I’m trying to make use of what I already have during my (s)low buy, and a big part of the whole complex, multi-prong effort involves catching my “read” pile up to my “bought” pile of books.
First Lines Friday – Calypso by David Sedaris
For my birthday last month, I received a copy of David Sedaris’s Calypso along with a 1000 piece puzzle made up of cartoon dogs. What can I say, some folks know me real darn well.
Final Lines Friday – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling
For Christmas I received the complete set of the Harry Potter series, a dear favorite of Mini’s.
Final Lines Friday – The Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Last October I received The Professor and the Madman as a present. I’ve recently finished it, so here are, the last lines:
From Salt Houses by Hala Alyan
What is a life? A series of yeses and noes, photographs you shove in a drawer somewhere, loves you think will save you but that cannot. Continuing to move, enduring, not stopping even when there is pain. That’s all life