It seemed like everyone was talking about The Paris Wife by Paula McClain (who lives in Cleveland! Woot!), but I was hearing very mixed reviews. I am not a Hemingway fan so initially I was uninterested, but once I discovered there were so many differing opinions of the book, and once my friend suggested I …
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Literary Travels: Digging to America
I had never heard of Digging to America, but my work colleague had a few she had let someone else borrow so I snagged the pile when they were returned. This one didn't seem nearly as interesting-- in summary or cover illustration-- as the other ones I grabbed, but, of course, ended up being the …
Literary Travels: Long Way Round
I bought the book Long Way Round by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman just before Christmas so I could read about their adventures before adding the DVDs to my Netflix queue. My boyfriend was interested in both the book and television series as well, but more from the logistics and motorcycling aspect of the trip than where …
Eat Pray Love
A couple years ago, my friend let me borrow one of her books she was sure I would love. She and I often share the same literary taste so I was excited for her new find. Enter: Eat, Pray, Love. I actually wouldn't say I loved the book, certainly not as much as she seemed to, …
Typical Traveler? Laugh At Yourself
A friend turned me on to the book Stuff White People Like by Christian Lander just before Christmas. Not only did I have to buy the book for my brother, reading snippets of it as I was trying to get it wrapped and under the tree, but I forced him to let me read bits …
Literary Travels: The Angel’s Game and The Shadow of the Wind
I have been flying through reading material lately. Now that I'm back into my 5 a.m. weekday workout routine, I have more time in the evenings to enjoy dinner and make some serious headway on my book pile. I'm thinking about blogging my forays in literature on my workplace's site with some of the other …
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