Literary Soon-to-Reads. Stuff on my short list, 2004 (annotated)
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Unlike this photo , this photo contains the books I’ll actually get around to reading. I admit rearranging the shelf slightly for the sake of the photo (mainly to make the covers visible), but it’s otherwise in its natural habitat. If you are admiring this stack, you probably should read Scott Esposito’s how to tell if you own too many books . For kicks, you might want to compare the contents of this shelf with the books I’ve actually managed to finish.
Five Books I’d Read
in which the author discusses five books he’d read, if time permitted. 1. Lips Unsealed: A Memoir , by Belinda Carlisle . An incomplete list of good Go-Go’s songs: 1) “Vacation”; 2) “Our Lips Are Sealed”; 3) “We Got the Beat.” An incomplete list of questionably titled Go-Go’s songs: “Skidmarks on My Heart.”
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Nobel-winning Portuguese novelist Saramago dies
Jose Saramago, who became the first Portuguese-language winner of the Nobel Literature prize although his popularity at home was dampened by his unflinching support for Communism, blunt manner and sometimes difficult prose style, died Friday.
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