Sunday, October 10, 2004
One perk of being a graduate student is being able to check out books from the library for an extended period of time. If I check out books, say in the Spring, they will all be due on the same date in the Fall. That date is tomorrow, so today I lugged two bags full of books to return. Let's review some of the books that have been sitting in my room:
Widow for one year by John Irving: Great! I am so into John Irving now. His style is so easy, you just sort of fall into the novels.
Barn blind by Jane Smiley: Pretty good, about a family that rides horses.
Body of dancers by Candice Leigh Brown: Ballet book, okay.
Bear went over the mountain by William Kotzwinkle: Did not finish. I picked this book because I like the title and the list of other works by the author included, ET, which I didn't know was a book. This book was bizarre, about a bear the steals an author's manuscript, publishes it, and walks around in clothes.
Twins byTessa de Loo: DNF. I'm not sure why I didn't finish this. Recommended by Betsy/Tacy email list person. About twins reunited after WWII. Seems like something I would enjoy, but just never could get through it.
Presumed innocent by Scott Turow: A few chapters into this, I realized it was made into a Harrision Ford movie, which I had seen. So I knew the ending, but I still finished it.
Secret of cartwheels by Patricia Henley: DNF. Liked title, but it is short stories, which are just not my thing.
Dune by Frank Herbert: Loved, loved, loved! Read multiple times.
American childhood by Annie Dillard: Annie Dillard is a goddess. Multiple reader, gives me that chocolate-chippy feeling of nostalgia. (And this isn't even ficiton!)
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson: I got this book after hearing the author speak at the LA Times Book Fair. About code breakers during WWII and present. At the beginning I couldn't get enough of it, but it is very loooong. By the end I was just pushing to finish.
Breathing lessons by Anne Tyler: Good.
Writing life by Annie Dillard: Not as good as AC, but still very enjoyable.
Duplicate keys by Jane Smiley: As you can see I went through a Jane Smiley phase.
Age of grief by Jane Smiley: Again short stories, so I am not sured if I finished.
Red shoes by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger: Cheesy ballet, I think written after the movie. This is on my library card computer account, but I thought I returned it.
Rainbow's End by Martha Grimes: Good mystery. Oddly, not on my computer account, but is in my room. Maybe they confused this and the above.
Widow for one year by John Irving: Great! I am so into John Irving now. His style is so easy, you just sort of fall into the novels.
Barn blind by Jane Smiley: Pretty good, about a family that rides horses.
Body of dancers by Candice Leigh Brown: Ballet book, okay.
Bear went over the mountain by William Kotzwinkle: Did not finish. I picked this book because I like the title and the list of other works by the author included, ET, which I didn't know was a book. This book was bizarre, about a bear the steals an author's manuscript, publishes it, and walks around in clothes.
Twins byTessa de Loo: DNF. I'm not sure why I didn't finish this. Recommended by Betsy/Tacy email list person. About twins reunited after WWII. Seems like something I would enjoy, but just never could get through it.
Presumed innocent by Scott Turow: A few chapters into this, I realized it was made into a Harrision Ford movie, which I had seen. So I knew the ending, but I still finished it.
Secret of cartwheels by Patricia Henley: DNF. Liked title, but it is short stories, which are just not my thing.
Dune by Frank Herbert: Loved, loved, loved! Read multiple times.
American childhood by Annie Dillard: Annie Dillard is a goddess. Multiple reader, gives me that chocolate-chippy feeling of nostalgia. (And this isn't even ficiton!)
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson: I got this book after hearing the author speak at the LA Times Book Fair. About code breakers during WWII and present. At the beginning I couldn't get enough of it, but it is very loooong. By the end I was just pushing to finish.
Breathing lessons by Anne Tyler: Good.
Writing life by Annie Dillard: Not as good as AC, but still very enjoyable.
Duplicate keys by Jane Smiley: As you can see I went through a Jane Smiley phase.
Age of grief by Jane Smiley: Again short stories, so I am not sured if I finished.
Red shoes by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger: Cheesy ballet, I think written after the movie. This is on my library card computer account, but I thought I returned it.
Rainbow's End by Martha Grimes: Good mystery. Oddly, not on my computer account, but is in my room. Maybe they confused this and the above.
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