Category Archives: Reading

Double Feature

Posted on 08/18/2009 by chick

Looking back over my old blog posts, I find that I miss the Vonnegut Marathon and Sunday Stories. I’d like to bring those features back in some way. I don’t know if I’ll have the time, though. I suppose I … Continue reading →

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Tradition

Posted on 08/17/2009 by chick

As you may recall, going to the annual Westerly book sale has become a tradition for me. It was one of the things Faithful Reader and I had planned for the week leading up to Baby’s due date. We decided … Continue reading →

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Three More Books

Posted on 07/22/2009 by chick

It’s almost embarrassing how few books I have read this year and even worse that I haven’t found the time to mention the few that I have. Let me rectify that situation now, at least in part. Chasing Cézanne by … Continue reading →

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The Return of the Mojo

Posted on 04/28/2009 by chick

After my recent painful experience while rereading one of the Harry Potter books, I was almost afraid to try reading anything longer than a magazine article. I picked up another children’s book, though, and crossed my fingers. I am relieved … Continue reading →

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Brain Drain

Posted on 02/19/2009 by chick

Pregnancy is draining my brain. I can’t think straight. My work is suffering. Even worse, I can barely read for my own enjoyment. Normally I’m a voracious reader, able to finish any book within a few days, but now I’m … Continue reading →

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Dreamers of Dreams

Posted on 02/13/2009 by chick

While sorting through the things in one of our many moving boxes, I found a photocopy of a poem. I made the copy because a couple of the lines from this poem were used in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate … Continue reading →

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Another Year of Reading

Posted on 12/31/2008 by chick

I did a lot of reading in 2008, an average of one book per week, but still I wish I could have done more. There are so many books to enjoy for the first time and so many old friends … Continue reading →

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Year-End Reading

Posted on 12/24/2008 by chick

I thought it would be fun to reread the entire Harry Potter series, so that’s what I’ve been up to lately. I already finished the first three (The Sorcerer’s Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, and The Prisoner of Azkaban). I’m … Continue reading →

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What Took You So Long?

Posted on 12/06/2008 by chick

Now for the reading post you’ve been eagerly awaiting… The Memory, Sorry and Thorn trilogy by Tad Williams Grade: C+ I should have known from the get-go that it was a bad idea to read this trilogy. It’s just too … Continue reading →

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About Those Posts…

Posted on 12/03/2008 by chick

Faithful Reader told me that he doesn’t like my reading posts, at least not as much as my other posts. That’s OK. I don’t either. But it’s for a different type of enjoyment that I write them. I write them … Continue reading →

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