Posted: November 28th, 2009 | Author: hannah | Filed under: Booky Books, Seattle | No Comments »
Wow, I’ve been all about the book posts lately.
Today was a beautiful day in Seattle. Sunny and just the right fall temperature for a great walk. So I walked on down to Third Place Books in Ravenna. It’s about a 40 minute walk from my house. I could have taken the bus, but I would not have been able to take these great pictures on the bus:
Sunshine! The gray hasn't bothered me yet, but I do notice I appreciate the bright sun when it makes an appearance! It was a beautiful fall day.
There is an apartment complex nearby called Raleigh Court!
I love this wall covered in beautiful green moss.
Third Place Books is a great bookstore, with used and new books. There is also a coffee shop AND bar. What more does one need?
I spent a good deal of time perusin’ and cruisin’ and finally settled on three purchases:
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Only $1.99 because it seems to have been used by several students and is full of notes. I love worn in books.
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver I read this when it first came out when I was in eighth grade and loved it then. It was pretty sophisticated, I think, for a 13 or 14 year old, so I’m interested to see how I will enjoy it now and how my perspective has changed. I remember it being extremely well-written, romantic, and focusing on nature. I remember it feeling like a LONG book back then and now it feels normal.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon Upon the recommendation of Maggie!
Posted: November 27th, 2009 | Author: hannah | Filed under: Booky Books | No Comments »
I’ve been reading for pleasure more than usual lately, I think because I’ve had to read a lot of dense research papers for my classes and my brain has really longed for something to balance that out. I just finished The Color of Water and have been working on Haruki Murakami’s collection of short stories, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman here and there. Next on my list are:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I never finished it in 2007 for a variety of reasons, and I still don’t know what happens. So don’t tell me. I’m committed to finishing now!
Eclipse Third in the Twilight series. The Twilight series is a guilty pleasure and my mindless reading. They read quickly and I don’t have to put much thought into reading them. Reading Twilight is sort of like watching TV but I don’t feel as unproductive.
Botany of Desire One I’ve started several times just never got around to finishing. Maybe I will this time?
A Million Little Pieces This is my current bus book. I used to do my reading for class on the bus, but the sometimes long papers I have to read in really tiny print have started making me kind of sick on the bus (I think I’m starting to have eye problems…need to do something about that haha…) so I’ve picked A Million Pieces as my current bus reading because a) I have the paperback and don’t have to lug around a big heavy thing like HP7 and b) I feel like it is acceptably intellectual enough that any potential cute boys will not pre-judge me for reading Twilight. 
Anyone have recommendations? Also on my to-red list that I don’t have my hands on yet are The Wind Up Bird Chronicles, After Dark, and East of Eden.
