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Monthly Archives: June 2013
100 books! (omg)
At some point last week I realized I had some time on my hands before July 1 when I could start on my next scheduled reads – (see READING NEXT). I was real tired of crime novels. I also realized I had … Continue reading
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The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (US) 1952/124 pages Rating: 9.5 / classic Oh my. I saw this and realized that I read this so long ago I couldn’t remember the ending – I’m thinking high … Continue reading
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Beowulf
Beowulf by anonymous – 8th century?/3182 lines Rating 9/classic – Scandinavian heroic myth I have no idea why this book was sitting in my shelves – I probably bought it at some point – a long time ago. It’s … Continue reading
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The Teahouse
The Teahouse by Lao She (Manchu-Chinese) 1957 / 197 pages (bi-lingual/but a good intro) Rating: 9 / historical play What treasures I’m finding on my TBR shelves! This is a play purchased prior to my trip to China. … Continue reading
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Poppa John
Poppa John by Larry Woiwode (US) 1980/204 pages rating: 8 – literary Christian These days Larry Woiwode, North Dakota’s poet laureate, lives west of Jamestown, ND where he raises horses. In the late 1960s and early ’70s he lived … Continue reading
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Waiting For the Barbarians
Waiting For the Barbarians by J. M. Coetzee (South Africa/Australia) 1980/152 pages Rating: 8.5 – 20th century political fiction In an Empire there arise border disputes with the barbarians who live in the forests and deserts outside the gates. … Continue reading
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Fly Away Peter
Fly Away Peter by David Malouf (Australia) 1982 / 134 pages rating: 7.5 / historical fiction This stayed on my tbr shelf for so long because for some reason I thought it was by O.E. Rolvaag and the third of … Continue reading
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The Zen Teachings of Jesus
The Zen Teachings of Jesus by Kenneth S. Leong 1998 /239 pages rating: 5 religion I’ve had this on my shelves for a long time – probably a decade. I know I bought it fully intending to read it … Continue reading
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Scenes From Village Life
Scenes From Village Life by Amos Oz (Israel) 2009 / 192 pages Rating: 9 /literary -short stories In the fictional village of Tel Ilan, situated in the hills of Menashe south and east of Haifa, times are changing – actually … Continue reading
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The Immense Journey
The Immense Journey by Loren Eiseley (US) 1957 – 152 pages Rating; 9 / literary -classic natural science I got this book from a friend several years ago and am finally getting around to it. It’s a classic written by … Continue reading
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Stagecoach Heyday
Stagecoach Heyday in the San Joaquin Valley 1853-1876 by William Harland Boyd (US) 1983 / 74 pages Rating 5 / history This is a real honest-to-god hard-cover little book published by the Kern County Historical Society. I have no … Continue reading
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A Brief History of Finland
A Brief History of Finland by Matti Klinge (Finland) 1994 / 164 pages Rating 7.5 / history Another book from the TBR shelf- I bought this when I was in Finland and have always meant to read it as my … Continue reading
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Leftover Lutefisk
Leftover Lutefisk by Art Lee (US) 1984 / 224 pages Rating: 7 / humor I see I have a few days prior to the end of the month so I’m clearing some old books off the TBR shelf – reading … Continue reading
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Letters From Four Seasons
Letters From Four Seasons by Alistair Cooke (England) 1978 / 60 pages rating – 8 / travel-seasons Very short little book about the seasons in different parts of the country (with a bit in England.) Cooke starts with Spring … Continue reading
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The Bookseller
The Bookseller Mark Pryor (US) 2013/ 280 pages read by Michael Prichard 10h 5m rating: A- /crime The Bookseller by Mark Pryor was released this week (6/25) and I was just ready for it. It’s the first of a … Continue reading
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The Professor’s House
The Professor’s House by Willa Cather (US) 1925/129 pages rating: 8.5 / Classic (1925) Professor Godfrey St. James and his wife, Lillian, are moving houses, but St. James seems to be having a bit of a time actually transferring over … Continue reading
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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (US) 2012/336 pages Read by Kate Rudd 7h 14m Rating: 9.5 – YA This is not my standard crime novel or literary fiction – this is a kind of young adult … Continue reading
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