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dtrpath27

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  1. It looks fantastic. Is this place relatively new? I don't remember it.
  2. Have you read other Gaiman books? I rather liked The Ocean at the End of the Lane.
  3. 36C/96F. I have my curtains drawn and a.c. on.
  4. I've never heard of Lydia Davis, but the idea of sentence-long short stories is very interesting to me. Hemingway once won a bet that he could tell an entire store in just one sentence: For sale: baby shoes, never worn.
  5. It really seems to be a play-by-play of the book, doesn't it? I scanned through the comments, though, and they all seemed to be about politics?
  6. Truly! The number of samples on my Kindle and thwarted books on my shelves is starting to become daunting. It's not the books -- I've even tried old favorites.
  7. I'm glad you are finding them to be interesting. I do know what you mean about not being able to finish anything. That's where I've been lately.
  8. It sounds really wonderful. I've never read it for the reasons you said. I've always feared it would be too dense.
  9. I'm in, I think. As long as I can settle on a book, that is. I need a good weekend of reading to take my mind off things.
  10. I've never read anything by that author, but it sounds like an interesting read. I'm in an awkward reading phase as well. Nothing seems to stick these days.
  11. Ha! Spoken like a true Louisiana girl. I always thought it was just me, but apparently I'm in good company around here.
  12. Okay, I'm so glad to hear someone else say that. I have tried five of six times, and literally fall asleep every time I try. I'd say it's about 40 pages in, as well.
  13. It's definitely one that I recommend the most. Press on, press on. It will all come together, and when it does, it'll be too late. You'll be ffully indoctrinated into the cult.
  14. I thought it might be! I don't make macaroons the way they described either. I use condensed milk. Still tasty!
  15. I'm not sure about elsewhere, but in the States, the French macaron (with one o) are the pretty, layered ones of different flavors, while a macaroon (with two os) are coconut drop cookies. Did you make more like the two o version? Either way, it's delicious! I'm not sure I'm explaining it well, but I found a picture that does: http://savorv.com/blogs/queenofallthingsdomestic/16827512-macaroon-vs-macaron
  16. Wow...even the synopsis is disturbing. It sounds like one of those things that you can't look away from.
  17. So many books! It looks like you had a great time.
  18. That's so nice. The craftsmanship really is wonderful. What a kind thing to have done!
  19. Thursday Next - from the eponymous series Hermione & Hagrid of Harry Potter fame Lemony Snicket Ebenezer Scrooge Huckleberry Finn
  20. Wet, wet, wet. A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico was dumping buckets across the deep South. (U.S.) I was literally wading through the parking lot today on the way to work.
  21. That's fantastic, Frankie. I kept flipping from book to book yesterday, but could never settle on one. Gaia, I think I'm going to join you this coming weekend.
  22. The first time I read it, I was like, "What the heck is going on?" Then I got to the end, loved it, and promptly flipped back to the front and started over. It's actually on my bedside table right now for its umpteenth go-around.
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