tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185535.post6949770324943601942..comments2023-10-18T09:44:11.979-05:00Comments on still life: brickabrackahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16220553595935499440noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185535.post-897591557584088812007-08-03T16:03:00.000-05:002007-08-03T16:03:00.000-05:00Hmm... for some reason, the first book I thought o...Hmm... for some reason, the first book I thought of was Middlesex (though I feel like you've prob read it before) which is really great and is more narrative-driven, making it a breeze to read, despite its long length.<BR/><BR/>I also highly recommend ZZ Packer's Drinking Coffee Elsewhere, which is a collection of short stories. I am dying for her to write more, because I can't get enough of her Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02643755114331387927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185535.post-7134093963243064772007-08-02T18:36:00.000-05:002007-08-02T18:36:00.000-05:00Yeah, the problem is that I already read The Hours...Yeah, the problem is that I already read The Hours... I've decided work is not the best place for that particular book, and if I have to read it ten pages at a time I will. Any book suggestions, by the way? I'm low on ideas right now.ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220553595935499440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185535.post-33443753352566579202007-08-01T23:27:00.000-05:002007-08-01T23:27:00.000-05:00Ooh! I love Mrs. Dalloway, but I must say reading ...Ooh! I love Mrs. Dalloway, but I must say reading Virginia Woolf in 90 degree heat is no fun. I LOVED Mrs. Dalloway and Orlando and then tried to read To the Lighthouse at the beach a few years ago and couldn't do it; I need something more action-driven or episodic in the heat. (I read To the Lighthouse later and loved it, which confirms my theory. This year I brought a detective novel and Harry Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02643755114331387927noreply@blogger.com