The Smartest Book Meme in Town

January 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments

As created by Eva, who will enter you in a drawing if you leave a comment on her post. Thanks for the, Sheila! I’m tagging Alissa, Terri, Megan, Rhinoa, and Ian–or Ian’s dad
Which book do you irrationally cringe away from reading, despite seeing only positive reviews?
Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union. I [...]

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One Year Anniversary!

October 14th, 2007 · 10 Comments

And what a great year it’s been… I get so much pleasure out of blogging about the books I’m reading, not to mention interacting with commenters and other book bloggers. I’ve catalogued the books I own on Librarything, Goodreads is a growing list of all the books I’ve ever read, and I’m giving away [...]

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Profile of Jonathan Lethem

May 21st, 2007 · No Comments

My dear friend Megan got to hang out with Jonathan Lethem and learn all about how he came up with the songs for You Don’t Love Me Yet. The piece made me want to reread the book, which I wasn’t crazy about the first time around. Or maybe I’ll just read more of [...]

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I Don’t Like Jonathan Lethem’s Books But That Doesn’t Make Me Stupid, Stupid

March 18th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Today’s New York Times had a review of Jonathan Lethem’s new book, You Don’t Love Me Yet. I don’t see what the big deal is about Lethem–I thought this book was ably written but lacking vitality, and Motherless Brooklyn made me put it down after about 100 pages because it bored me.
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