There was an awesome book sale at the St. Pete Times this week (lots of books! for! a dollar each!) and it reminded me that I hadn’t blogged in awhile. Since my last post: we got a new president, I finished that big election-map flash project to much accolades, my parents visited and we spent a lovely weekend on Pass-a-Grille beach, I spent a week at an infographics seminar at Poynter. Oh, and I moved four times. Lovely. I’m settled in to (hopefully) my last temp place now, still in job-limbo but I should have news about that soon. *crosses fingers.* It’s all good, though, because next I’m on my way to pick up Lee at the airport and he will be here for a WHOLE WEEK. Ack. Probalby enough time for me to get sick of him. jk.
43. The Book of Lights by Chaim Potok
Another awesome book by one of my favorite authors. Two 1950s rabbinical students struggle with the brutal legacies of the post World War II generation as they serve as chaplains in Korea. I love how Potok’s books are about Judiasm but offer so many perspectives and are understandable even though I know so little about the religion. Always makes me feel smarter.
44. Fortune’s Rocks by Anita Shreve
A 15-year-old at her family’s summer vacation house in New Hampsire has an affair with a much older man. Yes, it sounds like statutory rape, but they were “in love,” right? It’s a decent story, but was difficult to empathize because I didn’t respect always the characters’ decisions. In the end, an improbable outcome.
45. The Maytrees by Annie Dillard
One of my new books from the sale! A very spare, almost stream-of-conciousness novel about a couple on Cape Cod. I sense a New England theme here… Very beautifully written, and interesting story, though.
