January 2012
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Jan 27th
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Currently Reading: The Hours
Confession: I’ve seen the movie multiple times and never read the book. 
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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“It’s the wanting to know that makes us matter.”
– Arcadia by Tom Stoppard 
Jan 25th
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“When you stir your rice pudding, Septimus, the spoonful of jam spreads itself...”
– Arcadia by Tom Stoppard 
Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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Just Finished: Arcadia
This is a quick, drive-by post on this text, but I haven’t had much time to keep up with this lately. I’m trying to post something every day though because I know if I don’t, I’ll stop updating this completely.  Now on to Arcadia… This is the first I’ve read of Stoppard. It was a very interesting read - witty, smart, romantic, sensual, etc. and effortlessly...
Jan 24th
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Jan 24th
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Haunted By The Handmaid's Tale  →
One of the best books - ever. 
Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Jan 22nd
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Bookish news and publishing tidbits 20 January... →
readinasinglesitting: Your daily publishing update
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Currently Reading: Arcadia
This is the first text for my Contemporary British Literature course. I’ve only read the first act, so I’m not quite sure what to think yet. It’s interesting though. And funny. And the definition of carnal embrace will stick with me forever. 
Jan 20th
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“It eluded us then, but that’s no matter — tomorrow we will run faster, stretch...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (via curiouscharisma) Lovelovelove. 
Jan 19th
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Jan 19th
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“When you prick a person with a needle, red blood comes out - that’s the...”
– 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Jan 18th
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Some Days...
I just want to read everything on my bookshelf at the exact same time.  And it’s completely unfair that I can’t. 
Jan 17th
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Jan 17th
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“And as Anton Chekhov said, once a gun appears in a story, it has to be fired at...”
– 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Jan 16th
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“I miss your everything.”
– The Boy
Jan 16th
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Jan 15th
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1Q84 (Book 2): Mind Blown
My reading of 1Q84 was delayed a bit by the spring semester starting. Thanks to my four day weekend, I decided to pick it up again and just finished book two. So much has happened in the last 300 pages that I’m finding it hard to breathe. Tengo and Fuka-Eri’s novel was summarized and it was all kind of amazing, but also made me nervous and uneasy. The idea of these Little People...
Jan 15th
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Jan 14th
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I'd buy one.
thewildsnugglenuggett: They should really make new book scented air freshener. 
Jan 14th
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Jan 13th
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Jan 13th
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Just Finished: The Great Gatsby
4 Things:  1. The opening and closing chapter are absolutely flawless.  2. Nick aside, all the characters are awful people. Although I do muster up some pity for Gatsby since he loses every dream he ever had.  3. Nick grieves too much for everyone around him. People who would never grieve for him.  4. Fitzgerald is a boss. 
Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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“If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life.”
– Oscar Wilde 
Jan 11th
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Most Anticipated: The Great 2012 Book Preview →
paperbackgirl: Comprehensive preview of notable 2012 releases from The Millions. More things to buy! :) 
Jan 11th
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If Famous Writers Had Written Twilight →
Every other writer out there would’ve done it better. 
Jan 10th
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Jan 10th
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Switched At Birth: Drama Done Right (Winter... →
Jan 10th
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The Lying Game: Winter Premiere Recap →
Jan 10th
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Pretty Little Liars: Let's Make A Deal Recap →
Jan 10th
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The Vampire Diaries: A Tale of Four Brothers →
Posting this with the statement: I like Stefan and Elena and Damon and Stefan. I swear, it’s possible. 
Jan 10th
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Revenge Recap: Oh, Tyler...  →
Recap of Revenge’s first episode after the winter break.  And if you need a refresher, mid-season cheat sheet here: http://shar.es/Wk98J
Jan 10th
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TV Source Magazine →
I’ve been writing columns for a website that’s just launched into a brand new website (tvsourcemagazine.com). I am very excited to be a part of this and figured with the fandoms that exist on Tumblr, it’s a good way to do some shameless self-promotion. ;) Expect links galore, people!  
Jan 10th
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“Look at that,” she whispered, and then after a moment: “I’d...”
– The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 
Jan 9th
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Whimsical Book Paintings  →
These are so awesome! 
Jan 9th
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Just Finished: Sisterhood Everlasting
I stayed up until after 3 AM reading this book and woke early to finish it the follow morning. This book left me wrecked, completely distraught and crying into my morning coffee, but it was so good. Brashares has given each of these girls, now women, difficult journeys to go on. The hardest part of losing yourself is finding it again, which is what happens to Carmen, Lena, and Bee. Even at thirty,...
Jan 9th
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Jan 8th
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“It is never too late to be what you might have been.”
– George Eliot (via insaneisonlyanidea) This. 
Jan 8th
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“Daisy put her arm through his abruptly but he seemed absorbed in what he had...”
– The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 
Jan 7th
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Currently Reading: Sisterhood Everlasting (Spoiler...
“This is the way the world ends/Not with a bang/but with a whimper.” - T.S. Eliot Fuck.  Tibby is dead. 
Jan 7th
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Currently Reading: Sisterhood Everlasting
This is the third book I’ll have going, but I couldn’t resist starting it. I had no idea it even existed, and I need to know where the girls have ended up as grown women.  This series came out when I was still in high school as did the first and second films. I adored everything about them. They’re the quintessential young adult novels for girls. Every teenage girl who reads...
Jan 7th
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Jan 7th
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