Category Archives: Reading

Time and Talent

Posted on 01/03/2013 by chick

There are plenty of people who have got lots of talent. This world is lousy with talent. The idea is to work that talent and try to get to be the best person that you can, given the limits of … Continue reading →

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Reading in 2012

Posted on 12/31/2012 by chick

I read 42 books this year, which is not as many as I would have liked, but still pretty good. I’m glad that I finally read some books that had been on my to-read list for quite some time, including … Continue reading →

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What is YA?

Posted on 12/22/2012 by chick

During our departmental lunch earlier this year, I told some coworkers that I hated Stephenie Meyer’s book, Twilight. The subject had come up, so why not voice my opinion? But one of my coworkers, it turned out, was an ardent … Continue reading →

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Three Unusual Books

Posted on 12/17/2012 by chick

Summerland by Michael Chabon Grade: B+ What would happen if you combined Native American legend, American folk stories, Norse mythology, and baseball? This book. And it is every bit as odd as you’d expect the resulting blend to be, though … Continue reading →

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That Was Then, This Is Now

Posted on 11/07/2012 by chick

The Way We Talk Now: Commentaries on Language and Culture from NPR’s “Fresh Air” by Geoffrey Nunberg Grade: B The short essays in The Way We Talk Now ought to have been perfect for me, given my interest in language … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tale

Posted on 10/24/2012 by chick

The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz Grade: B+ The Night Fairy is about a fairy named Flory whose wings get chewed up by a bat. Now flightless and terrified of bats, she decides to try a different lifestyle. She … Continue reading →

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Next in Line

Posted on 10/10/2012 by chick

Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl Grade: B- As you might guess from the title, this book is about a fox. Foxes often raid farms for food, and this fox is no exception. Three farmers, each of whom is a … Continue reading →

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Soldiering Through

Posted on 10/02/2012 by chick

The last few weeks have been miserable. I have not been able to combine words in any way that makes sense to me. Writing about books, which is normally merely a difficult task, has felt almost impossible. Even work has … Continue reading →

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That’s Duckie

Posted on 09/17/2012 by chick

Here is the next book in my Dahl reading challenge. The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl Grade: B+ In this book, a young girl doesn’t like that her neighbors hunt for sport, so she uses her magic finger on them. … Continue reading →

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Time for Dahl

Posted on 09/05/2012 by chick

I didn’t forget about my Dahl reading challenge. I just got temporarily sidetracked by other things. On the bright side, the postponement improved the timing. You see, my husband, who picked up a bunch of Dahl books for me just … Continue reading →

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