tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-379417832011-10-01T09:06:02.229-05:00Something to do in my spare time. If I ever have any, that is....Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-8273409015620588802011-01-03T19:53:00.010-06:002011-03-14T19:03:17.638-05:00

1. The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck, 1940) 2. Twelve Sharp (Janet Evanovich) 3. Fatal Voyage (Kathy Reichs) 4. Chapter & Hearse (Lorna Barnett) 5. Lean Mean Thirteen (Janet Evanovich) 6. Fearless Fourteen (Janet Evanovich) 7. Grave Secrets (Kathy Reichs) 8. Bare Bones (Kathy Reichs) 9. Whiskey Sour (J.A. Konrath) 10. Alibi in High Heels (Gemma Halliday) 11. Mayhem in High Heels (Gemma Halliday

FairLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103756565335187877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-70594103296791792032010-01-03T17:28:00.024-06:002010-06-14T11:45:43.352-05:00

1. Dead Until Dark (Charlaine Harris)2. Plum Lovin' (Janet Evanovich)3. Rabbit is Rich (John Updike, 1982)4. Living Dead in Dallas (Charlaine Harris)5. A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)6. Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (John Cleland)7. Club Dead (Charlaine Harris)8. Life With Jeeves (P.G. Wodehouse)9. A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens)10. Dead to the World (Charlaine Harris)11.

FairLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103756565335187877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-16478942671108824442009-12-31T23:15:00.001-06:002009-12-31T23:17:51.873-06:00

1. The Thorn Birds (Colleen McCullough)2. Rebecca (Daphne DuMaurier)3. All Over But the Shoutin' (Rick Bragg)4. The Winds of War (Herman Wouk)5. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)6. Intimate Issues: 21 Questions Christian Women Ask About Sex (Linda Dillow and Lorraine Pintus)7. The Westing Game (Ellen Raskin)8. The Act of Marriage (Tim & Beverly LaHaye)9. War and Remembrance (Herman Wouk)

FairLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103756565335187877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-14647266326312536952009-07-05T20:27:00.012-05:002011-01-03T19:49:59.096-06:00

Here's a list of all the Pulitzer Prize-winning novels -- the ones colored and in bold are the ones I have read, and the others are ones that I have yet to get to. Unfortunately (or fortunately), the list grows by one every year. They are in reverse chronological order.2009 : Olive Kitteridge : Elizabeth Stout2008 : The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao : Junot Diaz2007 : The Road : Cormac

FairLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103756565335187877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-79027278937606483802009-06-26T19:56:00.003-05:002009-06-26T20:09:13.706-05:00

I am a voracious reader and love keeping track of the things I read (hmm -- obvious purpose for this blog, right?). The 1% Well-Read Challenge is going on again, and it encourages reading. Duh. The idea is to read 10 books in 10 months from 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die by Peter Boxall. There are 2 editions, each slightly different, and I am going with the 2006 edition. The 2008 edition

FairLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103756565335187877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-77098672288081667012009-04-20T09:51:00.004-05:002009-04-20T15:29:41.055-05:00

The Pulitzer prize winners will be announced today at 3 p.m., EDT. Update on the winner for novel/fiction to come.Update:The winner has been announced. This year it's Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. On the list it goes!

FairLadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17103756565335187877noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-33563241611444932472009-03-30T16:03:00.006-05:002009-06-28T16:07:15.153-05:00

that I have not yet read:1. Tales from the South Pacific (James Michener)2. The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)3. Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)4. A Confederacy of Dunces (John Kennedy Toole)5. A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)6. Sacred Marriage (Gary Thomas)There are many more on my shelf that I want to reread, but I have got to get through these first. Only then can I reread and/or buy new ones!

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-25648869932316020732009-01-13T20:47:00.002-06:002009-01-21T14:19:15.750-06:00

1. The Golden Compass (Philip Pullman)2. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Michael Chabon, 2001)3. The Subtle Knife (Philip Pullman)4. The Amber Spyglass (Philip Pullman)5. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson)6. The Executioner's Song (Norman Mailer, 1980)7. Les Misèrables (Victor Hugo)8. His Family (Ernest Poole, 1918)9. The Awakening (Kate Chopin)10.

