Hey all, I wrote a book review for the Blogher Book Club. Won't say much here, but you can find the book review over at Blogher or just click here. Summer is in full swing here at Casa Finley. I have been crazy busy with the kids and we just bought a membership to the … Continue reading Quick Summer Read
Books
We Can’t Change History
No matter how much we want to erase the injustices and horrors of the past, we can't. Changing something on the surface does not change what lies below. I am enraged by the audacity of Alan Gribben, a Twain scholar, to think that the book needs to be "cleansed" of it's depiction of American racism. … Continue reading We Can’t Change History
I Swear I Am Still Sixteen
I am so totally in love with the Twilight Series. And I am not at all ashamed that it is a Young Adult novel. Technically I am still a young adult. I am fascinated by the story and the inherent problems that the characters face--forget about the reality of vampires and werewolves. I have always … Continue reading I Swear I Am Still Sixteen
Engrossed
I am currently completely and utterly engrossed in the Twilight Saga. OMG. I am so loving it. I read book one this weekend and am on to book two. All my freetime is spent reading these books--even at stoplights! Will post more later, I promise.
Congratulations Doris….
Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize for Literature. She is one of my all time favorite authors. I have only read two of her novels and a few shorter pieces but she is an author that speaks to me as a woman. She tackles issues that are embedded in the feminine consciousness. I think she … Continue reading Congratulations Doris….
Embracing Imperfection 