Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

March 21st, 2008 · 5 Comments

Synopsis:
Deanna’s lived under a dark cloud ever since her dad caught her having sex when she was just 13, and her dreams of getting out just might expire under the weight of his disapproval.
Review:
I’m a latecomer getting to Sara Zarr’s National Book Award Finalist novel Story of a Girl, though it’s been on my radar [...]

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Tags: American Literature

Where Angels Fear to Tread by EM Forster

August 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
An English society family is thrown into turmoil when one of their own marries a shifty Italian, and they’ll do anything to see that their child is raised properly–that is, in England.
Review:
EM Forster has been my latest classic discovery. I’d never read anything of his before last year, and I’m completely in love. [...]

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Tags: British Literature

I Almost Ruined Everything

March 27th, 2007 · 49 Comments

Last night’s work read was a children’s book written by a celebrity.
Daily Blog Tips is hosting a blog project about mistakes. I used to blog for my day job, and I made a ton of mistakes when I started out. I also made some mistakes when I first started this blog back in [...]

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Tags: On Reading