Recent content by dana/librarian

my apologies if this is redundant, but check out saramago's newest novel "seeing" which came out last april, and is supposed to be something of a companion piece to "blindness." i haven't read either, but both are on my list.

eggers is definitely my favourite author, and ahwosg is my favourite book, but i must say, i read yskov - also fantastic, but his latest book, "what is the what" is undoubtedly a masterpiece in both literary, global and social senses. blending fact and fiction, the book is the story of a...

"the shining" was the first book that ever actually scared me... i finished reading it while i was alone at night and the tender age of 15, but it remains to be the only book that managed to chill me to the bone. i've read king's work fairly extensively, and while his books are not all literary...

i read for a few minutes before going to sleep every night - even if i've been out celebrating and i need to reread those pages the next time i pick the book up. i can read anywhere (bus, mall, etc) but if i have my way, i'm definitely reading in my hammock at the cottage with a cool drink...

fantasy moon, i see you're reading song of susannah... i can only deduce that means you are nearing the end of the path to the dark tower. i finished the quest last summer. i'd love to hear your thoughts as you trudge through book 7...

most recently purchased books i work at a bookstore, making it extraordinarily difficult to avoid buying stacks of books at a time and getting far far ahead of my actual reading... right now i'm hoping to have my current stack completed before christmastime, considering school and work factors...

anyone reading what i'm reading right now? or for that matter, is anyone familiar with the book? it's a very unique and atypical book, and at 60 pages in i'm not quite sure what to make of it, and would love some feedback from other readers... d

i'm finally taking the technoplunge and joining an online forum! i've never done it before, but i can't imagine anything more entertaining than conversing with others about books. so then, let's get this party started