The Storied Life Of A. J. Fikry
Another book I love by Ms. Zevin! A book store owner who lives on an island finds a young child his bookstore.
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Pregnant, she is like a very pretty Gollum.Quote:
The most annoying thing about it is that once a person gives a shit about one thing, he finds he has to start giving a shit about everything.Quote:
Showing up is what counts, A.J.Quote:
Two of his least favorite things (postmortem narrators and young-adult novels) in one book. -- Oh, that was funny!! Quote:
A place ain't a place without a bookstore, Izzie.Read:
6/2024
Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow
A story of friendship, love, death, and gaming. Here is a list of some of the words I had to look up, for your amusement:
Passel
Circumflexes
Vertiginously
Collogue
Bloviating
Chinoiseries
Ludic
Reductive
Torschlusspanik
Susurrus
Jejune
Echt
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"It takes a long time to drive to...the Bu." -- That's what the locals call Malibu? That is even worse than Cali!! Quote:
George gestured a checkmark, and a waiter brought the bill. -- A checkmark?Read:
7/2024
MythBusters
Subtitle: The Explosive Truth Behind 30 of the Most Perplexing Urban Legends of All. Very interesting, but hard to read. Small type, odd sentence construction, some conflicting information. Worth the read.
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1/2006