tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40894672011-04-21T20:01:26.930-04:00BibliophilageI post reviews on books you recommend to me. You argue with me or agree with me. We have fun all around, and I get enriched. Hopefully.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089467.post-1094146164866221092004-09-02T11:54:00.000-04:002004-09-02T13:29:24.866-04:00Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes
I picked this up a week or two ago at Chapters, and started actually reading it one Tuesday or so, finishing it two days later. Some of the language is a little less PC that what one might expect to read nowadays, but that was to be expected, seeing as how it was written in the 60s, as near as I can see.
Anyhow, it's the story of a mentally-disabled man Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089467.post-1092675572139486982004-08-16T12:49:00.000-04:002004-08-16T13:03:16.546-04:00Read recently:
The Cinderella Rules, by Donna Kauffman
Dear Prince Charming, by Donna Kauffman
Hot & Bothered, by Susan Andersen
Undead and Unemployed, by Maryjanice Davidson
The DaVinci Code, by Dan Brown
Angels and Demons, by Dan Brown
Deception Point, by Dan Brown
Digital Fortress, by Dan Brown
All my friends are superheroes, by Andrew Kaufman
Cerulean Sins, by Laurell K. Hamilton
Cravings, Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089467.post-1061778665649464912003-08-24T22:31:00.000-04:002003-08-24T22:31:05.603-04:00The Vagina Monologues, by Eve Ensler
I dithered over buying this book for the longest time. I was always worried that it would be a bunch of wonky things that wouldn't speak to me. Instead, it was interesting. It had funny moments, and touching moments, and moments when I was nodding my head and saying to myself, "This is what I was trying to say in this or that article." I really enjoyed it, Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089467.post-1060560894908917122003-08-10T20:14:00.000-04:002003-08-10T20:14:54.870-04:00The Classics
The last little while has seen me make a concerted effort to read some of the classics that I never read and feel I ought; especially if it means helping out my writing.
I've read a few classics in the past: Watership Down, by Richard Adams, which I simply adored. I highly recommend this book every chance I get, and I plan to reread this and Animal Farm, by George Orwell, in the Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089467.post-901947222003-03-05T16:08:00.000-05:002003-03-05T16:08:08.873-05:00Upcoming:
Striptease, by Carl Hiaasen
Skin Tight, by Carl Hiaasen
Alias Grace, by Margaret Atwood
Getting Lucky, by Susan Andersen
Scold's Bridle, by Minette Walters
I think that's it for now. Keep watching. :)Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089467.post-891084162003-02-14T15:08:00.000-05:002003-02-14T15:08:09.723-05:00The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, by Agatha Christie
This was the first time I have read anything by Agatha Christie, and I enjoyed myself. My class has been studying Victorian mystery literature, so having a more modern text was a welcome change. Not that I’m denouncing Victorian literature, but sometimes all of the excusing and posturing and what was and wasn’t acceptable can get rather tiresome.
Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089467.post-883471632003-01-31T16:42:00.000-05:002003-01-31T16:42:54.376-05:00Stormy Weather, by Carl Hiaasen
This is the second book by Carl Hiaasen that I’ve read, and I certainly enjoy his work so far. The writing is absorbing, and I find that once I start one of his books, I want to keep reading until I finish it. I’ll certainly keep buying his books when I encounter them, and I know that he has quite the library that I’ll be able to collect.
So far, I find that Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089467.post-879714482003-01-24T14:44:00.000-05:002003-01-24T14:44:12.470-05:00The Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins
I recently had to read Wilkie Collins’ The Moonstone for a course on mystery novels. This is recognized as the first British detective novel, and Collins wrote several other novels around this time, but few of them were as popular or as well-known as The Moonstone, with the exception, perhaps, of The Woman in White.
Nonetheless, I finished off The Moonstone at Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089467.post-872510762003-01-10T23:45:00.000-05:002003-01-10T23:45:09.836-05:00The Big U, by Neal Stephenson
Well, I just finished reading this today, and I was discussing it a bit with Ben (who recommended it to me) last night, so I'll try to post some coherent thoughts on here.
Random thoughts:
Boy, am I ever glad I didn't live in residence.
I've had profs like the English prof it seems, who marked that arbitrarily, or so it felt.
With no prior knowledge on the author Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089467.post-871539762003-01-09T01:48:00.000-05:002003-01-09T01:48:48.006-05:00I am currently reading, among many other books, "The Big U," by Neal Stephenson. This is my first grand exposure to Stephenson's work, and it was recommended to me by my friend Ben. I will post my complete thoughts on it once I have finished reading it.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249972066135148788noreply@blogger.com