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Semi-Literate Yinzer Bookclub: 8/12/12 - 8/19/12
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Where the Appalachian Literary Elite Meet. Thursday, August 16, 2012. Cutting for Stone, Abraham Verghese (2010). 5 glorious homemade pierogies, slathered with fried onions. The bookjacket description wasn't doing much for me either:. Moving from Addis Ababa to New York City and back again,. Cutting for Stone is an unforgettable story of love and betrayal, medicine and ordinary miracles- and two brothers whose fates are forever intertwined. It's hard to explain the plot of Cutting for Stone,. Because it'...
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Semi-Literate Yinzer Bookclub: 9/2/12 - 9/9/12
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Where the Appalachian Literary Elite Meet. Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy (1891). 4 pierogies. It takes a LOT to get me to give something a 5. I thought this was a great book, but it didn't break into 5 territory. Although written a mere 30 years after Dickens' Great Expectations, I was surprised to find the language in Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles to be significantly more accessible to a modern reader. This is completely projecting, but I saw Tess as a sy...
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Semi-Literate Yinzer Bookclub: The Round House, Louise Erdrich (2012)
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Where the Appalachian Literary Elite Meet. Thursday, October 11, 2012. The Round House, Louise Erdrich (2012). Five insanely enthusiastic pierogies. I think of myself as liking happy, upbeat books, but reviewing my reading list from this year alone. I caught Louise Erdrich's interview in promotion of her new book, The Round House, on All Things Considered. In my judgment, this novel could easily be the best novel of 2012. Semi-Literate Yinzer Book Club. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Agony and t...
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Semi-Literate Yinzer Bookclub: 9/30/12 - 10/7/12
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Where the Appalachian Literary Elite Meet. Thursday, October 4, 2012. The Light Between Oceans, M.L. Stedman (2012). 4 pierogies (I feel like I've been giving out a lot of 4's lately, I guess I've been reading a lot of good books). Semi-Literate Yinzer Book Club. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Light Between Oceans, M.L. Stedman (2012). Semi-Literate Yinzer Book Club. Semi-Literate Yinzer Book Club. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. View my complete profile. Atlas Shrugged (1957), Ayn Rand. A Pray...
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Semi-Literate Yinzer Bookclub: Bachelor Number One, Mishka Shubaly (2012)
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Where the Appalachian Literary Elite Meet. Tuesday, September 4, 2012. Bachelor Number One, Mishka Shubaly (2012). I stumbled upon this book browsing through the Kindle Owners Lending Library (a feature of Amazon Prime that lets you borrow one book for free per month, and advertises itself as offering thousands of titles, but unfortunately most of them suck). Semi-Literate Yinzer Book Club. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Tess of the DUrbervilles, Thomas Hardy (1891). Semi-Literate Yinzer Book Club.
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Semi-Literate Yinzer Bookclub: 10/14/12 - 10/21/12
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Where the Appalachian Literary Elite Meet. Sunday, October 14, 2012. What Happens on Sunday, Laurie Koozer (2012). Everybody give a warm welcome to our newest contributor, Blue Scissors! Ok, BeezusKiddo unilaterally picked that name for her, maybe she'll pick a different one). When Elizabeth asked me if I'd be interested in reviewing What Happens on Sunday by Laurie Koozer. Pittsburghers are full of Pittsburgh-centric stories. W. E also like to see our city featured on the national stage. Angela (whose b...
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Semi-Literate Yinzer Bookclub: A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard (2011)
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Where the Appalachian Literary Elite Meet. Wednesday, September 19, 2012. A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard (2011). Semi-Literate Yinzer Book Club. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard (2011). Semi-Literate Yinzer Book Club. Semi-Literate Yinzer Book Club. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The Semi-Literate Yinzer Book Club is based in Pittsburgh. We watch hockey and read books. We also cling to guns and religion because we are xenophobic and fear change. Weight of the Wise.
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Semi-Literate Yinzer Bookclub: 7/15/12 - 7/22/12
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Where the Appalachian Literary Elite Meet. Monday, July 16, 2012. Aftertaste, Meredith Mileti (2011). I first learned of Aftertaste from a piece in Pop City Media. The article described Aftertaste as a story about Mira, an up and coming NY Chef, who stumbles into personal troubles and returns to her hometown of Pittsburgh, with her young daughter in tow. Returning to Pittsburgh as an adult, she discovers it to be a great town to rebuild, and a great town for food. Supportive of new ventures. This plo...
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Semi-Literate Yinzer Bookclub: 4/29/12 - 5/6/12
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Where the Appalachian Literary Elite Meet. Thursday, May 3, 2012. If I Stay, Gayle Forman (2009). 2 boring, sad pierogies. I'm a big fan of Young Adult lit- it's entertaining, quick to get through, and doesn't require too much thinking. This one was just not a winner with me. If I Stay follows Mia, a 17 year old Juilliard hopeful, in the 24 hours following the terrible car accident that killed her family, and leaves her in limbo, to decide whether to stay in this world, or pass on to the next. Semi-Liter...