30 Day Book Meme, Day 23
A book you’ve wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t: If you’re wondering what happened to Day 22 of the meme (favorite book you own), I skipped it. Because, duh, my favorite book I own is...
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A book that you wish more people have read: When the Coen brothers’ True Grit adaptation came out late last year, Charles Portis’s novel jumped to the top of bestseller lists. It got a special movie...
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A character who you can relate to the most: I already kind of covered this, but to be more serious: I’ve always identified with Hermione Granger. (I know! Just when you thought I wouldn’t mention Harry...
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A book that changed your opinion about something: My cooking used to be a sorry affair. When I first moved into a house, in college, I considered opening a jar of pasta sauce a major accomplishment,...
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The most surprising plot twist or ending: I’d like you to all have an image of me spending hours a day struggling to think of what to write on this blog, so let me start by saying: man, I really...
View Article30 Day Book Meme, Day 28
Favorite title: Oh my god, I don’t know. Clearly I didn’t look too closely at these prompts before I decided to devote the month to farting on about my favorite books. But I do remember thinking, at...
View Article30 Day Book Meme, Day 29
A book everyone hated but you liked: Special note: today is Bajram, my favorite day of the year in Macedonia. Really, one of my two favorite days of the year here, since there are two Bajrams – this is...
View Article30 Day Book Meme, Day 30
Your favorite book of all time: Gosh, last day of the 30 Day Book Meme. I bet you thought this would never arrive! Since it stands to reason that my favorite book by my favorite author is my favorite...
View ArticleTop Ten Books for Reluctant Readers
The Broke and the Bookish this week asks us to recommend books for reluctant readers. Awesome! I am not a reluctant reader, but I am doing my best here to be a good recommender of books. I notice, now,...
View ArticleCriticism and the Self
This post is a part of the Literary Blog Hop held by the great ladies over at The Blue Bookcase. Every month The Blue Bookcase posts a new question for their Literary Blog Hop. This round, it’s a great...
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