weren't trying to read it with this group, I'd abandon it, because the first 200 pages or so don't seem to go together at all! It takes a lot to get into. If i weren’t trying to read it with this group, I’d abandon it, because the first 200 pages or so don’t seem to go together at all!

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