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Tag Archives: humor
The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad© 2006 Margaret Atwood224 pages Which is worse, waiting twenty years for a rascal of a husband to return home while simultaneously managing his kingdom, raising his son, and fending off scores of … Continue reading
Into Thick Air
Into Thick Air© 2003 Jim Mauser388 pages Jim Mauser might be interested in the view from the Seven Summits, the highest points of each continent, were it not for the fact that they have … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, bicycles, humor, outdoors, round the world, travel
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This week at the library: airborne hell, David Sedaris, and coffee with evil
Last week I broke off from The City in History to do some light reading, beginning with Phillip Kerr’s Hitler’s Peace, a bit of speculative historical fiction which will be getting full comments tonight. The novel features an Office of … Continue reading
Taft 2012
Taft 2012© 2012 Jason Heller246 pages In another world, William Howard Taft vanished from history after his presidential term. Rather than going on to become a Supreme Court Justice, he simply — disappeared. He became the world’s most famous missing … Continue reading
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Tagged fantasy, food, food and drink, Hail to the Chief, humor, politics, Politics-CivicInterest
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Gulp
Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal© 2013 Mary Roach352 pages Mary Roach is no stranger to delving into topics which others find icky — like corpses. Even her more conventional works flirt with taboo, and in Gulp she embraces disgust whole-heartedly, by … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, human physiology, humor, Mary Roach, science
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies © 2009 Seth Grahame-Smith 319 pages Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is the old story of girl meets boy, girl declares boy to be Worst Man in the World and humiliates him, girl and boy fight … Continue reading
Read of England 2012
Last week, Britons celebrated or observed Guy Fawkes Night on 5 November, a date I usually try to do some English-themed reading around, just as I do readings for the Fourth of July and Bastille Day. This year’s reading consisted … Continue reading
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Tagged anthropology, Bill Bryson, Britain, humor, sociology, travelogue
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They Eat Puppies, Don’t They?
They Eat Puppies, Don’t They? © 2012 Christopher Buckley335 pages They Eat Puppies, Don’t They? is a satirical novel about the power of the military-industrial congress, its lead character undertaking a mission to pose as a lobbyist to whip up anti-China … Continue reading
This Week at the Library (14 March)
Reviews: 200 pages; © 2012 A family of four sits at a table in a nice restaurant, heads bowed. But they’re not pausing for reflection or prayer; they’re in the middle of a meal, and all attempting to check their … Continue reading
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