a life beyond a house

having finished up my semester, turned in my grades, i look back and realize i read two whole books on the subway. for some of you that may not seem all that impressive but consider how rarely i am on mass transit by myself, it is remarkable.

truth & beauty: tragic from the beginning. but compelling none the less. the story of a friendship between to authors. i am curious to read the biography of ann patchett's friend. i do enjoy her writing and loved bel canto.








in a sunburned country. most enjoyable, laugh out loud on the subway, makes me want to visit australia again with new eyes. i loved it.










the secret river. our most recent book club book. turn of the century australia. interesting. all agree we enjoyed her writing style. not much discussion but i find that to be true with books that we all like. so, i didn't read this on the subway, but i did read in a week in part because my husband was out of town last week. also, i got my nap times back (no papers to grade!).






luncheon on the boating party. it was interesting. it is a fictional depiction of what went into the renior painting of the same title. it was an interesting concept, but it didn't really deliver. i didn't actually finish but i made it through three-fourths of it, so i count it as a book to include in my yearly reading list.

Comments

Leslie said…
You mean you were teaching through all of the house stuff!?!?! You're amazing, K!
lydia said…
may i borrow sunburned country at the beach?
Scribbling Suit said…
Thanks for the suggestions. The movie picks are in my queue as well after reading some reviews on rabbit room.

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