"1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die" by ukaunz 2000s Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro Saturday – Ian McEwan On Beauty – Zadie Smith Slow Man – J.M. Coetzee Adjunct: An Undigest – Peter Manson The Sea – John Banville The Red Queen – Margaret Drabble The Plot Against America –...
I think Chuck E. Cheese is a fantastic establishment! We just returned from there and I ask you, what other restaurant is designed so that your children can run around and make that kind of noise? I frequently hear parents say they can't stand the noise and chaos there. I can understand where...
Unsurprisingly, Uncle Fred in the Springtime was hilarious and a really fast read. I can't recommend P.G. Wodehouse enough if you have never read any of his books. He just had a way with language that makes his novels a pleasure to read and a sense of humor that is timeless. This particular novel is...
Decided to do my own customized version of the reading list meme. The underlined are highly recommended and I have asterixed the childrens books. Probably add more as I think of them, but this will do for now. 1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen 2. Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien* 3. Jane Eyre -...
Finally, here is the list. I tried to do it once before, but couldn't think straight so I came up with my TV list instead. Anyway this is probably not the definitive version, but I've given it a lot of thought and here's what I've come up with. (I stole this, by the way) Oh, and there are spoilers...
1. You went to school in your PJs. 2. Your biology lab consisted of assisting in your sibling's birth. 3. Your stacks of books to check out was taller than the librarian. 4. Your PE came from chasing little toddlers around. 5. Your school bus was a 9 passenger van. 6. You considered school work...
Who helped make you the cool person you are today? Submitted by Amy - Sister Brown Hair Surprise. Pretty much anyone who let me be my most natural self, right? That's what makes a person cool. So here's a cheer to a few of the people who've helped me appreciate the coolness of our tiny existences....
In the next day or two, I hereby solemnly promise to blog about the following: My new house (I took photos, but some turned out blurry. I'll see if I can take some more this evening). The second half of my trip to Chicago. My "angry dreams." But first... It's been a while since I posted some book...
I was looking up the word "chi-iking" from the passage I posted from Uncle Fred in the Springtime. There is this really cool site that has lots of information about Wodehouse books including definitions and explanations of some of the things he mentions that may not make sense to a modern or...
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