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-87351593708358585372008-08-03T17:46:00.034-05:002010-03-10T23:55:23.280-06:00

This list is from Peter Boxall's (editor) book 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (2006 edition). I am making some progress. The ones I have read are in blue. Thanks to this blog for the complete list.:92 completed : 909 to go:: Pre 1700 :0001 : Aesop's Fables . Aesopus0002 : Metamorphoses . Ovid0003 : Chaireas and Kallirhoe . Chariton0004 : Aithiopika . Heliodorus0005 : The Golden Ass .

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-80738879516366764592008-06-25T20:31:00.001-05:002008-06-25T20:31:35.812-05:00

That Tom Sawyer sure is bossy.

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-21208813793250883782008-01-09T18:23:00.000-06:002008-01-10T12:18:18.739-06:00

I have just finished reading The Golden Compass, which has gotten tons of press over the last few months, both because of the movie that came out last year and the outrage of church groups against its message.I am sorry that it's gotten a lot of press -- press that has encouraged people to read the books, if only for curiosity's sake. I am not impressed at all with Pullman's writing, though I am

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-17346292666769613762007-12-27T22:55:00.000-06:002007-12-27T22:56:42.553-06:00

Well, here it is. 48 books, 18 in Portuguese. Not as good as last year, but this year was filled with actual work -- that took up all my reading time!1. A Princesa Apaixonada [Princess in Love] (Meg Cabot)2. For One More Day (Mitch Albom)3. A Princesa a Espera [Princess in Waiting] (Meg Cabot)4. Príncipe Caspian [Prince Caspian] (C.S. Lewis)5. The Killer Angels (Michael Shaara, 1975)6. Velvet

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-70622479566174084062007-07-21T12:57:00.001-05:002007-07-21T12:58:06.026-05:00

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.One week left, since my copy is coming from the US.

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-67679404732417524762007-01-26T18:41:00.001-06:002007-01-26T18:42:04.360-06:00

I'm in heaven. I have 2 new websites to surf with mounds and mounds of uncharted material.They are (drum roll). . .Public Domain of Brasilian works (provided by the Brasilian government and in Portuguese only) and The Gutenberg Project. Books and more books. Heaven, I tell you.

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-1165689819676462532006-12-30T12:20:00.000-06:002007-03-26T20:11:47.973-05:00

1. The Great Omission (Steve Saint)2. A Man in Full (Tom Wolfe)3. A Return to Modesty (Wendy Shalit)4. Wicked (Gregory Maguire)5. Do You Think I'm Beautiful? (Angela Thomas)6. Let the Nations Be Glad! (John Piper)7. The Heavenly Man (Brother Yun)8. More Ready Than You Realize (Brian D. McLaren)9. Geisha, a Life (Mineko Iwasaki)10. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (J.K. Rowling)11. Harry

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-19295686459252737742006-12-22T06:36:00.000-06:002006-12-22T06:36:15.618-06:00

And the top 10 list for this year is.... (in no particular order and leaving out any re-reads)1. A Man in Full - Tom Wolfe has a wonderful ability to make his characters seem larger than life, making them in the end ridiculous. It didn't hurt that most (if not all) of this novel took place in my home state. Also check out I Am Charlotte Simmons, about a college freshman struggling to find herself

Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01293448239171336677noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37941783.post-1165691970942146112006-12-09T12:55:00.000-06:002006-12-09T15:01:41.536-06:00

The lack of available Barnes & Noble stores and shipping from Amazon.com in Rio makes me miss my abundant stash of books that I have in the US (mine and other people's).Here's to wishing for books:All the Pulitzer Prize-winning novels that are not listed in the post below -- I have been slowly making my way through the 80 novels on that list. Some are excellent, some are terrible.Eat This Book by

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