Gone with the Wind Read-along

It’s finally here—the Gone with the Wind read-along. I’m very excited that many of you are reading along with me. Other than that it’s a love and war novel set against Civil War, and that Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for the book, I know absolutely nothing about the story. That I have never [...]

Friday Mishmash, Moleskine Babble

My friend showed me the coolest invention and the most civil way to confront these impudently loud cellphone users: Cell Citation. Sick and tired of the person at the coffee shop who airs out his dirty laundry? Frustrated over that woman who talks too long on some painfully banal subjects? Freaked out about the overly [...]

The African American Literature Book Club: Top 100 Titles

Not until about halfway into Black History Month did I discover the top 100 favorite titles of The African American Literature Book Club. The AALBC ranks the literature titles by popularity votes. As you might have noticed, I have mostly read from this genre in observance to the Black History Month. Growing up in Hong [...]

[188] Sula – Toni Morrison

“…they felt the ease and comfort of old friends. Because each had discovered years before that they were neither white nor male, and that all freedom and triumph was forbidden to them, they had set about creating something else to be.” [52] After emancipation, stands in the hills above the valley town of Medallion, Ohio, [...]

[187] The Reader – Bernhard Schlink

“Precisely because she was both close and removed in such an easy way, I didn’t want to visit her. I had the feeling she could only be what she was to me at actual distance. I was afraid that the small, light, safe world of notes and cassettes were too artificial and too vulnerable to [...]

Library, a Monday Musing

Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about book reviews… How often do you visit the library? Do you have a scheduled library day/time, or do you go whenever? Do you go alone, or take people with you? Before my branch closed for renovation last April for one year, I used to visit at least once a [...]

Obsessive Compulsive Shelving, Belated BTT

How do you arrange your books on your shelves? Is it by author, by genre, or you just put it where it falls on? I separate my books by genre. Although my collection is predominantly fiction and literature, non-fiction takes up about half of a bookcase, at the bottom shelves. I shelve novels by author, [...]

[186] Another Country – James Baldwin

“Vivaldo hoped that he was dreaming still. A terrible sorrow entered him, because he was dreaming and because he was awake. Immediately, he felt that he had created his dream in order to create this opportunity; he had brought about something that he had long desired.” [322] Manhattan in late sixties. Beneath the radical liberalness [...]

iPod As Wiggi Board

Being out of town means I’ll have to rely on pre-posting shorter, lighter posts. Regular programming (book reviews) will resume on Friday. I snagged this iPod meme from Vince. Rules: 1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle. 2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer. 3. YOU MUST [...]

Keep the Wheel of Karma Turning

Sandy from You’ve Gotta Read This once again bestowed me an award: Friends Award. I’ve been very grateful for her kindness and support. She’s been commenting on my blog almost everyday. The official definition of the award: “These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested [...]