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Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on …
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When we think of fungi, we likely think of mushrooms. But mushrooms are only fruiting bodies, analogous to apples on …
Part history of a calamitous fire, part true crime investigation, with sprinkles of snapshots into the life of current public library workers and those of the past.
I enjoyed this book, though not really for what it was supposed to be. I feel like the investigation into the cause of the fire fizzled out quickly, a sort of non-story with no satisfying conclusion.
But the snapshots of the lives of previous and current library staff was absolutely delightful. Some real strong characters in the libraries history who really shine in this book.
Overall, interesting and enjoyable.
On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was …
“librarians should "read as a drunkard drinks or as a bird sings or a cat sleeps or a dog responds to an invitation to go walking, not from conscience or train-ing, but because they'd rather do it than anything else in the world."” — Althea Warren, LA Public Library Director, 1933
— The Library Book by Susan Orlean (Page 340)
This book has so many stories about weirdo library directors of the LA public library
On the morning of April 28, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. The fire was …
Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is set during the Great Depression …
Cats drip over the fences and slither like syrup over the ground to look for fish heads.
— Cannery Row by John Steinbeck (Page 81)
Just a throwaway line, Steinbeck’s descriptive prose and figurative devices are just so evocative throughout this book.
Cannery Row is a novel by American author John Steinbeck, published in 1945. It is set during the Great Depression …
A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun
In the holy city of Tova, …
A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun
In the holy city of Tova, …
A god will return When the earth and sky converge Under the black sun
In the holy city of Tova, …
A young Native American, Abel has come home from a foreign war to find himself caught between two worlds. The …
For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA …
A young Native American, Abel has come home from a foreign war to find himself caught between two worlds. The …
Speculative fiction short stories by a mid-20th century feminist Japanese performance artist and writer…what’s not to like? Well, the writing, that’s what. I found myself consistently interested in the ideas but bored by the actual writing. Characters were hollow vehicles for ideas and plot and I just could not get into it.