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Book Awards Reading Challenge | Ant Queen
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June 27, 2007. Book Awards Reading Challenge. Posted in Book Awards Challenge. At 7:20 pm by antqueen. I’m following CJ’s lead here and joining in the Book Awards Reading Challenge. I went for a variety of awards, but I already own 7 of these books so they make the top list by default. Yeah, this is an excuse to get through a chunk of my TBR pile. But then, it’s also an excuse to buy even more books…. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (Pulitzer 1921). Dusk by James Salter (PEN/Faulkner Award 1989).
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April | 2007 | Ant Queen
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April 23, 2007. There’s still hope. At 9:12 am by antqueen. Probably an odd title, but so be it. It shall be a short story, so say I. A long short story, granted. But I have a story arc that can end before too long, and I’ve only added one more character. Of course, the trick will be to make it sound like a real ending, and to keep complications from arising. The first I can do. The second? Well, that remains to be seen. April 18, 2007. Why can’t I write a short story? At 12:34 pm by antqueen. The third ...
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Booking Through Thursday — Best moustache-twirling | Ant Queen
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July 28, 2007. Booking Through Thursday — Best moustache-twirling. Posted in Booking Through Thursday. At 8:42 am by antqueen. Or maybe that should be Booking Though Saturday this week… oh well. Who’s the worst fictional villain you can think of? As in, the one you hate the most, find the most evil, are happiest to see defeated? Not the cardboard, two-dimensional variety, but the most deliciously-written, most entertaining, best villain? 3 Comments ». July 29, 2007 at 9:28 am. Maybe the kidnapper’s...
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Revelations | Ant Queen
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July 18, 2007. At 9:15 am by antqueen. The subconscious is a wonderful thing. I love it when that happens. 2 Comments ». July 18, 2007 at 7:48 pm. That’s so cool when it happens. Good for you! For all the bitching we do (I do, anyway) about how troublesome characters can be, they can be every bit as wonderful, too, can’t they? Enjoy the ride, my dear. It sounds like it’s going to be fun. July 19, 2007 at 11:26 am. They do have minds of their own, don’t they? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. A Fish With Wings.
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June 14, 2007. Dessert First — Booking Through Thursday. Posted in Booking Through Thursday. At 8:44 am by antqueen. From Booking Through Thursday. 1 Do you cheat and peek ahead at the end of your books? Or do you resolutely read in sequence, as the author intended? 2 And, if you don’t peek, do you ever feel tempted? Nothing like a prompt to remind me to blog. June 5, 2007. Book reviews and irritating characters. At 11:35 am by antqueen. Anyway. That’s a long introduction. Sorry. I think she has a differ...
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June | 2007 | Ant Queen
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June 27, 2007. Book Awards Reading Challenge. Posted in Book Awards Challenge. At 7:20 pm by antqueen. I’m following CJ’s lead here and joining in the Book Awards Reading Challenge. I went for a variety of awards, but I already own 7 of these books so they make the top list by default. Yeah, this is an excuse to get through a chunk of my TBR pile. But then, it’s also an excuse to buy even more books…. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (Pulitzer 1921). Dusk by James Salter (PEN/Faulkner Award 1989).
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Pomegranate Soup | Ant Queen
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July 2, 2007. At 4:22 pm by antqueen. I was curious after some of you mentioned it, so I decided to read it. This wasn’t a bad book, but it wasn’t a particularly memorable one either. One thing I found odd: she threw in a rather mystical touch with the sisters and a few others; the effects of Marjan’s food could be interpreted as non-mystical, but Layla? Overall, an ok book but I doubt I’ll pick up her next one. 4 Comments ». July 3, 2007 at 5:29 am. So, just a quick question:. July 3, 2007 at 8:25 am.
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All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy | Ant Queen
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July 9, 2007. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. Posted in Book Awards Challenge. At 5:29 pm by antqueen. One reason I picked this up was because I rarely read Western novels. In fact, I can’t recall a single one, though I’m sure I picked up one or two of my father’s when I was a kid. At any rate, it’s a new setting for me. Not that All the Pretty Horses. Not so much. The rest of the book made up for it, though. And one last thing, which didn’t bother me because I can read Spanish… but...Fill in y...
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Humor in novels | Ant Queen
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June 26, 2007. At 10:05 am by antqueen. CJ’s post about Janet Evanovich. Got me thinking. I know a lot of people who think her books are hilarious. I read the one CJ did, and I was irritated and bored and impatient and at times even vaguely interested, but never very amused. It made me wonder why. I’m sure there are a lot of reasons, but I think I know the main one. I think it’s because what’s-her-name thought. 7 Comments ». June 26, 2007 at 6:50 pm. I’m with you to a certain degree, Paloma. Th...No You ...