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Book Log #33: The House on Mango Street

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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros [Little Shop of Stories, $11.00]

My son’s 8th grade reading list may prove a fruitful ground for good books. This is a riveting short collection of vignettes about the coming of age of a young hispanic girl. File it under less is more, the author manages to pack a lot of meaning in a page and a half. Both whimsical and touching, this book makes for a nice evening’s read.

And now I can talk intelligently with my son about his homework.

Week 34
Book 33
Having squandered by big lead from the beginning of the year, we have now fallen below the 1:1 parity of books:weeks. No more Bleak House sized books for me!

Book Log #32: The Time Traveler’s Almanac

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The Time Traveler’s Almanac by Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer [Amazon, Kindle, $12.99]

If one is trying to complete 52 books in 52 weeks, then The Time Traveler’s Almanac, like Bleak House, is not a good choice. It is quite a tome, though I didn’t realize it since I was reading in Kindle form. The paperback version is 960 pages.

HOWEVER, if one is looking for a really fantastic compilation of time travel short stories, then this book is the bomb. Each story was a fresh perspective, most were extremely well written and engaging. The editing was superb, as each story was fresh and different than the one before.

Really enjoyable.