Category Archives: Reading

Quick Reviews

Posted on 01/31/2010 by chick

Naked by David Sedaris Grade: A- I enjoyed this collection of essays about Sedaris’s childhood and early adult years. Though I would recommend it, I would also suggest that no one approach this book in a bad mood. He wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Sad but Excited

Posted on 01/30/2010 by chick

J.D. Salinger died on Wednesday, January 27. I hadn’t even realized that he was still alive. Since he was a recluse and hadn’t published anything since 1965, he may as well have been dead for all the difference it made … Continue reading →

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About a Girl

Posted on 01/25/2010 by chick

Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier Grade: B+ Girl With a Pearl Earring is a fictionalized account of how the famous Vermeer painting of the same name came to be. The Girl is a young Protestant woman named … Continue reading →

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The Last from 2009

Posted on 01/22/2010 by chick

Here is the last of the 2009 books (phew!). The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie Grade: B+ Morning has come and what a day is in store for Colonel and Mrs. Bantry, because there’s a dead body in … Continue reading →

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The Marplethon Moves On

Posted on 01/18/2010 by chick

The Mousetrap (a.k.a. Three Blind Mice and Other Stories) by Agatha Christie Grade: A I enjoyed this collection of short stories by Agatha Christie. She had a good sense of humor and I agreed wholeheartedly with the character named Giles … Continue reading →

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Out With the Old

Posted on 01/17/2010 by chick

I need to finish writing about the books of 2009 so I can move on to the books of 2010 (of which there are already 3!). So here’s another 2009er. Death in Zanzibar by M.M. Kaye Grade: F The main … Continue reading →

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Favorite Princess

Posted on 01/04/2010 by chick

I don’t want to spend too much of 2010 writing about books from 2009, but I’ve got to finish up these reading posts, so here’s a quick one. A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett Grade: A+ In A Little … Continue reading →

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The Books of 2009

Posted on 01/02/2010 by chick

I’m so far behind on my reading posts that I wasn’t sure until today how many books I had read in 2009. I added some titles to my Book Love page and did a quick count, and it seems I … Continue reading →

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Good News for the GLP

Posted on 11/29/2009 by chick

An added benefit of the Marplethon is that I can get rid of all my Marple books. I have my blog to remind me of how I felt about each one so it’s unlikely that I’ll ever feel the need … Continue reading →

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Quick and Easy Entertainment

Posted on 11/12/2009 by chick

Death’s a Beach by Beth Sherman Grade: B Ghostwriter Anne Hardaway lives in an old house on the Jersey Shore. After a bad storm, the house is in need of some serious repairs. In the flooded basement, her handyman discovers … Continue reading →

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