A story about "Beloved" — 4 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
Taught it in the spring. Will teach it again next spring, probably.
Items scrivener consumed in…
May, 2005
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Wednesday 25
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…Beloved — 1299 people
Started consuming…Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs — 249 people
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…Shopgirl — 54 people
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…Deadeye Dick — 82 people
Entries about these items
A story about "Shopgirl" — 5 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
I’ve loved Martin’s “Shouts & Murmurs” pieces in the NYer, and I read positive reviews when this one came out, so I’ve got high expectations…
And they weren’t quite met, frankly. It’s an interesting book, though not much of a novel. More like a series of analyses of a few characters. The analyses are interesting and smart, the characters are cool, but it’s still not much of a novel.
A story about "Deadeye Dick" — 5 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
Actually, I’m re-reading. I’ve been on something of a Vonnegut kick again—seems like every couple of years I start going back through his novels. In part, because they’re shortish and easy to read but still smart and powerful, and broken up into small chunks. In the midst of a semester, it’s hard to focus on the kind of tomes I often might read. Besides, he’s on my list of all-time favorites & it’s always nice to go back to his novels.
