Tag: currently reading
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currently reading, 8.13
Francoise Sagan’s absolutely gorgeous Bonjour Tristesse, read in Brighton’s Rogers Park one sunny afternoon whilst waiting on someone…a stunning, quick, and engrossing novella.
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currently reading, 8.7
The beyond hilarious, witty, and charming Kiss and Tell: A Romantic Resume Ages 0-22 by Marinaomi. It’s such an expressive graphic memoir; color me completely smitten.
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currently reading, 7.20
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s brilliant musings On Booze. He manages to incorporate the drink into most of his writings, so wax away, I’m listening Mr. Fitzgerald.
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currently reading, 6.10
I’m kind of the biggest book slut around. People know this to be true about me. As unfortunate as they may think it–I make bedfellow with many a book. I’m not just a reader and then a returner. I’m definitely a collector, housing multiple editions of the same book with different flap jackets. And then…
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currently read(ing), 5.21
Finished on the train in five short rides, Howard Zinn’s The Bomb is a stunning exploration–both personal and historical–of the atomic bomb. Fascinating, chock full of facts without feeling overwrought, at times heartbreaking. If you were a fan of John Hersey’s Hiroshima (which everyone, and I mean everyone, should read), this is a perfect companion…
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currently (re)reading, 3.14
For the second time, gorging on Michael Azerrad’s Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground 1981-1991. A brilliant primer for any musically devoted, I’ve gotten so many new things from this re-read since the last time I rendezvoused with it. Sometimes, re-reads are brilliant.