Monthly Archives: December 2005

#49: Tender at the Bone (Ruth Reichl)

Another food memoir, this one good-natured and plain fun. Lots of recipes, too. A wonderful Christmas gift, this. (nb 2007: Because of an error in numbering, despite what I assert in the first book of 2006, I did read 50 … Continue reading

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#48: Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth (Chris Ware)

I don’t read many graphic novels, but of the ones I have read, this was probably the most difficult and challenging to read and the most rewarding. Chris Ware’s illustrations are both stark and hyper-detailed, my favorites being the very … Continue reading

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#47: Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed (Nancy Atherton)

Phew. I’m all twee’d out. A fun romp, but I’m going to relegate the other, (what, 6 books?) in this series to once-quarterly reads, I think. So, some time in March, then, Dimity — I’ll see you then.

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