Category Archives: Reading

Grow Your Soul, Vonnegut Style

Posted on 07/17/2013 by chick

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. … Continue reading →

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Wish List

Posted on 07/16/2013 by chick

I was excited to learn from a Smithsonian article that there is such a thing as the Dictionary of American Regional English. I could get lost in a book like that. I had a lot of fun just with the … Continue reading →

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The Neverending Story

Posted on 07/04/2013 by chick

The Neverending Story by Michael Ende Grade: A If you remember the movie of the same name from the 1980s, then you already know the first half of this story. It’s about a boy and a magical book and the … Continue reading →

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Acquisitions

Posted on 06/21/2013 by chick

I went to the Westerly book sale on Thursday. I bought a lot of stuff. CDs were only a buck apiece! Dream Theater When Dream and Day Unite: It’s called an “Official Bootleg,” which seems like an oxymoron to me. … Continue reading →

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Repeats

Posted on 06/04/2013 by chick

I love books. I own a lot of them, but I don’t have a lot of shelf space. You’d think, then, that I’d have only one copy of each book. Not so. Repeats abound in my library. Here are some … Continue reading →

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Darkover Roundup

Posted on 05/20/2013 by chick

I had better tell you about the Darkover books I finished recently, while they’re still somewhat fresh in my mind. The Bloody Sun Grade: B+ The Bloody Sun is the story of Jeff Kerwin, a Terran orphan who feels drawn … Continue reading →

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One, Two, Three, Four

Posted on 04/25/2013 by chick

Four books from the Darkover series, in no particular order: Rediscovery by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Mercedes Lackey Grade: C- A starship full of opera-loving Terrans (yes, opera lovers, a whole shipload of them) lands on a newly discovered planet. … Continue reading →

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Regarding the Book About the Fountain

Posted on 04/24/2013 by chick

Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise Grade: B+ Dry Creek Middle School’s drinking fountain has sprung a leak, so the principal decides to buy a new one. He contacts Florence Waters of Flowing Waters Fountains, Etc. about buying a typical … Continue reading →

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Darkover Revisited

Posted on 04/19/2013 by chick

I have decided to continue rereading the Darkover novels by Marion Zimmer Bradley, partly for the fun of revisiting a favorite series, but also as part of the ongoing GLP. I started the ball rolling by asking my mom if … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation

Posted on 04/15/2013 by chick

I was curious about different translations of Heidi, so I decided to acquire a few more copies of the book and compare them. Below are the first two paragraphs from each of the four different translations that I looked at. Translation … Continue reading →

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