Category Archives: books

my resolve

Posted on August 20, 2006 by jeannie

I resolve to stop my namby-pamby complaining. Listening to disc 5 of The Two Towers on my hour run gave me some perspective this morning. Heck, Gandalf survived fighting the Balrog and made his way back from the bowels of … Continue reading →

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should I read In Cold Blood?

Posted on August 18, 2006 by jeannie

Why would they put out another movie about Capote so soon? and with such a great line-up? I’m not a huge Sandra Bullock fan, but Isabella Rosellini, Signourney Weaver and Daniel Craig (the new James Bond)? You can see the … Continue reading →

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Young adult books list

Posted on June 7, 2006 by jeannie

A few weeks ago, I attended a pretty good conference called The Best Young Adult Books of the Decade. I walked in a half hour late and there was an overweight man in a sweat-drenched shirt reading out loud with … Continue reading →

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nytimes best book list

Posted on May 11, 2006 by jeannie

I like lists. This one just came out in the NYTimes and covers the best American fiction of the last 25 years. I suppose I will finally have to break down and read Delillo. My boyfriend goes on and on … Continue reading →

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books I have read – 2006

Posted on April 24, 2006 by jeannie

I am on a Haruki craze right now. I received an email notice that Hardboiled Wonderland… is in. That's the first one my boyfriend read and wasn't that impressed by. But for me it will be my fourth Haruki book. … Continue reading →

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