I spent a lot of time sitting in waiting rooms over the last few weeks. One of the things that you tend to do while sitting in waiting rooms is read magazines. That is, if you forget to bring a book to read. Oops. I learned quickly to make sure I had reading materials so [...]
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The Giver by Lois Lowry
Posted October 12th 2009 by tyralynThe Giver was a super quick read at 208 pages. It was a good book, but I’m not sure I understand why so many people think this is a must read. I can see encouraging youths to read it, but I wouldn’t say that it’s a must read.From Goodreads:Jonas’ world is perfect. Everything is under [...]
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Posted October 11th 2009 by tyralynThe first book I chose for the DystopYA challenge(s) was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. I typically like YA, but this one? I absolutely LOVED. From Goodreads:Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her mother and younger sister in the poorest district of Panem, the remains of what used be the United States. Long [...]
I Read.
Posted October 9th 2009 by tyralynI read, a lot. I also listen to a lot of audio books.What I don’t seem to get is why people think that audio books aren’t as time consuming as ‘real’ books. You spend just as much time listening to it as you would reading it, because it’s not being read any faster than a [...]
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$20 Later..
Posted June 2nd 2009 by tyralyn$20 later, we know that the spot on the bottom of Rob’s foot is absolutely nothing of any consequence. It’s a solid mass that comes from him having been a dumb ass when he was younger. I’m not kidding about that either. But at least we know that there’s nothing there to worry about, so [...]
