March 14, 2011
From now on I'm going to be better at quitting books that do nothing for me. And I'll explain why. (No self-portrait, no R&R #. I prefer to do those kinds of reviews only for books I finish.) Lionel Shriver The Post-Birthday World Abandoned: page 118/478 I decided to read THE POST-BIRTHDAY WORLD by Lionel [...]
March 10, 2011
When I read about Jackie's resolution to start enjoying books more by abandoning the ones she doesn't find outstanding enough, I thought to myself: I don't do that nearly enough, myself. Too often I'll labor through a book, not really feeling it. I'll put it away, I'll put it back on my TBR-pile, to try [...]