Archive for the ‘52 books’ Category
A dog’s world view
Posted by: J on: January 31, 2009
I finished reading The Art of Racing in the Rain this week while I was not-busy being sick.
The premise of the book is the story is told from the point-of-view of a dog. Enzo is an unusual dog in many ways, but is still limited by the fact that he’s a dog. While [...]
This reader is reading
Posted by: J on: January 22, 2009
While waiting for the train last week, I was able to read Mary Poppins. Yes, it was a book way before Disney ever made it into a movie. The book is quite a bit different than the movie although all the same characters pop up. What I found most interesting was Mary [...]
Turning cartwheels
Posted by: J on: January 15, 2009
There are a couple of things I’m excited about and looking forward to.
The first is just a day (not even that) away. Tomorrow afternoon I travel to Kansas to see DH and the dogs. It’s been a couple of weeks since seeing DH, but the dogs I’ve not seen since moving to IL. [...]
Reservations, basketball, and growing-up
Posted by: J on: January 10, 2009
The second book I’ve finished for the 52 books in 52 weeks challenge is the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. This is another YA book, so it was a quick read. I enjoyed every page of this book.
Sure there were some incredibly sad parts in this boy’s life, [...]
Of ghosts and ghouls
Posted by: J on: January 9, 2009
I just finished reading Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book. He’s the author who wrote Coraline, which is being made into a movie due to release in the summer (I think.) This is a young adult book, although there are lots of adults reading it as well from what I hear.
Anywhoo, this was a [...]
SAD is depressing
Posted by: J on: January 5, 2009
I’m self-diagnosing myself with Seasonal Affect Disorder. Or maybe it’s just holiday let-down. We’re entering that time of year when people tend to den, hiding out in their warm houses waiting for winter to pass and spring to appear.
When we lived in Alaska, I don’t remember this sort of post-holiday blahs. [...]
52 Books
Posted by: J on: January 1, 2009
I’ve joined a reading challenge group on Ravelry. The idea is to read 52 books in 52 weeks. Hopefully this will encourage me to turn off the tv a few nights a week. Since moving to IL, I’ve been watching far more than I have in several months.
Here’s my to-read list: [...]
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