Saturday, May 29, 2010

The Universe Next Door

by James W. Sire

A good resource to have on my shelf.
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Jacob Have I Loved

by Katherine Paterson

This is the tale of Sara Louise Bradshaw, a teenager on a small island in Chesapeake Bay, who comes of age in the early 1940s. It's not a pleasant time in her life--not that she would consider any time in her life particularly pleasant. Her 13-plus years have been spent in the shadow of her twin sister, the delicate, beautiful and talented Caroline. Louise yearns for her own space, her own identity, but such things seem hard to come by in their small community. I found the tale of Louise's struggles a bit tedious, yet for some reason her character reached out and grabbed my interest almost from the beginning. In the end, I was less than satisfied. I guess I wanted a typical heroic/fairy tale ending where Louise triumphs over all her foes. Instead, Ms. Paterson treats us to an ending that's more like real life, where you find satisfaction in a direction slightly different than your original dream.

Check it out.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Our Town

by Thornton Wilder

Seemed like waiting room material to me.
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Saturday, May 15, 2010

Moby Dick

by Herman Melville

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Monday, May 10, 2010

Storm Front

by Jim Butcher

An amusing tale--first in a series--of a wizard-detective. There are plenty of better books in the world which I could have read, but this was good, entertaining brain candy. Plus it's set in Chicago, so how could I not like it?

'Twas fun waiting room material.
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