Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Freakonomics

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Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner 2005 rating: good plot: A non fiction book that takes the concepts of economics out of the classroom a...
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Monday, October 20, 2008

I am Legend

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Richard Matheson 1954 rating: very good plot: The entire human race has turned into vampires (literal garlic-fearing, blood sucking, sun-s...

Lavinia

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Ursula K. Le Guin 2008 rating: good plot: A re-imagining of portions of the Aeneid by Aeneis' wife, Lavinia. I am not a fan of the Rom...
Thursday, October 16, 2008

Reading RULES!

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I am pictured reading Helen's Babies . Or am I? The local alternative rock station, Q101 , is promoting Reading is Fundamental , which ...
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Monday, October 6, 2008

Wideacre

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Philippa Gregory 1987 rating: good plot: In this bodice-ripper, a strong-willed 18th century woman takes drastic measures to ensure that h...
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Sunday, October 5, 2008

Water for Elephants

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Sara Gruen 2006 rating: good plot: An elderly man recounts the summer when he ran away with the circus. Jacob is an elderly man in a nursi...
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The Life of Pi

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Yann Martel 2001 rating: very good plot: The story of the life of a pious Indian man named Piscine, "Pi", the main part of which...
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Friday, October 3, 2008

Neil Gaiman

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Panda (left), Neil Gaiman Last night I went to see Neil Gaiman on his Chicago stop of his book tour. The location, one town over, could not ...
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

TV is my first favorite (books second)

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Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi I had been busting at the seams to tell someone about this TV show when I realized I have a blog! I can say wha...
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Good Fairies of New York

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Martin Millar 1992 rating: good plot: A pair of party-animal fairies escape their Scottish home and flee to New York, where they cause misch...