Category Archives: Reading

Hair and Harry

Posted on 07/21/2007 by chick

Harry Potter arrived at about 1:30 this afternoon, just as I was about to leave to get my hair cut. I had to put Harry aside in favor of my hair. It was awful, but my hair looks much better! … Continue reading →

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Beware the Granfalloons

Posted on 07/19/2007 by chick

Since I’ve never heard the word granfalloon outside of Cat’s Cradle, I have to assume it never caught on, which is too bad. I don’t know of any word that means quite the same thing. Vonnegut defined a granfalloon as … Continue reading →

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Grade Inflation?

Posted on 07/18/2007 by chick

Almost all of the books I’ve read so far in 2007 have ratings of B or higher. It’s not because of grade inflation, but rather because I don’t have time to read bad books. If I don’t enjoy the book … Continue reading →

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Four Down

Posted on 07/15/2007 by chick

Four down and ten to go in the Vonnegut Marathon. Next up is God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. I think I’ll start it at the beginning of August. I read this book a few years ago, but I don’t remember … Continue reading →

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Cat’s Cradle

Posted on 07/14/2007 by chick

Wow! Cat’s Cradle is just as good now as it was all those years ago. Grade: A+ Cat’s Cradle is a very fast read. I got through it in two nights. I was surprised at how much I remembered, including … Continue reading →

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The Egypt Game

Posted on 07/11/2007 by chick

I finished The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder last night. Grade: B+ I bet I would have loved The Egypt Game if I had read it as a child. Coming from a suburb, I enjoyed stories set in more … Continue reading →

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Unusual Reading

Posted on 07/08/2007 by chick

I just finished The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan. It’s unusual for me to read nonfiction. It’s even more unusual for me to read autobiographical nonfiction. For me to read autobiographical nonfiction by an author whose fiction I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Just in Case

Posted on 07/07/2007 by chick

I was reading Amy Tan’s The Opposite of Fate in the bedroom. It said, If the roof crashes on your head, no need to cry over this bad luck. You can sue anybody, make the landlord fix it. I looked … Continue reading →

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Nothing New Under the Sun

Posted on 07/03/2007 by chick

Before I give away A Swiftly Tilting Planet, let me share a passage that caught my eye. The bad guy, called El Rabioso, wants to nuke America. Here’s the explanation of why. “El Rabioso sees this as an act of … Continue reading →

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Latest Read

Posted on 07/02/2007 by chick

Last night I finished reading A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle. Grade: B A Swiftly Tilting Planet is a companion to A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door, both of which I loved. I really wanted … Continue reading →

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