My short book blog got a few comments so I feel the need to reply with an actual posting.
I mentioned that Phillipa Gregory was one of my favorite authors. She writes historical fiction books that are long but extremely easy to read (good beach books!). The Other Boleyn Girl, The Queen's Fool and the Virgin's Lover are some that I have read. Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johannson are starring in a screen production of The Other Boleyn Girl due out sometime next year. The are truly enjoyable reads.
My friend Amanda recommended Freakonomics, which I have also read. I like it a lot but found myself wanting deeper information that the book had to provide. The author's now have a blog on the NYT website.
I would also like to add The Time Traveler's Wife to my list of potential all time favorites (I cannot commit yet because I still need to process it a bit). I read it when I was on vacation and it was AMAZING! I highly recommended it. I also read the Girl with the Pearl Earring on vacation - a very simple but good read as well. And the week BEFORE vacation I read Stargirl - a book that everyone over the age of 13 should read.
Finally, my friend Amy recommended the author Zadie Smith. I will be looking up some of her books on Book Mooch. This is a book swap website and worth a look if you hate to pay $15 for a paperback and keep getting fines at the library.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Sunday, October 14, 2007
12 of 12: Straight out of Charleston
Chuck and I vacationed in Charleston, SC this week. Here are some highlights from Thursday, the 12th of October.
The local library was having a book sale. We are suckers for this sort of thing. We got hundreds of dollars worth of books for under $20 including some piano music for Chuck and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales!
One of Charleston's nicknames is The Holy City because so many church steeples are prominent in it's skyline. We visited St. Michael's German Lutheran Church this morning.
In addition to churches, Charleston boasts many other examples of fine architecture. This is a federal Custom House one of Charleston's many Classic Greek style buildings.
We grabbed Subway for lunch and headed to Waterfront Park to enjoy the amazing weather. The pavilions you see have small tables for picnics as well as several porch swings!
Waterfront park gave us a great view of the Ravenel Bridge - the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. We rented bicycles and biked across the Cooper River to Patriot's Point on Wednesday.
Charleston's other nickname is The Palmetto City because there are so many of these.
The boat I would like to own someday does not need to be much bigger than this one. We were standing on the pier next to relative of the people eon the boat. A little girl was calling to her dad to be sure to hold tight to her little brother so that we would not fall in!
There are tons of beautiful iron gates in Charleston. There are difficult to photograph so I hope to draw a few to frame and put up in out apartment.
This is one of the fountains in Waterfront Park.
We took turns wading in it!
Chuck makes a new friend. He was a human sized frog sculpture at one of the many art galleries we ducked into during our walk around the city.
St. Philip's Episcopal Church. Beautiful. Lot's of the churches, including St. Philip's in Charleston have their own cemeteries right on the premises.
Charleston was a great choice for a vacation. I would love to go again and encourage you all to visit it. Plus I got a bit of a tan!
The local library was having a book sale. We are suckers for this sort of thing. We got hundreds of dollars worth of books for under $20 including some piano music for Chuck and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales!
One of Charleston's nicknames is The Holy City because so many church steeples are prominent in it's skyline. We visited St. Michael's German Lutheran Church this morning.
In addition to churches, Charleston boasts many other examples of fine architecture. This is a federal Custom House one of Charleston's many Classic Greek style buildings.
We grabbed Subway for lunch and headed to Waterfront Park to enjoy the amazing weather. The pavilions you see have small tables for picnics as well as several porch swings!
Waterfront park gave us a great view of the Ravenel Bridge - the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. We rented bicycles and biked across the Cooper River to Patriot's Point on Wednesday.
Charleston's other nickname is The Palmetto City because there are so many of these.
The boat I would like to own someday does not need to be much bigger than this one. We were standing on the pier next to relative of the people eon the boat. A little girl was calling to her dad to be sure to hold tight to her little brother so that we would not fall in!
There are tons of beautiful iron gates in Charleston. There are difficult to photograph so I hope to draw a few to frame and put up in out apartment.
This is one of the fountains in Waterfront Park.
We took turns wading in it!
Chuck makes a new friend. He was a human sized frog sculpture at one of the many art galleries we ducked into during our walk around the city.
St. Philip's Episcopal Church. Beautiful. Lot's of the churches, including St. Philip's in Charleston have their own cemeteries right on the premises.
Charleston was a great choice for a vacation. I would love to go again and encourage you all to visit it. Plus I got a bit of a tan!
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Books
Ugh. I really stink at blogging but I refuse to quit! I am waiting for my bookclub to arrive for dinner and discussion. In the spirit of the evening I am going to list (in no particular order) my favorite books, book series and authors. Consider this a work in progress...
Books
To Kill a Mockingbird
Where the Red Fern Grows
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Goodnight Moon
Interpretor of Maladies
The Mists of Avalon
Series
Harry Potter
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Books
To Kill a Mockingbird
Where the Red Fern Grows
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Goodnight Moon
Interpretor of Maladies
The Mists of Avalon
Series
Harry Potter
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Twilight
Authors
Phillipa Gregory
Khaled Housseini
Tell me YOUR favorites!
Authors
Phillipa Gregory
Khaled Housseini
Tell me YOUR favorites!
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