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Counterintuitive: October 2012
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Friday, October 26, 2012. A Spot of Bother. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. Haddon does not shy away from the dark forces of suffering. Early on from George's point of view we get this:. He fell violently ill. Sweat was pouring from beneath his hair and from the backs of his hands. He was going to die. How in God's name had he not noticed this before? And how did others not notice it? How did they saunter through their days unaware of this indigestible fact? We have it good! View all my reviews.
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Counterintuitive: August 2012
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012. More than a critique of men: A meditation on the soul. By Joyce Carol Oates. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. The last scene is about food with friends, but friends Ian knows he will not see again, a scene where the background character of Sigrid comes full circle to take up a position in society, to not feel offended, serving another piece of kiwi pie, eerily ending on a simple mundane question, "Won't you all have just a little more? View all my reviews. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Counterintuitive: January 2013
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Saturday, January 19, 2013. The truly realistic fiction of Judy Blume. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. It was a painful read; yet a story we must be more honest about. I wasn't a 100% sold on the ending. I get it that Blume didn't want to tidy everything up: have Jill become friends with Linda or have everyone embrace in a communal hug. But.I was left somewhat emotionally flat. Maybe that's my issue as so much fiction gives a forced emotional ending. View all my reviews. Saturday, January 12, 2013.
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Counterintuitive: May 2012
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Ishiguro's *Never letting go* which never quite took hold. Never Let Me Go. My rating: 3 of 5 stars. About 50 pages in: It's not terrible so far but I'm struggling.found myself starting two other books including *Hull Zero* by Greg Bear. Maybe I came into Ishiguro with unfair expectations, wanting a book equal to Remains of the Day. View all my reviews. Friday, May 25, 2012. Hull Zero Three: A disorienting start, but satisfying conclusion. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. This passage iden...
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Counterintuitive: December 2011
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Thursday, December 29, 2011. Good American mystery writing? A Cold Day for Murder. My rating: 2 of 5 stars. Having started my mystery/detective reading with the Scandanavians has (I'm afraid) set me up for disappointment as I now attempt some Americans. I didn't hate this book but, to give a sense of my overall engagement, I actually couldn't remember if I had finished it. View all my reviews. Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Just Good-E-nough: The tie the BINDS. The Tie That Binds. My rating: 3 of 5 stars.
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Counterintuitive: On reading your text
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Friday, August 02, 2013. On reading your text. The normality of our son’s life for this instance—. Training graduation potlucks, on lunch break, going on a date—. Brought a flood of relief and tears. Yet the relief turns on a dime,. Indistinguishable suffering in advance. For the next disappointment. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I teach writing; I like to cycle uphill when I'm not injured; I was a liberal, then doubting Mormon, now I'm retired. View my complete profile. On reading your text.
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Counterintuitive: November 2011
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Ubiquity: from sand piles to history. Ubiquity: The Science of History . . . or Why the World Is Simpler Than We Think. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. Physics all around- also watching the three part Nova series with youngest son about the fabric of the cosmos. And why should we care about all this? View all my reviews. Monday, November 28, 2011. Self-destruction: Amsterdam by Ian McEwan. My rating: 3 of 5 stars. A descent read so far. View all my reviews. Friday, November 25, 2011.
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Counterintuitive: Absurdly human drunk Indians
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012. Absurdly human drunk Indians. The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. My rating: 4 of 5 stars. I finally got around to finishing this. Started it like 6 or 7 yrs ago after having watched Smoke Signals which was loosely based on these stories and was written by the same author, Alexie. View all my reviews. Well said, Ron. I think you capture Alexies writing very well. I find that he never lets me get comfortable, you know? I kind of set my palate for a certain kind of ...
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Counterintuitive: August 2013
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Friday, August 02, 2013. On reading your text. The normality of our son’s life for this instance—. Training graduation potlucks, on lunch break, going on a date—. Brought a flood of relief and tears. Yet the relief turns on a dime,. Indistinguishable suffering in advance. For the next disappointment. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I teach writing; I like to cycle uphill when I'm not injured; I was a liberal, then doubting Mormon, now I'm retired. View my complete profile. On reading your text.