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Tag Archives: Mating
Cherished Objects
One of my more constant activities in my life is weeding through the stacks of books I own, and getting rid of non-essentials. You may be surprised at how difficult this is. I have to get into a very cold-hearted … Continue reading
Re-Reading
So next Tuesday night, if I don’t have rehearsal, I will be at the New York Public Library for the following evening event which sounds faaaaabulous: REREADINGS: Like romantic love, early book-love is ecstatic. As a young reader curls up … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wrinkle in Time, Anne Fadiman, Catch-22, Crime and Punishment, Dubliners, Emily of New Moon, Helter Skelter, Jane Eyre, Lives of the Saints, Mating
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The Book Challenge
I got this from Dan – who tagged me “it”. 1. Total Number of Books I’ve Owned: Okay, so the “I’ve Owned” tells me they want to know all in all, as opposed to how many books I currently own. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wrinkle in Time, Charlotte's Web, Harriet the Spy, Hopeful Monsters, Mating
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Sheila’s List of Contemporary Must-Read Fiction
1. This is # 1 on the list, forever. 2. If anyone ever really wants to understand, on a cellular level, how I see the world, and humanity’s place in it … I wouldn’t be able to describe it myself … Continue reading
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Tagged A Wrinkle in Time, Birds of America, Cat's Eye, Hopeful Monsters, Mating, The Goldbug Variations
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Cherished Books
I just moved, hired a company to do it for me because … well, because I just have too many damn books to move, and there is nothing heavier than a box of books. My former apartment was a 5th … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Canada, Catch-22, children's books, England, fiction, Herman Melville, Hopeful Monsters, Jane Austen, Joseph Heller, L.M. Montgomery, Lewis Carroll, Lives of the Saints, Madeleine L'Engle, Mating, Moby Dick, Nancy Lemann, Nicholas Mosley, Norman Rush, poetry, Sylvia Plath
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