Monthly Archives: February 2011

Gone with the Wind

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Natalie Ramm

Title: Gone With the Wind Author: Margaret Mitchell Publication: Macmillan 1936 Rating: 5 stars I just finished all 1,448 pages of the classic Gone with the Wind. I must brag about the fact that I read it in under a … Continue reading →

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Housekeeping

Posted on 17 February 2011 by Natalie Ramm

Title: Housekeeping Author: Marilynne Robinson Publication: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1980 Rating: 4 stars On Sunday my roommates and I did a little premature spring cleaning and the apartment nearly sparkled. I bleached the bajesus out of our tub! But … Continue reading →

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Contemporaries

Posted on 8 February 2011 by Natalie Ramm

I am currently reading The Portrait of a Lady and am struck by how similar it is to Edith Wharton’s House of Mirth and Age of Innocence. Today I came across this post (click to read), and it turns out that Henry … Continue reading →

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Storyville

Posted on 7 February 2011 by Natalie Ramm

So, I’ve been reading a lot of Publisher’s Weekly magazine. My boss gets them in the mail and I steal them, read them, and then return them before she even checks her box. I have informed her of my little … Continue reading →

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How to Win at Preschool

Posted on 3 February 2011 by Natalie Ramm

Ann Densmore’s new book, Your Successful Preschooler, hit the shelves in January. This book is a guide for parents on…you guessed it…how to make your preschooler win at school! So, not every child is born with a natural sense of … Continue reading →

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Fairy-tales

Posted on 3 February 2011 by Natalie Ramm

These seem to be Grimmer than I remember.

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