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Here’s what I’ve been reading
Carry On Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed, Glennon Doyle Melton
This collection features the best of the blog plus lots of new material. Some are kinda flat, but the good ones are pretty amazing. #SummerReading
Lessons in French, Hilary Reyl
Like a cross between Rules of Civility and The Devil Wears Prada, but lacking the charm of either. #debutnovel #skipit
A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway
Clearly a well-written book. Yet I’m reminded once again that Hemingway is not to my taste. #classic #Paris #twenties
The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life, Ann Patchett
If you have ANY interest in the writing life, do yourself a favor and drop $3 on this fabulous Kindle single. #WorthIt #SummerReading
All Is Grace: A Ragamuffin Memoir, Brennan Manning
Wise. Moving. Heartbreaking. #spiritualmemoir #grabthekleenex
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I’ve been thinking of adding the Brennan Manning memoir to my list. Also glad to hear of that writing life single; I love reading about writing. It is my favorite delay tactic. : )
Sarah, All Is Grace is definitely worth reading. And Ann Patchett’s single is so good: you can finish it in an hour; it’s well worth the time and your $3!
Hemingway “not to my taste.” That’s a really nice way of saying it. What I say about Hemingway is that he was a misogynistic asshole. ; -)
Laughing out loud at this one. 🙂
I linked below but my link doesn’t link (dang!) so I’ll put it here. I read Amy Julia Becker’s “A Good and Perfect Gift” and Ellen Painter Dollar’s “No Easy Choice.”
http://prinsenhouse.blogspot.ca/2013/04/two-monday-morsels-good-life.html
Jeannie, I think I got it fixed up top. 🙂
Thanks!
So after reading your comments on The Getaway Car, I’m SOLD.
It’s so good!
I’m glad you mentioned Ann Patchett’s book again. It’s definitely going on the To Read list.
I want to hear what you think when you finish it!
Really want to check out “The Getaway Car” now. Reading “The Happiness Project” and just finished “What Alice Forgot” yesterday – *flew* through that book!
Me too! I think I finished What Alice Forgot in 2 days. 🙂
I wonder how many people are like me and can’t face Hemingway after reading The Paris Wife. Is it bad to have a rotten opinion of someone based on a novel?
I’ve never read Hemingway, but I did pick up The Paris Wife on clearance at Barnes and Noble last week.
A Moveable Feast reminded me a lot of The Paris Wife, but (obviously) from his point of view instead of Hadley’s. And he doesn’t come off a lot better in his own book than he did in the novel.
I know what you mean about Hemingway. I tried re-reading one of his recently, and I just put it down and walked away. I am definitely going to read the Ann Patchett–I really enjoy her work (have you read her memoir?). I also want to check out the Brendan Manning book as well. And the Glennon Doyle Melton one. I just read an excerpt in a magazine yesterday. Seems my reading list just keeps getting longer!
I’m glad I’m not the only one who doesn’t enjoy Hemingway. 🙂
And I know what you mean about the long summer reading list! Mine is a mile long, which is kind of a problem. But it’s a nice problem to have. 🙂
And no, I haven’t read Ann Patchett’s memoir! The Getaway Car is the first thing I’ve ever read by her–but it makes me want to read more!