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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

A reviewer says “Not since The Catcher In The Rye has a novel captured the deep and almost physical ache of adolescent existential sadness as trenchantly as the perfectly title…” Yes. And that it why I found it deep and physically painful to read. Enviably written. The kind of writing that makes writing look easy […]

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Three Wishes

Monday, December 19, 2011

Another Liane Moriarty book. She really has a great emotional ear and a fab sense of humor. Excellent diversionary book. The conceit of What Alice Forgot really put it over the edge of what I think of as chick lit. But I’m not opposed to a good chiclet, so I liked this book.l

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The Last Anniversary

Monday, December 12, 2011

Another one by Liane Moriarty (who wrote What Alice Forgot). Fun, bubbly, distracting, quirky.

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Double Take: A Memoir

Monday, December 5, 2011

Kevin Connelly was born without legs and in his 20s decided to take photos of people staring at him as a way of responding to the stares. I think he was 23 when he wrote this and his writing is not terribly polished or mature. But I appreciated his honesty and most enjoyed the essays […]

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