notwithstanding griswold, or maybe barnes

Atonement

nobody@vox.com(Samah) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:55:02 -0800

I always forget how school absolutely annihilates my reading pace, reducing it to near nonexistence. I started this book -- Atonement by Ian McEwan -- in early August and got through it in tiny installments until last night. It was superb. I part...

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On Audiobooks

nobody@vox.com(Samah) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:37:22 -0700

There was just an article in the New York Times -- "Your Cheatin' Listenin' Ways" by Andrew Adam Newman -- about audiobooks and the controversy around them. More than having anything to say about it, I thought I'd share the link because it pertain...

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Meme Time!

nobody@vox.com(Samah) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:35:31 -0700

1. One book that changed your life: Such a toughie. I've already answered this question once (1984 by George Orwell); this time around, I'll go with The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien. I've been meaning to reread this for a long time; when I d...

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Potter Ponderments, three: the Deathly Hallows

nobody@vox.com(Samah) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:48:40 -0700

A+. :)

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Potter Ponderments, two: On the Fandom

nobody@vox.com(Samah) — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:56:51 -0700

Most people feel comfortable in a large group of like-minded people. It's got a solidarity, like. You know the next person over is entertaining the same feelings -- in this case, feelings of indomitable excitement -- as you are. Now that I type i...

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Potter Ponderments, one: On Rereading

nobody@vox.com(Samah) — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:31:16 -0700

Since I got home last Sunday, I read six books. I won't, however, be posting my thoughts on them, and I don't expect to write much about the next one either. Those lovable little leaflets, of course, are the ones that have changed pop culture fo...

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Summer Readings, cont'd: Pickard, Zusak

nobody@vox.com(Samah) — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:51:55 -0700

A couple of years ago, when I tried starting up a summer book club for the first time, I signed up for Random House's Reader's Circle, for a free pamphlet with book club recommendations. I got the pamphlet and thought it done with. A few months ...

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Summer Readings Thus Far: Némirovsky, Esquivel

nobody@vox.com(Samah) — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:51:32 -0700

When it comes to books, I'm a pack rat. I never know for sure what, exactly, I'll be in the mood for, feverish in the airplane's cabin, or sitting on vacation somewhere with nothing to do. And so I pack myself some variety, a small array of select...

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Water for Elephants

nobody@vox.com(Samah) — Sun, 06 May 2007 22:06:11 -0700

This January, I left my iPod at a ski resort like a dumb person and, naturally, didn't get it back. I put off getting a new one for a while, and when I did, I decided to go ahead and spend an extra $50 for a discounted one-year subscription at Au...

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Emma, A Wrinkle & Impro

nobody@vox.com(Samah) — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:03:58 -0700

Erk. It's been a while. Not entirely my fault, though. My 2007 finished book list has thus far been nearly nonexistent; I barely have time to shower much less read for pleasure. And for school, I only read passages, whether by assignment or lack...

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