Entries Tagged as '52 Books in 2008'
The second book of 2008 to make me cry
Despite the way it appears, I don’t often cry while reading. In fact before I read Atonement, I could only think of two other books that made me cry. And now, here I am two months into 2008 and I’ve already cried twice while reading.
You might think it’s because I’ve gone soft. But you’d [...]
The annoying second person
You pick up Lorrie Moore’s collection of short stories called Self-Help because you’ve always admired her writing. Plus, your own writing is often compared to hers. Not because you are a master of the form, like Moore, but more because your short stories are peppered with a sort of sad and self-deprecating humor.
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The first book of 2008 to make me cry
I have no idea why I lifted my ban on “buzz” books to read Ian McEwan’s Atonement this week, especially now that the movie’s out, but I’m really glad that I did.
I spent a good portion of my time while reading Atonement fretting. The book came highly recommended by my writing teacher Dale. Despite an [...]
No one frustrates here more than you
Sometime this summer the Internet developed a big, fat Web crush on Miranda July and the quirky little Web site she made pimping her short story collection No One Belongs Here More Than You. I gotta admit, I crushed too. I eagerly anticipated the release of the collection. But as the buzz built my [...]
Read moreBookclub Bitches 8: Lamb, The Gospel According to Biff blah blah blah
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For 2008 FFJ and I have resolved to update Bookclub Bitches every single month. This will, of course, prove taxing considering we’ve only done 7 episodes since we started the podcast erm, a year and a half ago.
To kick off this year we read Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff Christ’s Childhood Pal. [...]
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