tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13393532.post4383717916469037314..comments2023-02-22T02:54:12.991-08:00Comments on Present Moment: Summer Readingdoubletroublehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03476984669401567278noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13393532.post-71762753126135114472008-06-07T16:46:00.000-07:002008-06-07T16:46:00.000-07:00Thanks Squid. I loved Middlesex, and I'll certain...Thanks Squid. I loved Middlesex, and I'll certainly take you up on (both of) your offer(s) when we get back!doubletroublehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476984669401567278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13393532.post-15394633291450980822008-06-06T17:58:00.000-07:002008-06-06T17:58:00.000-07:00You are probably gone now, BUT when you come back ...You are probably gone now, BUT when you come back and bring your kids swimming, I have bookshelves lining the walls of every room in the house -- except the three you spent time in last night. <BR/><BR/>We are big readers. Come over and I will load your arms up with books and books.<BR/><BR/>If you need to get something at the airport, I found both The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay (Chabon), and Middlesex (Eugenides) cheerful, witty, engaging, and intelligent. I have lost all patience with the stereotypical slant on Important Literature: Namely, It Cannot Exist Without Depressive Introspection Mixed With Tragedy.Shannon Des Roches Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057806553670980068noreply@blogger.com