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2011 Summation

December 31, 2011

BOOKS READ Total Books Read = 45 Average Books Read Per Month = 3.75 Best Reading Month = November (7 books) Worst Reading Month = October (1 book) Total Pages Read = 14,233 (According to Goodreads) Average Pages Per Book = 316 Average Pages Read Per Day = 39 Average Pages Read Per Month = [...]

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Literature 101: Tone

September 21, 2011

Literature 101 is a ten-part course based on 10 Literary Concepts Every Reader Should Know. We took a little hiatus and are picking up where we left off. WEEK 7: TONE The tone of a work refers to the author’s implicit attitude about a subject as conveyed by style and word choice. DISCUSSION The tone [...]

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August 2011 Summation

August 31, 2011

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in August. Books Read – August 2011 A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin – 8/12/2011 What the Dog Saw, by Malcolm Gladwell – 8/19/2011 The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by Aimee Bender – 8/31/2011 August Total = 3 Year-to-Date Total = 28 Let’s see. [...]

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May, June, & July 2011 Summation

July 31, 2011

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in May, June, and July. Books Read – May, June, & July 2011 May 2011 Something Borrowed, by Emily Giffin – 5/9/2011 A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. Le Guin – 5/18/2011 The Hip Girl’s Guide to Homemaking, by Kate Payne – 5/18/2011 May Total = [...]

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April 2011 Summation

April 30, 2011

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in April. Books Read – April 2011 The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin – 4/17/2011 The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, by Alan Bradley – 4/19/2011 NurtureShock, by Po Bronson & Ashley Merryman – 4/22/2011 The Tapestry of Love, by Rosy Thornton – 4/25/2011 Wintergirls, [...]

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March 2011 Summation

March 31, 2011

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in March. Books Read – March 2011 These Is My Words, by Nancy E. Turner – 3/12/2011 The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls – 3/16/2011 I Am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak – 3/19/2011 Getting the Girl, by Markus Zusak – 3/21/2010 March Total = 4 Year-to-Date [...]

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February 2011 Summation

February 28, 2011

Here is an abstract of my literary doings in February. Books Read – February 2011 84, Charing Cross Road, by Helene Hanff – 2/8/2011 The Five People You Meet in Heaven, by Mitch Albom – 2/10/2011 Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson – 2/13/2011 February Total = 3 Year-to-Date Total = 9 84, Charing Cross Road [...]

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Versus: Tinkers vs. Lord of Misrule

February 21, 2011

Okay, it’s time for a showdown! Tinkers, the 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction takes on Lord of Misrule, 2010 National Book Award Winner for Fiction. The only rule to this game is that you must vote! It doesn’t matter if you’ve read the books or not. In fact, the following are all valid reasons [...]

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