Cum Grano Salis: 40 Days

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

40 Days

On Friday it will have been forty days since I removed the comments from my blog. That means my Summer Lent is over! I am going out of town on a school retreat until Saturday, and I will be enabling comments on the next post after I come back.

I feel that after my time away from comments, I am prepared to put them back on my blog without obsessing about them. I will continue to write whatever I want, without regard for feedback, and you can all entertain me and each other with your witty responsive comments. So check back next week, and comment on the post. Or not...whatever.

Recent Reads

3- Where Trouble Sleeps by Clyde Edgerton
4- World Without End by Ken Follett. Pretty good sequel to Pillars.
5- Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. Really great medieval story. Good strong plot and compelling characters. Read this!
3- The Alchemist's Daughter. Pretty good medieval-ish novel. Good twist at the end.
2- Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll. If you've ever wanted explicit discussions of Elizabeth and Darcy's intimate activities, including lengthy discussions of Darcy's "love torch," this book is for you. (is redeemed to a 2 for humor)
4- The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory. My first library sale purchase is a hit!
3--The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket and Brett Helquist. Okay, but not as clever as all the hype. Maybe it will be a 5 by book 13?
3--Stowaway by Karen Hesse. Pretty good YA novel about Captain Cook's journey to Australia.
4--Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller. Re-reading it despite objections from my presby. friends. Always good for a fresh perspective.
4--Snow in August by Pete Hammill. Great, original story.
3-- A Monk Swimming by Malachy McCourt. Worth reading for extraordinary wit and word play, but beware of pretty objectionable content.
3-- Educating Alice by Alice Steinbach. Read it for the interesting content, but you'll have to overlook the author's pretentious style.
0--Lake Wobegon Summer 1956 by Garrison Keillor. One too many "luscious orbs" jokes.
4--Forever by Peter Hamill. Good if you like New York and have the sense of humor of a groundling.
5--The Know-It-All by A.J. Jacobs. Laughed out Loud
1--Flight of the Falcon by Daphne du Maurier. Zzzz.
5--Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling. The good news is, you get 7000 pages before you have to say goodbye.