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It Sucked and Then I Cried – Heather Armstrong
How I had a Baby, a Breakdown, and a Much Needed Margarita I have been reading Dooce.com for a few months now, and for most bloggers – “Dooce” is living the dream. Heather is a full-time blogger that makes enough … Continue reading
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The Hour I First Believed – Wally Lamb
I picked this book for new office Book Club (and at about 800 pages, no one will ever let me pick again!) so I can’t really blog about it yet, because some of my loyal readers are members of same … Continue reading
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Darkly Dreaming Dexter – Jeff Lindsay
This is the novel that the Showtime TV show “Dexter” is based on. I always love when I get to read both the book and see the movie/TV show because when done well, both mediums are pretty awesome. With a … Continue reading
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The Heroines: A Novel – Eileen Favorite
Posting an Amazon.com review seems to be working out for me… On a picturesque acreage near Prairie Bluff, Ill., 13-year-old Penny Entwistle, and her mother, Anne Marie, run a retreat where literary heroines seek temporary refuge from their tragic destinies. … Continue reading
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Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls – Jane Lindskold
Another great book. I am on a roll! This is the story of an insane, autistic girl who can only speak in quotations (usually Hamlet) and what happens to her when she is released from a mental asylum due to … Continue reading
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House of Happy Endings – Leslie Garis
Okay Page Turner fans – this is the last of the books I felt oddly obligated to read. And now that Frank is leaving on Friday, I will go back to my regular schedule. So, this was a memoir about … Continue reading
The Woman Who Wouldn’t – Gene Wilder
Yes, that Gene Wilder. How could I resist reading a book by one of my favorite comedians? (If you never saw it – “The Frisco Kid.” Netflix it, I promise.) I couldn’t resist at the library, and the subject matter … Continue reading
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Nobody Nowhere – Donna Williams
Wow. What a wild, wild book. This is the autobiography of an autistic woman. It really challenged a lot of my ideas about autism and what the capabilities and thought processes are. She traces her life from about 3 years … Continue reading
Love in the Asylum: A Novel – Lisa Carey
A nice book. I am not sure how else to say it. It’s not really fluff the way vampire books are, but its not “lit-er-ature” either. I probably won’t remember it in a few weeks, but it was well-written. Basic … Continue reading
