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Comment on Books Read in September by Courtney

Courtney — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:06:16 +0000

Loved loved loved loved loved loved LOVED Owen Meany. I read it my sophomore year in college and skipped classes to finish it. Truly, a wonderful read!

Comment on Incivility as Entertainment by kimhaasdesign

kimhaasdesign — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:48:44 +0000

Angela- You are certainly right. Although I found it in the YA section it is most definitely aimed at older teens. I’ll be sure to make that clear in future posts.

Comment on Incivility as Entertainment by Angela

Angela — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:38:58 +0000

Hi there,

Jut for the record, Nami Mun’s ‘Miles From Nowhere’ is not at all a YA novel–covering everything from drug addiction to prostitution to abortion, even though the main character is barely a teenager, the novel is certainly not marketed at them.

Just wanted to make sure this is clear so no parents searching for a poetic read for their 12-year-olds would accidentally pick this up. It is a great read for older teens and adults, of course.

Comment on Books Read in September by oh

oh — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:54:13 +0000

Kim – again a great list. Savvy summaries. (still don’t know how you do it!)
Glad you made it through OWEN. You can likely actually hear his voice, with all its levels and meanings, right?
And then your comments on NORMAL PEOPLE… which I haven’t read nor heard of (but will look for it) has me all curious because you mention your book. Oh, I hope it’s going swimmingly. I am very curious. Hope we’ll be hearing about it. Novels told in stories are so rich, so multi-planed and have a way of being circular in the nicest way, also because we like circles, look for them in everything.

As always, thanks for the reviews, my TBR stack thanks you, my library and B&N cards thank you!

Comment on Books Read in September by kimhaasdesign

kimhaasdesign — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:18:10 +0000

Dylan- thank you so much for taking the time to comment here. Your book goes on the shelf of “books I hope to write like one day.”

Comment on Books Read in September by Dylan Landis

Dylan Landis — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:57:26 +0000

What a lovely way to discover your blog–to have my own book, Normal People Don’t Live Like This, so thoughtfully and poetically reviewed here. Thank you so much for reading it and taking the time to write about it.
And may I second your opinion on The Glen Rock Book of the Dead? I loved that too and am also still absorbing lessons from its brief, intense scenes and portraits.

Comment on Incivility as Entertainment by Courtney

Courtney — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:02:46 +0000

Great post! You are absolutely right – we are living in a culture that nurtures this kind of behavior…we see rewards for behaving badly. That said, Kanye is just an ass.

Comment on Incivility as Entertainment by oh

oh — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:16:26 +0000

Well, you’re right. I pretty much avoid the media (ironic, since I write for some of it) but people come into my office and say “did you hear…?” or “did you see?” and I shake my head.
“Incivility” is the new common thread.
Crazy.

Comment on Books Read in August by kimhaasdesign

kimhaasdesign — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:12:27 +0000

She said the temperpedic smelled awful. My mom loves hers though. My husband and I compromised: we turned our mattress over so the pillowtop was gone and got a temperpedic mattress topper. So far we are both happy.

Comment on Books Read in August by writerbug

writerbug — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:32:12 +0000

Love these posts for the book recommendations! I’ll definitely check out a few that you mentioned… I laughed at your review of The Slippery Year. Apparently, you and I also have a few things in common, namely anxiety and the need for a new mattress. A friend just RAVED about her temperpedic. Why are you not into them anymore? Did the Slippery Year say something bad about them? Just curious…