Comment

Comment by Tammy Hunt on August 1, 2010 at 11:36pm

What have I been reading this summer? Some really good children's literature (for the Virginia Reader's Choice program),The Gollywhopper Games and Masterpiece along with the rest of the list for intermediate elementary students. As well as some bestsellers, I just finished reading Lisa Scottoline's Think Twice and Sharyn McCrumb's The Devil Amongst the Lawyers. I've just begun a biography about Lousia May Alcott and have Dark Place by Gillian Flynn and Teri Coyne's debut novel, The Last Bridge on my night stand. I'm also rereading Ralph Fletcher's A Writer's Notebook, Unlocking the Writer in You in order to participate in the Mentor Text of the Year Network on the WritingFix site.

Comment by Miles Bodimeade on June 18, 2010 at 3:24am

Finished Hemingway's A Moveable Feast thanks to Chris's earlier mention. It is a brilliant book and I love his pared-down style and unashamedly masculine narrator who reminded me of another favourite of mine - Raymond Chandler.
He is great company and quite gossipy at times and the scene where he is searching a hotel for a thermometer for the hypochondriac F Scott Fitzgerald is hilarious and pre-dates Seinfeld and Curb by generations.
But basically, I felt it was a romance - a love story to Paris written by an old man, looking back with nostalgia to a time when he was poor but very happy and the world was his beautiful oyster.
Great stuff.
I'm wondering whether we should list our 10 favourite reads?

Comment by Vicki Steinberg on June 3, 2010 at 9:29am

All three Girl Who books would make a heck of a summer of reading.
How about The Help for a completely different reading experience?
Although I'm a book person, I received a Kindle for a recent birthday and have tried reading on it. Not the same experience, of course, but still a welcome addition, especially for traveling. Anyone else reading this 'technological' way?

Comment by Sue on June 1, 2010 at 8:58pm

Girl with the Dragon Tatoo by Steig Larson
A good old fashioned mystery with a 21st
tech twist.

Comment by Jennifer Mueller on May 14, 2010 at 11:27am

Our new book for my book club is How Coffee Saved My Life and Other Stories of Stumbling to Grace (I would italicize but can't figure out how to do it on this site) by Ellie Roscher. I am excited to sit down with a cup of coffee and read this book.

Comment by Jennifer Mueller on May 13, 2010 at 12:07pm

Sadly, I have not read Catch-22 (it is a summer must read).

Comment by Jason Lilly on May 13, 2010 at 10:32am

Yeah, Gatsby is great. I think I'm more a fan of dark humor when it comes to American Literature. Vonnegut does it for me every time (especially Breakfast of Champions). I also loved Catch-22.

Comment by Jennifer Mueller on May 13, 2010 at 10:16am

The Great Gatsby is on of my all time favorites. Hadn't read it until I started teaching Junior Literature; picked it up and read it cover to cover in one sitting. Captivating.

Comment by Miles Bodimeade on May 13, 2010 at 5:42am

Chris - I bought a copy of A Moveable Feast from a 2nd hand stall years ago for 10 pence. Never read it but decided to start seeing your comment. I'm looking forward to the Scott Fitzgerald bit having just read The Great Gatsby. It's good stuff so far. I liked the gambling section, going to the races with his wife. Descriptions of Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas...

Comment by Jennifer Mueller on May 12, 2010 at 12:17pm

"Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road..."
I loved Dante and she just disappears...I guess that's stream of consciousness.

• ‹ Previous
• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• …
• 13
• Next ›
• Page