I'm way too lazy to go back and write reviews for all of the books I've read in the past few months, so here's a listing and quick ratings. Many of the books were book club books, so they weren't things I would normally choose to read myself. But that's generally the point of book clubs...you're exposed to things you wouldn't normally be, plus you get to discuss books with lovely people. I'm still terribly behind in my goal of 36 books for 2011, so hopefully there will be more book posts soon!


Just Kids by Patti Smith

My rating: 3 of 5 stars






The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

My rating: 4 of 5 stars






A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

My rating: 4 of 5 stars







War Dances by Sherman Alexie

My rating: 3 of 5 stars






The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars






The Secret Warning by Franklin W. Dixon

My rating: 2 of 5 stars






Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

My rating: 3 of 5 stars







The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño

My rating: 2 of 5 stars






Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann

My rating: 3 of 5 stars






Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

My rating: 3 of 5 stars






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Four Months in Review

Once again, I've let months pass by between blog posts. Here's a review of (some) May-August 2011 in pictures. New goal...take more pictures.

Bidirectional service was restored to the F Train!!!

Adam got married in Savannah!!!

Tiffany visited and we ate Grimaldis...in Manhattan?

I watched the 4th of July Fireworks on the Hudson.

I went home to SC and fed my Dad's fish

Prospect Park concerts and events returned!

I went to St. Louis to visit Katie and Ashley!