April 2010
Snacks For the Big Day
We went to TJ’s for snacks and we have leftover Thai. All set for Dewey’s readathon http://24hourreadathon.com/
orange ginger muffins
Chocolate covered edamame
Sea salt brownies
Braided mozzarella I can hardly wait! A whole day of just reading and blogging about books. Is it Saturday yet?
Chocolate covered edamame
Sea salt brownies
Braided mozzarella I can hardly wait! A whole day of just reading and blogging about books. Is it Saturday yet?
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I’ve Joined Dewey’s Readathon
Yep. I did it. I finally talked myself into doing Dewey’s Readathon. Actually Sassymonkey talked me into it. I’m going to stay in bed, all day Saturday, and read and read and read. Here’s what I think I’m going to have next to the bed to read:
Everyday is a Good Day (in tribute to Wilma Mankiller) – on the iPad!
Four Nancy Drews
The Madame Curie Complex
Amulet – The Stonekeeper (graphic novel)
7 poets, 4 days, 1 book (for Poetry month)
The Missing Ink
How much will I manage? And want to join? You can sign up to be a cheerleader too, if you prefer.
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The Firefighter’s Secret Baby
Yes, you read that right. I just finished The Firefighter’s Secret Baby. Why yes, it’s a Harlequin. And yes, it was exactly what you’d expect from a Harlequin about a firefighter and a secret baby. Amusing but fewer love scenes than I expected, not nearly as many romantic/love scene moments as the last firefighter book I read.
Thank you, Firemom, for bringing this little gem to the attention of the BlogHer Book Group. Now who wants to read it next? Go add your name to Mr Linky – we’re going to pass this (not so secret) baby around to everyone who wants to read it.
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Fledgling
We’ve been listening to Fledgling on audio for quite awhile and finally finished it last night. After you get over the creepy-ness of the 10 year old vampire erotic sex/feeding story, it’s smooth sailing. (For the record, the 10 year old vampire isn’t really 10 years old, she’s 53 in vampire years and just LOOKS like a 10 or 11 year old girl.) The race storyline, the simbiont storyline – excellent, as you would expect from Butler. She turned vampires into something a helluva lot more than Meyers or Rice or even Stoker ever dreamed up.
When it ended, TW and I were once again sorry that Octavia Butler died in 2008. She had a lot more stories in her and I’d really like to have heard more about Shori Mathews and her family of simbionts.