Posts Tagged ‘read this book’

read this book | the history of love

In books, entertainment, life, quotes, words on 7 February 2011 tagged book review, history of love, nicole krauss, read this book with no comments

i’m a sucker for a complex story — one that weaves itself through different times, places, people.  i love seeing how it all comes together, how something simple and true can be teased out of the chaos of seemingly disparate elements. the history of love, by nicole krauss, is such a story.  from the title, […]

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In books, life, quotes, words on 11 May 2009 tagged death, joan didion, read this book, the year of magical thinking with no comments

imagine this:  several days before christmas, your only daughter falls ill and lies, unresponsive, in a coma.  you and your husband leave the hospital and sit down to dinner at home.  as you finish mixing the salad, you look over to your husband who is suddenly slumped motionless on the table.  he has suffered a […]

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In books, life, love, quotes, words on 4 February 2009 tagged read this book, six word memoirs of love and heartbreak with 2 comments

it’s amazing how much can be said in just six words. back in july, i wrote about ernest hemmingway’s story and SMITH magazine’s project to compile six word memoirs.  their second collection, six word memoirs of love and heartbreak, was recently released.  just in time for valentine’s day. it’s truly worth a read.  here are […]

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In books, life, quotes, words on 12 August 2008 tagged anne morrow lindbergh, dearly beloved, read this book with 2 comments

“dearly beloved, we are gathered together…” in a blind instinct of self-preservation, some of the wedding party shield themselves against the intense rays of the moment. too much to bear. too strong a current to let flow through them, exposing and shattering them – they, the strong, the armored, the invulnerable. block it; bandage the […]

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In books, life, quotes, words on 13 July 2008 tagged against the current, frances kroll ring, read this book with no comments

in 1939, frances kroll accepted a position as f. scott fitzgerald’s secretary. unbeknownst to either of them at the time, fitzgerald would only live 20 more months. against the current is kroll’s personal account of those final months. this book is an enlightening look at fitzgerald — a committed father and husband, a devoted friend […]