Well, since I have no knitting to post about (I'm swatching) I was going to do a book meme, but then I got too lazy. So I'm just going to post some of my favorite books instead. :D
Pride and Prejudice - I dig Jane Austen. I think I own a copy of almost every book she's written, and I like them all. This one's my favorite though. I tend to have my own prejudices, and I love having them overthrown.
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein) - My buddy Sam got me to read this book (he's taking over the world, by the way, so y'all probably ought to read this book too). It took me a bit to get into it, but I was fascinated by the dialect and the way the story was told. The ending was not prettily summed up either (ie - not hollywood) and it really pulled me in and made me think/wonder.
Harry Potter - whole damn series. JK Rowling is a fabulous writer.
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card) - I read Xenocide on my honeymoon and got sucked into this series. Another great writer.
Lamb; the Gospel According to Biff(Christopher Moore) - this has got to be the funniest book I have ever read. It's about Jesus' years that are missing from the Bible, as told by his best friend Biff. Caveat - you MUST have a sense of humor about religion and/or God. Otherwise you'll likely be highly offended. As a semi-recovering Catholic, I about wet myself.
The Eight (Katherine Neville) - I love history, and I love historical fiction even more. This is a fabulous book weaving the french revolution, alchemy, and present day (70's). A bit hollywood, but good nonetheless.
On the press:
The Quantum Brain (Jeffrey Satinover)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Arthur Golden)
The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver)
A Dirty Job (Christopher Moore)
The Dancing Wooly Mammoths (AKA, The Dancing Wu Li Masters)
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- Ella
- The skinny mama. Software engineer by day, wanna be rockstar by night, superhero (The Uber-Knitter is my alter-ego and she flies about with her hand-knit silk scarf (a la Isadora Duncan) and shoots knitting needles at bad guys), and all around dork. Ravelry: skinnybknits
On the Needles...
- Shawl Collar Pullover :: Inka Alpaca :: 50%
- Gathered Pullover :: Pakucho Organic Cotton :: 5%
Off the Needles...
- Duchess Raglan
- Print o the Wave
- Cherry
- Indigo Ripples Skirt
- Minimalist Cardigan
- Yacht Club Sweater
- Sleeveless Turtleneck
- Bobble Bag (for Nana)
- Jen's CPH
- Weekend Cardigan
- Black CPH
- Summertime Tunic
- Colleen's Flower Basket Shawl
- Dave's Green Thujas
- Orangina
- Hourglass
- Monica
- Navy Cardi
- The Red Sizzle
- Glee
- Sizzle!
- Central Park Hoodie
- Redwood Raglan
- Arm Cozies
- Jenna's Shawl
Readin material
- A Friend To Knit With
- AquaKnits
- Brooklyn Tweed
- Brown Berry
- Bunchkin Knits
- Cecilia Knits
- Cold Bright Day
- Confessions of a Sociopathic Knitter
- Domesticat
- Elliphantom Knits
- Exercise Before Knitting
- Fuzzy Love
- Girl Who Knits
- Green Apples
- In the Pink
- Jenifer Knits
- Knits and Pieces
- Knitting Nutter
- Knitting Up A Storm
- Let's Go on a Holiday!
- See Eunny Knit!
- The Brown Sheep
- The Times We Are Living
- Tiennie Knits
- YarnMonster
4 comments:
Thanks for the book reviews! That Lamb book looks hillarious. I may need to get that one for my hubby to read to me (he reads to me at night while I knit - how lucky am I?!) As for your "On the Press" books (is that your "to-read" list?) I LOVED the Poisonwood Bible. Some people seem to hate it, but it is still one of my favorite books ever. I also liked Memoirs of a Geisha.
Okay, I have one more comment/request...I wonder if you'd consider adding your email address to your blog. I wanted to reply to your comment on my blog last week, but stupid blogger doesn't let you reply to comments, and I couldn't figure out how to email you. Thanks.
I'm with you on Austen and HP! Loved Memoirs and Poisonwood Bible. You should try Philippa Gregory books if you like historical fiction. I love her books!
I know this is an old post but I just found your blog today and I had to say thanks for the review!
I love the Ender's Game series too and don't know that many people that have read it.
I also really like historical fiction. Have you read any of Margaret George's books? I really liked her book on Mary Queen of Scotts. Oh, and Neal Stephenson has some awesome books too.
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