Aug
3
The Bluest Eye.
August 3, 2008 | 1 Comment
I actually finished Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye late last night, but rather than write about it then I thought I’d wait for today. And then I forgot, so it’s a little late tonight, too. But oh well.
I told a good friend that I’d read and liked it, and she was a [...]
Jul
30
So I think I have a little crush on Junot Diaz. (Possible signs you’re a little dorky: infatuation based on words.)
(Brief note of frustration: I started this book Friday night and only just finished it this evening. Where has my focus gone? Towards the end of spring semester there was a night where [...]
Jul
27
More on books.
July 27, 2008 | 3 Comments
So I’ve been cleaning and rearranging and going through lots of books, which has unearthed some I should have thought of before but hadn’t. So here’s another list of links, this time with a little bit of commentary.
Barry Hughart, Bridge of Birds
Barry Hughart, Eight Skilled Gentlemen
He wrote a third, The Story of the Stone, which [...]
Jul
25
Back in MD.
July 25, 2008 | 6 Comments
I’m home now, for a given value of “home,” at least, which means I’m cleaning my butt off. The process of packing makes it clear to me how much stuff I have accumulated, clear in a way it’s not when I’m living spread out. Partially because things aren’t so compressed, partially because I’m [...]