The best of a book is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts. - Oliver Wendell Holmes
26.Apr.2010 at 26 | jspeyton
On reading too many books, a bit of a conundrum, two cities, and a big machine:
What am I reading? One too many books, that’s what. I need help! One of my goals this year was to cut down on the number of books I read at a single time. I was doing pretty well too. [...]
11.Apr.2010 at 11 | jspeyton
On boggled plans, letting the great word spin, and a classic epic reimagined into classic mini epics:
So, yesterday didn’t work out quite as I’d planned. I’d planned on reading for all of the afternoon and all of the evening with a few breaks here and there. As it happened, I ended dipping out of reading [...]
10.Apr.2010 at 10 | jspeyton
On readathons and returns:
As most of you already know, today is a big day. In fact, it is one of the most important days on the book bloggers’ calendar. It’s Dewey’s 24-hour readathon! A few days out of the year, in honor of the late Dewey of The Hidden Side of the Leaf, the [...]
20.Nov.2009 at 20 | jspeyton
On seven (!) new additions to the TBR shelf:
This week was a good week for book-buying. I’m so excited about the books I got this week that it makes me sad that I don’t/can’t read all of my books as fast as I buy them. Still, it’s nice to be able to look at them [...]
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