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April 10, 2008
My friends keep sending me this article from the March 30 New York Times
They want to know what I am thinking over this one. Does what a man reads affect the way you think of him as a person if you yourself are a reader?
Well, I am thinking plenty.
Look, if you are a guy and you don’t read at all: I am talking even the Sport’s Section of USA Today, a woman who reads really will not want to have anything to do with you. For some men this seems to be ok. They like a woman who seems a bit vague.
I would think that this would get boring. I want nothing to do with it.
As for those who do read, what you read DOES make a difference. Sorry. But it does. If I see a man who has a bunch of touchy feely self help books or anything with Mars and Venus in the title on the coffee table I am running like the wind.
However, there is nothing worse than the Pretentious Reader. We have all bumped into this guy. He will read nothing that is not sanctioned by The New York Review of Books. God forbid that anything should be enjoyable or fun. This man loves the dry, dusty and boring. You know that you have been trapped by him at a cocktail party pontificating on the latest rave review. Chances are he has not even read the book. Just the review. And you are praying while he lectures that your glass is bottomless so you can make it through.
I myself like an across the board reader. Someone who will enjoy the latest W.E.B Griffin book, but, at the same time, he doesn’t cringe at the idea of picking up the latest McCullough history, or rereading a classic..
This is how I tend to read and maybe that is what the point is. Like always looks for like. In love and in reading.
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Quote of the Day
"The first human being who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization." - Attributed to Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
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April 02, 2008
Book sale time baby!
Do you ever wish you had a book collection as prolific as ours here at the Darien Library?
Well if so, here is your chance to establish your very own personal library. How you may be asking? Simply come and join us on June 21st – 24th for our summer book sale! There you will find many of your favorite authors and titles, as well as DVDs, books on CD, etc.
June 21st: and 22nd all items are regular price (TBA)
June 23rd: all items are half price
June 24th: $1/bag
June 25th: first thing in the morning all leftovers are FREE!
If you can’t remember these dates and may never look at this blog entry again, feel free to grab a book mark at the front circulation desk, complete with book sale times and dates.
What can possibly be a better deal than this? Now that I have answered everyone’s burning question, I hope to see you all there! Bring the whole family there is something for everyone!
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This morning I received two separate e-mails:
One was from my 70-somehthing father and one from my 30-something hairdresser singing the praises of Mudbound by Hillary Jordan. And this was after a conversation with Barbara M. Children’s Room Diva and good friend of the Desketeers, also raving about what a wonderful read it is.
It is truly one of those stories that once you start reading it, not much else is going to get done in your life. This story of farm life in the Mississippi Delta in 1946 is told in alternating voices, each one separate and distinct in telling the story of two families, one black and one white and what happens when their worlds intersect with one another. It addresses weighty issues such as racism, war, and the meaning of friendship.
We are very happy to announce that Hillary Jordan will be here for our Adult Summer reading Wrap-Up Gala on August 13th at 7:00. Be sure to keep your eye out for the Adult Summer Reading sign up at the end of June!
http://www.darienlibrary.org/programs/beach-reads/index.php#finale
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