December 2009
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good books and best wishes.
aiming to approach books, literature and the nyc community of readers and writers thoughtfully in 2010. blogs that have entertained and inspired me in 2009: 52books thebronzemedal slaughterhouse90210 walkwhilereading meaghano magicmolly books i read in 2009 that moved me: 2666 by roberto bolano, the house of mirth by edith wharton, netherland by joseph o’neill, kafka on the shore by...
Dec 31st
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“it happened, and re-happened, because it was a city uninterested in history....”
– colum mccann, let the great world spin.
Dec 29th
Dec 28th
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“he didn’t like it all that much when he first came—all the rubbish...”
– colum mccann, let the great world spin.
Dec 27th
“there are moments we return to, now and always. family is like water—it...”
– colum mccann, let the great world spin.
Dec 27th
Dec 22nd
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edith wharton
in my dream last night i was explaining the parallels between the endings in the house of mirth, the age of innocence and ethan frome. my subconscious is definitely trying to tell me something, and that something might be relax.
Dec 22nd
WatchWatch
thebronzemedal: The National Book Foundation offers up videos of interviews and readings featuring their 2009 “5 under 35” selections. The real treat here though is this video of Jonathan Lethem, the evening’s guest DJ, about what songs he’s picked out for the evening and what music he listens to while writing.
Dec 17th
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her fearful symmetry.
this is a great read for a holiday break, very conducive to being quickly devoured. i’m not the biggest fan of audrey niffenegger’s writing style but i love her ability to craft inventive and captivating plots. an interesting take on twins, london, death, ghosts and relationships. for more specific critique (spoiler alert) click through… if you have also read this novel, i am...
Dec 16th
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Dec 15th
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“being a ghost was mostly like that: it forced her to feed off the world. she no...”
– audrey niffenegger, her fearful symmetry. also doubles as a good description of writers.
Dec 15th
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Dec 13th
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“fate would never permit happiness to a man of such talent—a content poet...”
– rabih alameddine, the hakawati.
Dec 13th
“so, you ask, why am i telling you a story without a great ending? because, as in...”
– rabih alameddine, the hakawati.
Dec 9th
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when bad covers happen to good books →
just got done reading this article and it rings true to me in two ways. 1. it sums up why i will never, ever bring myself to read books via an electronic device. i don’t care how many flashy features the kindle and the nook can offer (ability to note marginalia! lending! you can carry a billion books at a time!) no machine will ever be able to recreate the satisfying bliss of cradling a...
Dec 5th
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the ten best books of 2009 →
via the new york times book review: 1. both ways is the only way i want it, by maile meloy 2. chronic city, by jonathan lethem 3. a gate at the stairs, by lorrie moore 4. half broke horses: a true-life novel, by jeannette walls 5. a short history of women, by kate walbert 6. the age of wonder: how the romantic generation discovered the beauty and terror of science, by richard holmes 7. the...
Dec 5th
Dec 5th
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