“Others can make us vulnerable and the sooner such vulnerabilities are dealt with the better” It’s been a week since I finished Serena, and I’m still not sure how to talk about it. The basics: it’s set in the 192os; Serena and George Pemberton, recently wed, have moved to a logging camp in North Carolina to make their fortune. Right from the start, the Pembertons encounter trouble when a woman named Rachel and her father confront George at the train station: George got Rachel pregnant the last […]
Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris
There was quite a bit I liked about this book, but unfortunately, there was more that I didn’t like. Since the funny bits were just slightly outweighed by the rather annoying bits, I give it about 2 1/2 stars. David Sedatris is back with another book full of essays about his childhood, his life overseas with his partner Hugh, and other random stories about his life. Some of them are very, very funny. I particularly like stories about his rather insane family. Others were dull. […]
I Don’t Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star by Judy Greer
My sister (Caitlin_G) lent me I Don’t Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star, by Judy Greer, after she finished it. Unlike (apparently) most people, she and I both know exactly who Judy Greer is. Still, I think we identify her in different ways. To me, Judy will always be Tom Tom, Jennifer Garner’s frenemy from 13 Going on 30 (one of my favorite movies, for which I feel no shame). I think Caitlin may know her best from Arrested Development (we’ll have to see when […]
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood
“I planned my death carefully, unlike my life, which meandered along from one thing to another, despite my feeble attempts to control it.” Our narrator, Joan Foster, states this early in the novel, and spends the rest of the novel explaining what she means. She did not plan to commit suicide; rather, she faked her own death. She then fled to Italy, where she reminisces about her childhood, her relationships (and ultimately her marriage), and her career (both as a world-renowned poet and a secret […]