Cousins by Rona Jaffe

February 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Synopsis:
Restlessness in her current relationship leads a NYC woman to wonder if her family’s legacy has doomed her to unhappiness.
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Tags: American Literature

I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson

December 6th, 2006 · 4 Comments

Synopsis:
A working mother of two finds her life teetering out of balance as she struggles to succeed in finance without feeling guilty that the nanny is raising her kids.
Review:
I sometimes have anxiety dreams where I’m working. I’m either behind the counter at the video store I clerked at in grad school, or posting things [...]

Popularity: 25% [?]

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Tags: British Literature

Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

November 11th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
When a dead baby is discovered in an Amish barn, a Plain girl finds herself on trial for murder. She says she can’t remember… then all she wants to do is confess. But is she actually guilty–and of what?
Review:
This is the book I was referring to yesterday when I said I was reading [...]

Popularity: 29% [?]

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Tags: American Literature

Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen

November 8th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
A woman flees from her abusive husband, building a new life while constantly looking over her shoulder. Gee, I wonder what’s going to happen?
Review:
This book was an Oprah book AND the movie (with Mary Stuart Masterson) was just on Lifetime the other night. I read this while on jury duty this morning. [...]

Popularity: 19% [?]

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Tags: American Literature

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

November 6th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
Bored with her marriage to a dull country doctor, Emma Bovary spins fantasy into adultery and rampant overspending.
Review:
Ooh-la-la! What a great read! I must say I was surprised at how contemporary this novel felt. Written in 1857, Madame Bovary is a psychological tour-de-force. Emma’s story is about much more than adultery, [...]

Popularity: 39% [?]

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Tags: French Literature

Carsickness

October 25th, 2006 · No Comments

I finished a book on the subway this morning for my reading job. The only place in the world I can’t read is in the car. Train–fine. Subway–fine. Plane, bus, boat–no problem. But if I’m in the car and I spend more than 10 minutes looking at any kind of [...]

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Tags: On Reading

How to Skim–and Why

October 21st, 2006 · 5 Comments

I have a fun little job where I get to read books before they are published. I won’t be blogging about them for various ethical reasons, but since I want to post every time I read a book, I think I’ll take the opportunity to write about reading. In these posts, I’ll also [...]

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Tags: On Reading