Category Archives: Reading

Reading in 2018

Posted on 12/31/2018 by chick

Back in September, I decided on some reading goals for the rest of the year. I was supposed to finish the Harry Potter series, finish reading all of Barbara Michaels’s books, read some Kindle books, and read the bookshop-themed books … Continue reading →

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Dark Magic

Posted on 12/29/2018 by chick

The Magicians by Lev Grossman Grade: A At the beginning of The Magicians, teenager Quentin Coldwater, a brilliant high-achiever, was en route to an alumni interview for Princeton. But, even as he approached this milestone of accomplishment, he felt dissatisfied. … Continue reading →

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Dream of Green and Turtles

Posted on 11/21/2018 by chick

I met author John Green in a dream last night. He wanted to thank me for tipping him off to that “turtles all the way down” thing. That was quite nice of him, and he was every bit as personable … Continue reading →

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Greatness

Posted on 11/20/2018 by chick

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller Grade: A Helen Keller’s The Story of My Life was my 16th book of the year and much to be admired for both its content and its brevity. Keller’s authorial voice was … Continue reading →

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Metaphorically Speaking

Posted on 11/14/2018 by chick

I Is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How It Shapes the Way We See the World by James Geary Grade: A- I got off to a rocky start with this book. I think of metaphor as a … Continue reading →

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Reading in November

Posted on 11/13/2018 by chick

Currently reading: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl: a Gothic fantasy set in the American South. I decided to read this book after watching (and enjoying) the movie that was based on it. The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs: … Continue reading →

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How I Met My Book

Posted on 10/07/2018 by chick

I’ve read a lot of books about used bookstores lately. One of those books (The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell) was particularly critical of Amazon, and rightfully so. The more I understand about market forces and the inequitable … Continue reading →

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10 Quotes, Plus One More for Good Measure

Posted on 09/22/2018 by chick

One thing I enjoyed about Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets by Jessica A. Fox was that the author included a quote at the head of every chapter. Before giving the book away, I paged through it and … Continue reading →

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Essays and Elisions

Posted on 09/18/2018 by chick

We Learn Nothing by Tim Kreider Grade: B+ Tim Kreider is an essayist and cartoonist, and We Learn Nothing is a collection of essays and related cartoons. The book begins with the essay “Reprieve,” which is about how he felt … Continue reading →

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Inky Depths

Posted on 09/17/2018 by chick

From The New York Times, August 16, 2018, by Ben Dolnick: “War With the Newts,” published in 1936, is a funny, bizarre, dystopian masterpiece, and [its author Karel Capek] deserves a place on the Mount Rushmore of authorial seers, right … Continue reading →

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