Bookworm

Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

2009-11-11T07:46:00-05:00

I finished reading the intense new Niffenegger novel Her Fearful Symmetry Monday night. The best thing about her work is that she goes all in -- full bore commitment to scenario, characters, etc. and this literary ghost story is no exception. The setting is a powerful "character" in this book. The action takes place primarily in a three flat building that borders Highgate Cemetery in London and encompasses the lives of those who exist there, in various degrees of life and death. All of the characters are trapped by some combination of fear, grief, ill health, history, lifelong habits, inertia, or weakness and must decide whether and how to overcome these barriers.

Jeter Owns Record for Most Hits by Shortstop

2009-08-17T14:00:50-04:00

"Two of the first three hits Sunday belonged to Derek Jeter, and they were historic. Jeter tied and broke the record for hits by a shortstop, held by the Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio, who had 2,673 at the position." [Mariners 10, Yankees 3 - Milestone for Jeter in an Otherwise Lost Day for the Yankees - NYTimes.com]

“Julie & Julia”

2009-08-17T11:42:29-04:00

". . .has there ever been a romantic comedy in which the climax comes when not one but two women land book deals (instead of Prince Charmings)? Granted, they both already had Prince Charmings, but a lot of the romance in this rom-com had to do with the relationship between a gal and her writing. . ." [Second “Julie & Julia” Post of the Day: The Book Bench : The New Yorker]