1. Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins (re-read)
2. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers
3. Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
4. Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ancestors of Avalon by Diana L. Paxson
5. Little Eathquakes by Jennifer Weiner
6. Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
7. Daughter of Fortune by Isabelle Allende
8. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
9. Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi
10. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
11. Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
12. Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino (paused)
13. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
14. Lost by Gregory Maguire
15. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
16. Reluctant Disciplinarian: Advice on Classroom Management From a Softy who Became (Eventually) a Successful Teacher by Gary Rubenstein
17. Teaching with Love and Logic by Jim Fay and David Funk
Monday, January 29, 2007
A new year and new books...yeah!
At the end of 2006 I ran out of new titles to read and made use of the holidays and my birthday to re-stock the reading pile. I have definitely increased my knitting book stash but that isn't necessarily the sort of reading I am referring to on this blog.
I did pick up Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins to re-read before I got any new books. I read this book around the time I first moved to NYC. It started my appreciation for Tom Robbins.
It is funny, witty, and especially poignant with all of the "issues" in the Middle East right now. The quote from Library Journal on Amazon.com sums it up quite nicely: "A painter's struggle with her art, a restaurant opened as an experiment in brotherhood, the journey of several inanimate objects to Jerusalem, a preacher's scheme to hasten Armageddon, and a performance of a legendary dance: these are the diverse elements around which Robbins has built this wild, controversial novel."
I have so many new books to read I am not sure I can remember them all to list!!! Here is a quick list of the titles I can remember...
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Little Earthquakes, Mirror Mirror, Einstein's Dreams, Invisible Cities, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, and Ancestors of Avalon.
Happy reading!
I did pick up Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins to re-read before I got any new books. I read this book around the time I first moved to NYC. It started my appreciation for Tom Robbins.
It is funny, witty, and especially poignant with all of the "issues" in the Middle East right now. The quote from Library Journal on Amazon.com sums it up quite nicely: "A painter's struggle with her art, a restaurant opened as an experiment in brotherhood, the journey of several inanimate objects to Jerusalem, a preacher's scheme to hasten Armageddon, and a performance of a legendary dance: these are the diverse elements around which Robbins has built this wild, controversial novel."
I have so many new books to read I am not sure I can remember them all to list!!! Here is a quick list of the titles I can remember...
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Little Earthquakes, Mirror Mirror, Einstein's Dreams, Invisible Cities, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, and Ancestors of Avalon.
Happy reading!
Wrapping Up 2006..a little late!
The end of the year was a little nutty...finishing classes, the home stretch of student teaching, the holidays. Blah blah blah! I did manage to finish two books in to the end of the year. The first took me quite a while since reading seemed to be difficult with eyes that would not stay open at the end of the day!
First on the list is Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis. This book let me geek out just a bit...or a lot depending on how you look at it. It is a humorous and informative look at tournament Scrabble and the authors growing interest (perhaps obsession) with the game.
I must admit that reading the book made we want to play Scrabble (I can't say that I have played a proper game) thus prompting the hubby to get my both the deluxe game board and player's dictionary for my birthday. This could be dangerous.
Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris is a book from my shelf that I thought I had not yet read but actually realized I had after a few pages. It is a wonderful book by the author of Chocolat. Both books are charming and day-dreamy in that dramatic fiction sort of way. It was nice to re-read the book especially since I did not have anything new to read. (Ack!) I was transfixed by rural French countryside where the main character impulse buys a farmhouse for much the same reason I love Frances Mayes non-fictional descriptions of life in Tuscany.
First on the list is Word Freak by Stefan Fatsis. This book let me geek out just a bit...or a lot depending on how you look at it. It is a humorous and informative look at tournament Scrabble and the authors growing interest (perhaps obsession) with the game.
I must admit that reading the book made we want to play Scrabble (I can't say that I have played a proper game) thus prompting the hubby to get my both the deluxe game board and player's dictionary for my birthday. This could be dangerous.
Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris is a book from my shelf that I thought I had not yet read but actually realized I had after a few pages. It is a wonderful book by the author of Chocolat. Both books are charming and day-dreamy in that dramatic fiction sort of way. It was nice to re-read the book especially since I did not have anything new to read. (Ack!) I was transfixed by rural French countryside where the main character impulse buys a farmhouse for much the same reason I love Frances Mayes non-fictional descriptions of life in Tuscany.
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