Alan Bennett: The Uncommon Reader: A Novella
A really interesting book about the premise of the Queen becoming an avid reader. (***)
Dave Eggers: A Hologram for the King
Super easy read that was engaging. (***)
Dennis Lehane: The Given Day: A Novel
Gripping book with awesome character development. It's always amazing to read people who can easily fit into other frames of reference. (****)
Julie Orringer: The Invisible Bridge (Vintage Contemporaries)
It's definitely depressing at points and a bit long winded but it's overall a good story. (***)
Mindy Kaling: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
Must read for dads with daughters and maybe even more must read for the daughters. (****)
Patti Smith: Just Kids
I'm not much of a fan of either of the artists featured (Patti Smith and Robert Mappelthorpe), but the book is very compelling taking me into a new world and time that I was not really aware of. (***)
Colum McCann: Let the Great World Spin: A Novel
A wonderfully gritty, compelling set of interwoven stories told by a gifted author. (*****)
Stieg Larsson: The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage)
A quicker read than the first installment, but the end of it was very unsatisfying. I suspect it's meant to get me to read the next one. (***)
Stieg Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
An interesting and well written book. (****)
Pat Conroy: The Prince of Tides: A Novel
An absolute must read. (*****)
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I saw this the other day and emailed the link to Antoine, who is an elections expert. His response:
"As long as the reps concerned agreed to allow someone else to press their button, it's not actually a problem. In England we have "pairing" where two MPs from different parties agree to skip a vote, because one of them has another engagement. The idea is that the outcome isn't changed beause one MP had to attend his wife's birthday, or a speaking engagement, or a bondage session with the shemale boyfriend.
...I note CBS doesn't admit the vote ID law would destroy the Dems in several states, whereas nearly all the Representatives they filmed were Republicans. Funny that!"
Posted by: Jackie Danicki | October 03, 2007 at 07:15 PM