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True Confession of a Book Glutton: January 2011
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True Confession of a Book Glutton. Navigating through Stacks and Stacks of Accumulated Books. Tuesday, January 11, 2011. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I didn't take to Betty Smith's. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Right away. I probably would have given up about 100 pages in if a couple of close friends- whose reading tastes I trust- hadn't said this was one of their favorite books. It's not a grand epic tale by any means; it captures the everyday struggles and triumphs of Francie. Anne of Green Gables. A working...
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True Confession of a Book Glutton: August 2010
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True Confession of a Book Glutton. Navigating through Stacks and Stacks of Accumulated Books. Monday, August 30, 2010. I picked up an old paperback copy of. At a library sale in college. Since the title was in French, I assumed the whole book was in French. I bought it when I was still taking French classes, naively thinking I'd read it in its native language. Well, since I stopped taking French and would find it hard to read even. But, back to the book. I was originally interested in reading Laclos.
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True Confession of a Book Glutton: December 2010
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True Confession of a Book Glutton. Navigating through Stacks and Stacks of Accumulated Books. Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Didn't have high hopes for my latest gym book-. But it turned out to be better than I thought. The book opens with Harry sitting in a diner, waiting to work up the nerve to ask out the waitress. We know he is late for something, and it sounds like a job interview, but in the very last sentence of the chapter it is revealed that he is going to his wife's funeral. I am suffering from a ...
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True Confession of a Book Glutton: November 2010
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True Confession of a Book Glutton. Navigating through Stacks and Stacks of Accumulated Books. Monday, November 22, 2010. The Emperor of Ocean Park. The Emperor of Ocean Park. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book, but at least it's one more off my list! Monday, November 15, 2010. I've had a galley of. Sitting on my shelf for years. Someone asked me when I started this project if there were any books I regretted letting sit for so long. This is it! The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Death in Venice,. In fac...
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True Confession of a Book Glutton: June 2010
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True Confession of a Book Glutton. Navigating through Stacks and Stacks of Accumulated Books. Tuesday, June 29, 2010. E-Reading Diary, Part 1. I have officially read an e-book! After attending a scholarly publishing conference on the mostly digital future. Although print books aren't going anywhere any time soon- I decided I should probably see what all the fuss is about. So, I checked out a company Kindle and downloaded. Water for Elephants,. A book I've been meaning to read. Water for Elephants,. Aband...
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True Confession of a Book Glutton: The Road to Yesterday
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True Confession of a Book Glutton. Navigating through Stacks and Stacks of Accumulated Books. Sunday, June 26, 2011. The Road to Yesterday. The volume of short stories by L. M. Montgomery,. The Road to Yesterday,. Instantly transported me back to childhood when I raced through the entire. Anne of Green Gables. Series. Set in the small village where Anne and Gilbert Blythe have settled to raise their family, the stories concern the people surrounding the Blythes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am s...
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True Confession of a Book Glutton: July 2010
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True Confession of a Book Glutton. Navigating through Stacks and Stacks of Accumulated Books. Saturday, July 31, 2010. Falling in Love with Natassia. My latest gym book was. Falling in Love with Natassia. And to be honest, I almost abandoned it about 100 pages in. The jacket copy mentioned a character that was a New York City book editor, so I kept going, hoping that part would catch my interest. The character's role was small, but I was eventually sucked into the story. All of these people have problems...
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True Confession of a Book Glutton: Billy Budd
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True Confession of a Book Glutton. Navigating through Stacks and Stacks of Accumulated Books. Tuesday, July 12, 2011. So I finished it. But that's about all I can say. I got lost in the wordiness of it all and never really cared about what was going on. There was a mutiny. On a ship. Billy Budd was framed. Or maybe he did it and was rightly punished. But I think it was the former. Needless to say, I no longer have any inkling to read. I loved Melville's short story " Bartleby. View my complete profile.
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True Confession of a Book Glutton: May 2011
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True Confession of a Book Glutton. Navigating through Stacks and Stacks of Accumulated Books. Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Gone With the Wind. When I started this project, I think the book people were most surprised that I hadn't read was. Gone With the Wind. I'd always meant to . . . but it is 1,000 pages after all. But what a great 1,000 pages! The book starts off as an American version of. Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Our Lady of the Forest. Our Lady of the Forest. Was quite a pleasant surprise! Handles it well...
