Tag: books
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Post #96: I Notice You, Tom
Few books live in my nervous system the way The Great Gatsby does. Having loved and taught the book for many years, it occupies a hallowed space, an untouchable cloud of perfection in my soul. Though I re-read it every year, along with my students, it’s the only book I…
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Post #75: C’mon!!
If you didn’t know, it’s Potentially Irrational Rant Day here at The Almost Right Words in which I bitch about the following: Earlier this year, I read, demolished is more like it, Cheryl Strayed’s wildly celebrated and wildly wonderful memoir Wild, about her solo trek up the Pacific Crest Trail.…
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Post #57: Stocking Up
Excited to have grabbed some new books from Phoenix Books in Burlington yesterday. I went in to buy one and ended up brining home three. Oh well. It’s hard to feel bad about money spent on books. I’ll let you know how they are. I’ve long wanted to read…
Benjamin Roesch 