Monthly Archives: October 2006

Reading Notes

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Stefanie

Recently Sylvia wrote a great post about her reading notes and even has a photo from her notebook. I am so impressed by her note taking that I have been thinking about my own note taking–or lack thereof–ever since. I … Continue reading →

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Proust on Writers

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Stefanie

Cross-posted at Involuntary Memory I am moving along through In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower. I am not moving along as fast as I would like, but even slow is good considering after finishing Swann’s Way I had … Continue reading →

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B Movie Fun

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Stefanie

Since I read I am Legend by Richard Matheson as a RIP challenge book, and since my Bookman had read the book long ago, we rented the movie The Omega Man starring Charlton Heston. Talk about your B movie! There … Continue reading →

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Nature

Posted on October 8, 2006 by Stefanie

I have re-read Emerson’s essay, Nature, and pronounce it wow. There is so much in it that I could go on and on and on. It’s one of those essays that would be fun to sit around a fire with … Continue reading →

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That Pure October Weather

Posted on October 7, 2006 by Stefanie

There are days which occur in this climate, at almost any season of the year, wherein the world reaches its perfection; when the air, the heavenly bodies and the earth, make harmony, as if nature would indulge her offspring; when, … Continue reading →

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Book Reviews and Ads

Posted on October 6, 2006 by Stefanie

My subscription to the New York Review of Books will soon be expiring as the frequent notices of renewal in my mailbox keep reminding me. This is the first time I ever subscribed to it and I was disappointed. I … Continue reading →

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Halloween Meme

Posted on October 5, 2006 by Stefanie

Literate Kitten has a Halloween meme so I thought I’d take a book break and play along. What is you favorite work of horror fiction? This is hard because I don’t read a lot of horror fiction because I have … Continue reading →

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Vampires

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Stefanie

Another RIP Book completed! I finished I am Legend by Richard Matheson. If my Bookman had not insisted I read it for the challenge I never would have. He is an enjoyer of all things vampiric and I am rather … Continue reading →

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Alyss in Wonderland

Posted on October 3, 2006 by Stefanie

I finished reading The Looking Glass Wars the other day. I must say I quite enjoyed it. The book is no earth-shattering classic to sit alongside Lewis Carroll’s books, but it is entertaining and sometimes that’s all one wants. The … Continue reading →

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Poetry

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Stefanie

The stars have aligned and poetry is everywhere. Dorothy has a great post today about poetry. But even before that, I was thinking about it. I’ve somehow managed to up my annual poetry book quotient from an average of one … Continue reading →

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