Michael Cunningham: A Home at the End of the World
Loved this. Simply a beautiful story, authentic characters, those people you miss when a book is done. (*****)
Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go (Vintage International)
I couldn't put this down, but I was more absorbed in the plot than the writing, if that makes sense. It felt detatched, and I know it was supposed to, but I felt like I stopped short of feeling as much for it as I'd like to. Still, it was engrossing and a beautiful story. (****)
Michael Cunningham: Specimen Days
Wow wow wow. I've had this one on my shelf for a while, because while I enjoyed The Hours I didn't *love* it madly, and because it was one of those books with a discription that, while intriguing, was hard to match with a reading mood. As described by The Guardian as "By far the best gothic historical sci-fi cop thriller you'll ever read," it just didn't fit neatly into one of my "I'm in the mood for ____" categories. But I finally picked it up. And devoured it. And am still digesting it. Amazing, amazing, amazing. (*****)
Jonathan Safran Foer: Everything Is Illuminated: A Novel
(*****)
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Only birthday picture I've managed so far. Lousy on-camera flash, happy girl.
She's at the store with daddy getting cake mix.
Her favorite gifts? An easel, more paints, a huge pack of paintbrushes in all different shapes and sizes. Love how into art she is lately.
Three. It sure does fly.
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She's adorable! Happy birthday to her :-)
Posted by: Vidya | August 30, 2006 at 05:46 PM
Big Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughter she is precious!! Hugs Wanda
Posted by: Wanda E. Santiago | August 30, 2006 at 08:19 PM
Happy B-day Miss C. Next time you are in The Zone with Mama come see Mrs. Kelley for a super special Celia sticker adventure... Wow, Angi she is getting so big. She is beginning to look so much like a little girl and not a babe anymore. That is a hard transition, but they just get more fun. Yeah for the love of ART! My little guy is so into into drawing lately-it makes me smile each and every day! Happy #3 Miss C.!
Posted by: Kelley Popp | August 30, 2006 at 10:25 PM
Happy Birthday Celia!
Posted by: suetreiber | August 31, 2006 at 07:59 PM
awe!! Happy birthday miss C!!
Posted by: Stephanie Homburg | August 31, 2006 at 10:20 PM