I missed the August read, On Love; for those who read it, any thoughts? I requested it from the library and then never picked it up (shame on me); hopefully September's book won't suffer the same fate. (If only the library were easier to get to...) Did anyone read The Penelopiad? I'm very curious to see what others think...

Although I finished Old School in June, I'm getting fuzzy on the details, so I though I'd post before I forget everything ( Read more... )

Book List 2007
January: Reading Lolita in Tehran : A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
February
March: Building Babel by Suniti Namjoshi
April: The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
May

Book List 2006
June: Old School by Tobias Wolf
July: The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
August: On Love by Alain de Botton
September: Still She Haunts Me by Katie Roiphe ( Read more... )

Well, ladies, it looks as if June is almost upon us and that means we are back in the swing of things with the first book from the list. You will need to beg, borrow, or steal a copy of Old School by Tobias Wolf recommended to us by the ever fabulous jupitahPlease post questions, comments, rants, or whathaveyou as you read, so we can all revel in the ( Read more... )

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Well. Happy New Year ladies!

Unfortunately, however, we are not starting the new year off with a new book list. It seems as though many of us, if not all of us, are wading our way through varying degrees of life stuff. The babel girls, however, are never far away from books, so yuki_onna and I have decided that until we get a book list together for the ( Read more... )

Have folks finished Moonwise? Do we want to try a discussion? I'll be honest, I have not started July's book; if others haven't, I suggest we move onto Yume... instead. Which I'm DYING to discuss--I own a blue edition and I *really* want to know what's different in a red edition!!!

This is just a reminder that our book for June, Moonwise, is supposed to be under your noses as I type. Post any questions or comments or insights about the book as you read so we might all share in the journey together (preferably under a cut with chapters indicated so people who don't like spoilers can save it for after dinner like good girls ( Read more... )

And now for our long awaited summer reading list...

June Moonwise by Greer Ilene Gilman
July The Chess Garden by Brooks Hansen
August Yume No Hon: The Book of Dreams by Catherynne M. Valente

Whatcha waitin' fer? Go get 'em!

Ladies, I present my appeal.

I caught myself watching not just Oprah, but the special edition of Oprah After The Show. This is not really good for my brain. I should not be so familiar with daytime television.

Can we have another book? I have my sanity to defend.