I finished reading The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer last night. It's an amazing novel. In fact, it's one of the most amazing books I've read in a long time. There are tons of books that I love and adore (such is the nature of a book geek, after all), but there aren't very many that draw me in so completely from the very first ( Read more... )

So yesterday I picked up The Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer. It's SO good! I just wanted to peek at the first sentence last night since I hadn't finished the other book I was reading yet, and I read the first page and a half before I could tear myself away because it just drew me in from the first sentence. I read some more this ( Read more... )

Oof. Last week was rather busy.

( library geekiness and stuff )

September 24 to October 1 is Banned Books Week! Exercise your right to read what you want by reading a banned or challenged book this week. If you're not feeling particularly ambitious or don't have a lot of time, you can even just glance through Where's Waldo? (I can't think why Where's Waldo? would be a challenged book, but it's on the list of ( Read more... )

Actually, I got back yesterday afternoon but I've been too lazy to inform y'all of this. Sorry to have kept you in suspense. ^_~ And I'm still too lazy to do a real update, so I shall write up the details of my vacation tomorrow (possibly...). Plus, I still have to download the pictures I took from my camera to my laptop. And you wouldn't want ( Read more... )

Last night I finished reading Sixpence House by Paul Collins.
I want this book to be my life.