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Joshua M

Joshua M

I teach and I write.
I still read the comics I read when I could barely read. I always have a poem nearby.
I like books that sucker punch me. more »
  • Girth, NC, USA
  • member since January 23 2008

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  • Juani V

    Juani V says

    Yeah, yeah :P Actually, I was... but then I misplaced it! I've since found it again & just haven't gotten around to re-starting it. I think I previously got to page 70 or so, which is a shame since it starts going *SO* well! Perhaps I've just found what I need to do over the weekend :)

    posted 8 days ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen

    Karen says

    I'm enjoying Sedaris. Hearing him read his own work with that deadpan delivery is making me laugh out loud in public places.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Carol Jen

    Carol Jen says

    and you should be on facebook like your fantastic wife!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Carol Jen

    Carol Jen says

    hmmm... I haven't posted ANYTHING new here in a long time... I have been using Goodreads.com cause it's where all my library peeps hang out :-) I will see if I can import all of my info... there still might not be any MAN book though... we will see!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Andrew W

    Andrew W says

    You know, I haven't read anything mind bowing in a long time. Short stories yes, but no novels. It's getting annoying.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen

    Karen says

    Re: Norton Anthology:
    I like them too, but I send you notes all the time. The Veldt started me on Bradbury when I was in 5th or 6th grade. The Babysitter -- is that Coover? If so, then that too, was marvelous. Many of these I read at WashColl, you know? Flannery O'Connor is humbling. And I just re-read A&P a couple of months ago. Hey, are we the same person? Oh that's right, I didn't like The Dark Tower and haven't yet read Sot Weed. And you think Austen isn't romance.

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen

    Karen says

    How is it that you're reading a Dance with Dragons? Is it out yet??

    posted 8 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Juani V

    Juani V says

    Okay! I'm definitely interested in reading this!!! Do you own it? If so, may I borrow it please? I promise not to do anything violent to it :) :) :)

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Juani V

    Juani V says

    They are mediocre. Funny in some parts, boring in others. They were quick, easy reads... which at the time (when I read them) was exactly what I needed. I regret that I haven't been keeping up with the show. The last episode I watched was when Jason & that girl addicted to vampire blood went & kidnapped the vamp that Lafayette had... visited... with.

    I've no clue what has happened since, because the books and HBO series are SO different!

    posted 10 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Dee G

    Dee G says

    you might like Tad Williams War of the Flowers....

    posted 11 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen

    Karen says

    I read Rendezvous with Rama! I liked it! Oooh, and you are reading Childhood's End.... one of my all-time favorites. Let me know what you think.

    posted 12 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Melody R

    Melody R says

    Just wanted to say that I agree with your opinion on Bleak House. I found the movie much more entertaining which just shouldn't be for a "great" book. I found it disjointed and a little confusing at first. Now I know that it wasn't just me.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen

    Karen says

    Regarding your review for The Secret Life of Bees, I agree with you about the polarity in the characterization, but find that it is sometimes a comfort among women to see in a novel the world reflected in such absolutes. Because sometimes it really feels like all men are scum and all girls are great. While I normally steer clear of typically women's fiction, I loved Bees, especially on audio, and would recommend it strongly to all women readers.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Carol Jen

    Carol Jen says

    I have been considering adding The Secret Life of Bees and The Story of Edgar Sawtelle to my reading list but seeing that you didn't particularly enjoy either one I might not. I am considering starting to add reviews on here... you have me feeling guilty!

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Karen

    Karen says

    Tks for your compliment. I love your reviews. You say in a few sentences what takes me paragraphs to convey. But that is just like us, isn't it?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • KabukiGirl

    KabukiGirl says

    Hello Josh. I actually have not read Tad Williams, but he is on my list of authors to read. I have a book that is filled with lists of authors and names of books that I want to read. It also includes books that I have read because I never remember the names of authors of the titles of the books. What Williams book would you suggest I read first?

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Carol Jen

    Carol Jen says

    No reviews from me... I tag them all so I can find titles fast when recommending books to patrons here at the library, but that plus the star ratining is probably as much as you will get from me unless I REALLY have a strong opinion about a title.

    I read too much and enter information onto 3 different sites like this (its the nerdy librarian in me ... if only all my friends would use the same site) to review every title that I read. Please forgive me.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Carol Jen

    Carol Jen says

    North Carolina has some great libraries. I visited a fantastic one in Charlotte a few years back.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Juani V

    Juani V says

    Btw... the Dark Tower series makes me drool, it's so amazing!
    If only I had the time to reread them so I can catch up & read the last few books.... :(

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )
  • Juani V

    Juani V says

    blah blah blah... not all of us can be "creative writing" teachers, you know?
    I'm actually considering going to the discussion of Twilight in our Media Center next week :P

    And yes, True Blood is freakin' awesome... Can't wait 'til tonight's episode!!!!!!!!!!! I think I'm gonna start reading that series now as well.

    posted 1 year ago. ( send a note )


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