When I first heard about The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller, I was so excited. As a news and politics junkie, I was delighted at the prospect of reading a political book written from the other side, especially one that focused on the family of a politician rather than the politician himself. It is my own fault for not doing enough research about this book before adding to my 2013 … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2013
Conquering the Classics: Ethan Frome
Last week I joined, at the urging of Love at First Book, the Classics Club. What this means is that I vow to read at least 50 classics in 5 years (see my list here). Because classics come with the stigma of being heavy and daunting, I started out with Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton because it's short and I've never read her. Don't get me wrong, I love some of the classics (Pride … [Read more...]
Wolves for the Win!
A few months ago, as my husband and I were living a life without cable, we would watch this show called Elizabeth Stanton's Great Big World on one of the public stations (video below). It's geared toward younger people, mostly kids, and a lot of the Disney television stars come along for the ride, but when one does not have cable, almost anything can be entertaining. One of the … [Read more...]
1001 Books to Read Before You Die
A few years ago my husband bought me a stainless steel bookmark that listed 50 books to read before you die. It was mostly contemporary books and included all of the Harry Potter's, but it reminded me that some day I would attempt to tackle the longer, 1001-long, list. Of course, things came up and I forgot about it, but then a few things happened in a row that I decided were … [Read more...]
‘Rules of Civility’ is the Cat’s Meow
When I first picked up Rules of Civility by Amor Towles, I was unsure whether I would like the book or not. I had heard and read so many great things about it that I was willing to overlook the preconceptions I had about it. Going into it, I thought I was going to be reading a book about climbing up the social ladder during the late 1930's (think Mean Girls with long cigarettes … [Read more...]