2010: #Readathon – Hour One

I’m getting a late start, but I’m almost ready to go.  Cats have been fed, the book I needed to mail is in the mailbox, the couch has been cleaned off, and I’m working on breakfast (cinnamon-sugar toast and a glass of milk). Here’s my Hour One Meme: Where are you reading from today? My house, mostly. And in my house, probably on my couch,

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2010: Sunday Salon – Bad Luck Edition

I seem to have had a string of bad luck with books lately!  I’ve had to abandon three books in the past month or so.  So disappointing.  I’m not doing full reviews of books I don’t finish, but I thought I’d write a little about them here. The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat This collection of short stories just didn’t grab me. The first two

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