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#41 ~ The Monsters of Templeton

16 Oct By Literate Housewife 15 Comments

The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff There is something spectacular about a book whose first line lures you into its spell like a siphon and never lets you go. In my 36 years of reading, there has only been two books whose first lines I’ve memorized and cannot forget: “Call me Ishmael.” Moby Dick [...]

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Ray of Light

24 Sep By Literate Housewife Leave a Comment

Today I’ve been catching up on my Guiding Light episodes so that I don’t get hit broadsided while reading Jonathan’s Story. It was while listening to Marina whining about loving Cyrus but being unable to stop being the straight-laced Cooper that she is that I had a mini-personal revelation. I love Reva for the same [...]

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#33 ~ Special Topics in Calamity Physics

8 Aug By Literate Housewife 6 Comments

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl Just 75 pages into Special Topics in Calamity Physics, I knew that I was going to enjoy it. When what I was reading spoke to me personally in conjunction with an outside conversation I had just moments before reading it, I knew that I was reading something [...]

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Life Meets Book in Perfect Harmony

4 Aug By Literate Housewife 2 Comments

Last evening, I spent some time talking with one of my co-workers from India. We began talking about language and how it is heard and perceived by native speakers versus those who have learned it later in life. I have a lot of fun talking with S. He is intelligent and oh, so very easy [...]

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Far From a Calamity

31 Jul By Literate Housewife 4 Comments

Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl I’m about 75 pages in to this book and it is wonderful and engaging. It’s quite different from anything I’ve read recently and I’m loving it.

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#31 ~ Falling Angels

6 Jul By Literate Housewife 4 Comments

Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier This novel is setup in a compelling way. The story is told through the point of view of eleven (+/-) narrators. You have to delve into the agenda of each character in order to determine what really is happening and why Those agendas are prone to change as the character [...]

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#30 ~ The Kite Runner

6 Jul By Literate Housewife 5 Comments

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini This book was selected for me and I couldn’t be more thankful. It was a book I’ve seen and picked up many times before. Afghanistan . Do I really want to spend my reading time on a topic that is somewhat hard to avoid IRL? That was what I [...]

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Middlesex: Has Oprah Been Reading?

6 Jun By Literate Housewife Leave a Comment

Oprah has announced the latest book for her book club, and it happens to be Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides, one that I’ve already read and reviewed. It is an interesting book and I hope that her book club members enjoy it.

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#26 ~ Innocent Traitor

5 Jun By Literate Housewife 5 Comments

With this book I have reached the summit! Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir As I have made my way through the wives of Henry the 8th, this book seemed the next logical choice. This book deals with the rise and fall of Lady Jane Grey, the woman who rules England as Queen for nine short [...]