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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I am so ready for a new camera. My trusty old DRebel is actually worn out where my hand holds it... was yours like that, too? The covering is all flaking off. It gets held a lot : ) Have fun learning yours!
Posted by: elizabeth | October 03, 2006 at 04:21 PM
I emailed you :)
Posted by: kristin hohenadel | October 03, 2006 at 10:09 PM
oooh. id like the fed ex man to bring me that too!
Posted by: nadine | October 04, 2006 at 11:06 AM
oooh lucky girl!!
Posted by: suetreiber | October 09, 2006 at 04:35 PM
Oh I am jealous but so happy for you!! Hugs Wanda
Posted by: Wanda E. Santiago | October 10, 2006 at 11:56 PM
*caugh* *caugh* bad blogger alert! what about that update!
Posted by: kristin hohenadel | October 18, 2006 at 06:31 PM
PSST...where are you? :)
Posted by: Stephanie Homburg | October 22, 2006 at 02:41 PM
are you so busy using your new camera that you've forgotten about your followers? ;)
Posted by: nadine | October 29, 2006 at 11:47 PM
Ha! I'm with Nadine... where the heck are you? ; )
Posted by: elizabeth | October 30, 2006 at 04:41 PM
ack! i miss you! post! post! post! ;)
Posted by: sara | November 27, 2006 at 07:55 PM
Is it wrong to be jealous? Enjoy your new camera.
Posted by: Cherie Nymeyer | November 28, 2006 at 01:11 PM
did you run off with the fed-ex man?
did you get my email a week or so ago
come up for air, hey?
Posted by: sharyn (torm) | December 28, 2006 at 12:11 AM
Just wanted to let you know that you are missed. :)
Posted by: Carrie | January 28, 2007 at 08:19 AM
Lucky Lucky YOU!!
Posted by: Stacy Armstrong | June 01, 2007 at 10:42 PM
Uh HUM>>>>>>Its time to put the camera down and update your blog!!!!
Posted by: Stacy Armstrong | June 01, 2007 at 10:43 PM