Books in Bed

The Descendants

2007, Books in Bed, Favorites, Fiction /

I’m not sure how it happened but now that I’ve finished The Descendants I’m feeling like this is one of my favorites for 2007. It was slow going, particularly slow going since I read a dozen or so pages in Charleston at the end of June and picked it up again on the trip home from BlogHer Con and was just as confused as when I started reading it the first time.

After reading the first dozen pages and feeling like maybe I should just give up because I couldn’t figure out whose voice was speaking or the relationship between the characters, I closed it – read the jacket and started over one more time and then it all clicked.

What a great dysfunctional family. Matt’s frequent mention of blogs as a primary resource for parenting advice was one of the most amusing things I’ve read in ages.

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The Deathly Hallows

1 Comment / 2007, Books in Bed, Favorites, Fiction, Harry Potter, Queer /

I did finally finish Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows. Finally. I cannot believe it took me more than a week. Well yes I can since I had one of the craziest weeks of my life.

I liked it, the book not the crazy life – well I guess I liked that too. There are some parts that I was disappointed in, the “19 years later” part is probably the biggest disappointment. She should have just left it alone.

Rather than ramble on and on, and include some spoilers that piss people off, I’ll just link you over to Mombian and her post about Rowling and lesbian literature. That won’t piss anyone off, will it?

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Nickie’s Nook: Sharing the Journey

1 Comment / 2007, Books in Bed, Favorites, Non-Fiction, Women /

I’ve blogged about Nickie before – several times, actually. I first discovered her blog when writing a post for BlogHer about Guide Dogs. I’ve been reading her work ever since and learning something new with just about every single post that she makes.


When she announced she had written a “blook“, I bought it: Nickie’s Nook: Sharing the Journey. Not the digital download, I bought the real thing and I was thrilled when it arrived. I spent my spare time today reading it and while some of it reads like a “blook” most of it reads like a “book” – a real live, honest to goodness book. Many of the essays and entries in it, I’ve read before on her blog. But many of them were new to me – either published on her blog before I was reading it or published when I was swamped and just skimmed. Or maybe they didn’t come from her blog at all, I’m not sure. It doesn’t matter – what does matter is that once again, Nickie taught me stuff – and she got me thinking about things I probably would never have thought about. Nickie is very, very good at that.

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Damn, I wanted to be Voldemort. Or at least Snape

Books in Bed, Daily Dose, Harry Potter, Memes and Quizzes, Personality /
You scored as Albus Dumbledore, Strong and powerful you admirably defend your world and your charges against those who would seek to harm them. However sometimes you can fail to do what you must because you care too much to cause suffering.

Albus Dumbledore
 
85%
Harry Potter
 
70%
Hermione Granger
 
65%
Remus Lupin
 
65%
Draco Malfoy
 
60%
Sirius Black
 
55%
Severus Snape
 
55%
Ginny Weasley
 
45%
Lord Voldemort
 
40%
Ron Weasley
 
30%

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Daily Dose of Cupcakes

Cupcake Toppers, Daily Dose, Harry Potter /

zz320104l.jpgObviously today’s cupcake toppers must be Harry Potter themed. There’s nothing else happening in the world this weekend, is there? You can top your cupcakes with Bertie Botts Beans or the Golden Snitch cuff links pictured in this post (they are a bit expensive for a cupcake topper but your HP fans are worth it, aren’t they?)


There are mudblood buttons and Platform 9 3/4 buttons, and my favorite deatheater button. I could go on and on – the Cafe Press options alone could provide you with enough HP cupcake toppers for years.

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