Comments on: Sometimes it’s nice just to talk about American Idol

By: Erin

Erin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:26:31 +0000

Woooooo! You made it! Go Betsy, go Betsy!

By: Betsy

Betsy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:11:07 +0000

I can recommend (sp? I can never remember one c or two?!) two books: they are some of my “highly regarded” faculty from Queens, one just got the Pulitzer Prize so I am a little proud to have just graduated from there

The Sisters Antipodes by Jane Alison
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout (the Pulitzer winner)

I have also been reading Remember by Karen Kingsbury and Gary Smalley. It is a pretty easy read, but was recommended to me b/c there are some endearing moments that deal with Alzheimer’s. It is a sweet little story.

Anyway, hope ya’ll are well! I’m just trying to get back in the swing of things here in Wilmington, but now I can also say that I AM DONE WITH SCHOOL! MFA sistas!

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 27 May 2009 13:23:48 +0000

All right, I've got The Road and The Year of Living Biblically and a couple Vonnegut books. Fun! Yana, I adore What Is the What? and need to read it again. The other branch of our local library has more books from your list, so I'll have to plan a trip over there to pick some of those up. Thanks for the suggestions guys!

By: Rachael

Rachael — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:11:49 +0000

Patience dear Erin. Patience. And if you need to do something in the mean time, well may I suggest not look at it for a few days! And cow manure. That always helps my dad’s garden!

By: Yana

Yana — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:05:14 +0000

In FL, we just had 4 days of non-stop rain, and my plants are really, really happy. Maybe yours just need more water?

Some books I have loved recently:
History of Love by Nicole Krauss
What Is the What? by Dave Eggers
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffeneger
Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:50:39 +0000

Oh, and this is how desperate I am for this garden to grow. I actually thought, “Well, I could just hold the cell phone up to my ear as I talked to the plants, so no one would know I’m crazy…”

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:44:55 +0000

Dave: Both those books have been on my to-read list for a while (well, the Rob Bell book is fairly new, so I guess it hasn’t been on the list all that long), so I think your recommendations mean it’s high time I actually went to the library and got them. Actually, I don’t think the library will have the Bell book, but I can guess that half the people on staff do, and I’m sure one of them isn’t reading it right this second.

Rachel: I know, I kept thinking to the judges: stop! You’re killing his chances by acting like it’s a sure thing! His fans will get complacent because they’ll think it’s a sure thing, and everyone else will be voting like crazy because they’re for the underdog, and who doesn’t like the underdog? (Not calling Kris a dog, or anything…)

Also, fiction or nonfiction–I’m up for both! I’m just looking for something impeccably written and engrossing. Maybe a narrative of some kind (so, perhaps memoir if it’s NF). You’re so kind!

By: Rachel Olsen

Rachel Olsen — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:26:46 +0000

OK, snippet girl. Here are my thoughts:

1) Rick & I called Kris’ win as soon as Danny was eliminated as well. The only reason people think it’s a shocker is beucase the judges praised Adam sooooooo much every single week and had deemed him the winner. But it’s not over til the fat lady sings. (That’s not a very politically correct saying, is it?)

2) Have you tried talking to your plants? (You’re laughing now aren’t you.) I have a house plant book that tells me to talk to them. Like I’ve got time to carry on a social life with my plants.

3) Fiction or Non-fiction? My book shelves spilleth over! I’ll be glad to bring you a book if you let me know what you like.

By: David P.

David P. — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:15:39 +0000

The last page turner I read was “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy. It is incredibly addicting in it’s feeling of desolation and isolation (sorry for the rhyme scheme there) and heart warming with the relationship between father and son. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I am also reading “Jesus Wants to Save Christians” by Rob Bell. It is an interesting read with some interesting points of view. It grates my nerves a bit, but I like that about it. Definitely challenges the way I think about the Scriptures and how I read them.