Posted in Books, Literature, Nostalgia, Reading, tagged 80's, Books, flashbacks on May 15, 2008 | 13 Comments »
I have been an avid reader ever since the 2nd grade when my teacher, Mrs. Morgan, dazzled and impressed me (and every other kid in class) with her animated readings of Charlotte’s Web, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, and the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series. Like many, I devoured standards such as The Wonderful World of Oz, The Secret [...]
Posted in Books, Literature, Reading, tagged Books on March 13, 2008 | 13 Comments »
I’ve been known to needlessly fret over inconsequential matters- e.g., unavailable stepmills at the gym, a Grape Nuts Trail Mix shortage at Wal-Mart, or discovering that I’ve left a blog comment containing a spelling or grammatical error. I don’t, however, consider the selection of my next book to read one of those small matters. About halfway [...]
Posted in Books, Literature, Meme, Reading, Survey, tagged Books, Meme on February 21, 2008 | 14 Comments »
While iced in, Matt and I created a book meme. Feel free to copy if you like.
1. What is your favorite passage/line from a book?
My favorite passage is from Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Darcy has just proposed to Elizabeth, and insulted her family in the process:
Elizabeth felt herself growing more angry every moment; yet she [...]
Posted in Books, Meme, Reading, tagged Books, Meme on February 12, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I was tagged by Pogoyogamama to do this book meme. I would be interested to see what everyone else is reading!
Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. (No cheating!)
Hmmm…I’m currently equidistant from To Kill a Mockingbird and Seabiscuit. I like both, but the classic wins this time.
Find Page 123.
Jem and Scout are [...]
Posted in Books, History, Literature, Reading, tagged Books on January 30, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Flyboys, tin can sailors, bridges too far…Over the past couple of years, I have had a crash course in WWII history thanks to the personal library of my father and one of the partners at work, both Vietnam veterans. Most recently, I have been on a Navy trend, reading Halsey’s Typhoon, Sea of Thunder and The [...]
Posted in Books, Life, Literature, Reading, tagged Books on January 20, 2008 | 12 Comments »
That’s what I was in Barnes & Nobles tonight. For our date night, we decided to splurge and buy a book each (we typically rely on the library for our reading needs) after dinner. I picked Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth based on stellar Amazon reviews. I was also looking for a lengthy read to sink my teeth into- [...]
Posted in Books, Literature, Memes, Reading, Survey, tagged Books, Meme on January 4, 2008 | 34 Comments »
How many of these 100 books have you read? This is an interesting book survey I found on http://knotmuchofknitter.wordpress.com.
Mark the ones you’ve read in bold. Italicize the ones you want to read. Movies don’t count.
1. The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
2. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) (this is my absolute favorite book)
3. To Kill [...]
Posted in Books, Culture, Life, Literature, Reading, tagged Books on December 26, 2007 | 10 Comments »
From WWII to unrequited love, my literary interests ran the gamut in 2007. My favorites were as follows:
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini [This was undoubtedly my favorite read of 2007. This man can spin a tale like no other! If you haven’t read The Kite Runner yet, you must run to the [...]
Posted in Books, Life, Personal, Reading, tagged Books on December 17, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been an avid reader for 25 years now. My love for books began in the 2nd grade when my teacher, Mrs. Morgan, read great books like Charlotte’s Web and the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series aloud to our class. I begged my mom to buy Charlotte’s Web and I read it five consecutive times (sobbing [...]
My Better Half
