Monthly Archives: October 2011

Friday Reads

Posted on 28 October 2011 by

Hey y’all it’s Friday! (Tweet hashtag #fridayreads.) I’ve got a few books in the pipeline, say a hundred or so. I thought I’d ask for your help choosing what to read next. This is what I’m thinking: 1. On Beauty … Continue reading →

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The Marriage Plot

Posted on 25 October 2011 by

Author: Jeffrey Eugenides Pages: 406 Publisher: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux Rating: 4 stars I immediately felt a connection to Madeleine, one of the main characters, because she is an English major who loves Jane Austen, Henry James, George Eliot, etc. … Continue reading →

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The Paris Wife

Posted on 14 October 2011 by

Author: Paula McLain Pages: 336 Publisher: Balantine Books a division of Random House (Feb 2011) Rating: 3.5 stars SPOILER ALERT!! In The Paris Wife, we witness first-hand what it is like to be married to a literary genius. Hadley Hemingway, … Continue reading →

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Posted on 12 October 2011 by

Author: Truman  Capote Pages: 158 Publisher: Random House (1958) Rating: 3 stars In an interview with Playboy, Capote calls Holly Golightly an “American geisha.” Set in the mid 1940s, Breakfast at Tiffany’s takes a striking look at female sexuality. Holly … Continue reading →

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Room

Posted on 6 October 2011 by

Author: Emma Donoghue Pages: 352 Publisher: Little Brown & Co., Hachette Book Group (2010) Rating: 4 stars Room is a  haunting novel told from the perspective of a young boy, Jack, who has been trapped in a small room with … Continue reading →

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