Jamie

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jerry-book says

I loved American Gods!

posted 6 days ago. ( send a note )

Chris says

Hi Jamie,

I'm going to start on the 4th March, i'm looking forward to seeing what you think of it!

Yes, I run a book blog with my wife. We both love reading and reviewing so I hope you enjoy it, I'll check yours out and recomment it to a few people I know who enjoy knitting :o)

posted 3 months ago. ( send a note )

ellemorgan says

No it doesn't become plausible. Ultimately, I think I enjoyed 1Q84 even though it is totally crazy. So far my favorite review is the New York Review of Books: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2011/dec/08/behind-murakamis-mirror/?pagination=false
I don't want to accidentally spoil anything, so we can talk about specific elements when you finish it.

posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )

ellemorgan says

I've never gotten around to reading any Roth. One day...

posted 9 months ago. ( send a note )

ellemorgan says

I hope you guys like Miss Peregrine's! I really enjoyed it.

posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )

HemingwayHeroine says

oh my gosh, i would love that. After Dances with Dragons? Like - August somtime?

posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )

ellemorgan says

I definitely read Black Swan Green sometime in 2006, but I can't remember what I would have rated it.

posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )

Trenton Spencer says

Yeah you're hard on literature like me. I just finished Hunter Thompson's "Rum Diaries". It was fabulous. It was so hard to put down and I finished it in less than three days. I'm trying to read as many books as I possibly can while I'm on my break. I've gotten through three so far. I read "The Great Gatsby" (yes, for the first time), "Farenheit 451"(which is actually really good and thought provoking), and "The Rum Diaries". I haven't had a disappointed yet.

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

Trenton Spencer says

I'll definitely get you the dates and times. I have to be honest though. You aren't really making the Murakami book sound very appealing.ha. Is it an older one of his?

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

Trenton Spencer says

I'm actually taking Southern Lit this summer.. It's a 4 hour lecture every Friday morning!! Yea! I have a feeling that some Faulkner will definitely be discussed, and probably some Eudora Welty (I think thats how you spell her name). She's pretty kooky; crazy dialog. I've had such a hard time deciding what to put on my shelf because I've read so many short stories. You can't read one short story from someone and say you've read their anthology can you? ha.

Side note: We're getting classes back at the gym, and I'm going to be teaching a Power Yoga class.. You should think about joining us.

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

Trenton Spencer says

Some of them are really hard to follow because the Southern dialect is so intense, but "A Rose for Emily" has been one of my favorite stories for years.

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Trenton Spencer says

i do believe i have found you mrs. hoffman

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Serpentina says

Or THE BAD GIRL by Llosa it was great. I have bought extra copies just to give away.

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

Serpentina says

I am so glad you liked it! I was surprised when the novel changed and Jacob was no longer the center of attention, but Miss Aibagawa becomes a sister at Mount Shiranui Shrine. I was awed when the reason for the the shrine's existence becomes clear and the ancient rituals are reveals along with the failed attempt to free her. But for me the most stunning piece of writing came in the room of the last chrysanthemum, when Shiroyama murders Lord Abbott Enomoto with a poison extracted from a tree snake found only in a Siamese delta. I was left me breathless. What a novel, what an epic! Try Cloud Atlas it's also very good. Or read what I said about THE WAKE OF FORGIVENESS or THE TATTOO ARTIST.

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

ellemorgan says

Finally got a copy of A Thousand Autumns from the library. I'm ready to read it whenever you're ready.

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

ellemorgan says

Glad that you and Jake enjoyed The Funny Little Woman! I loved it when I was a kid, and I still enjoy it. It's funny that you're about to read Black Hole. I've had it on my bookshelf for a long time, but only read about half of it. Then the other day I decided to try it again, and I read it all in one night. I want to read Charles Burns' latest "X'ed Out" as soon as the library has an available copy.

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

Christiane T says

That sure does help, thank you so much!

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

Mrs. K says

I hope you like the sequels. They weren't quite the same as GWTW, but I enjoyed them. I always wanted the story of Rhett and Scarlett to continue.

posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )

ellemorgan says

Yes, let's definitely plan to read The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet in a month! As for Super Sad, it received lots of favorable reviews and ended up on several best-of-the-year lists; maybe you'll enjoy it more than I did. It just didn't work for me.

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