Om nom nom nom

Also really want to read this one - the author made tons of stuff, Worchestshire sauce (is that spelled right??), marshmallows, etc. and then says which are worth it to make at home and which you should just go ahead and buy. I have a feeling all of us would enjoy this one as a book club pick somewhere down the line!

Would You Rather...

Inspired by Amanda's comment, I figured I'd put it up for a vote:

Would you rather read Bossypants by Tina Fey or Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling?

For me, the answer is both but I would choose Bossypants first.  If the rest of you are leaning toward Mindy Kaling's book, however, I'd be happy to read it first instead!

P. D. James

And after we read Pride and Prejudice, and confirm our collective need for a pile of money, hot man, and a Pemberley, we can read the inimitable P. D. James' new novel Death Comes to Pemberley . . . in which the villain from Pride and Prejudice appears guilty . . . yes, yes, my precious, we shall read all the books.

Suggestions from Jennie

Hello friends!

I went through my to-read shelf and bounced a couple ideas off Lisa (she seems to have read just about everything there is ;) ).  Here are my top two suggestions as of right now:


The Knife of Never Letting Go -
A dystopia set in a world where you can hear everyone's thoughts whether or not you want to.  It was recommended to me by my good friend Claudia and her sister who is a high school English teacher.  It has pretty good reviews on goodreads and the added bonus that Lisa hasn't read it.  The main character is male, which is a change from most recently written dystopias (ie Hunger Games, Uglies, Divergent, etc).  I have heard that it is rather dark and violent.



Bossypants -
Lisa has read this one, but she said it's hilarious and good and that she is willing to reread it.  We were talking about the Mindy Kaling book, and I realized that if I were to pick a book written by a female comedian to read, this would be it.






I'm excited that we're resurrecting the good old Hack n' Slash blog!

Annnnnnd We're Back!

Thank you Jennie for your mad template skills. A few books I have in mind:

Pride and Prejudice (Jennie hasn't read it. Um what? I'm gonna need those high school and college diplomas, thank YOU. Don't worry, it's very short and very funny. And free on ereaders I think.)

The Hobbit before the movie comes out (much smoother and quicker read than LOTR)

Other stuff I forget right now.

Kill the King...

So once upon a time I had all these thoughts about On Writing. After
finals and school and holidays and all that, now I can't remember them.

Anyone else finish it?

Oh and Lisa, did you attempt Nanowrimo this year? I could post this
on the Cupcakes blog but nobody reads that one anymore.

Telepathy or Schmelepathy?

What do you think about King's idea that he is communicating telepathically to us through his writing? (Sorry, I would have a quote here but I don't have my book with me. Perhaps I'll add one when I get home.)

I am of the opinion that it is more a matter of teleportation (beam me up, Scotty!) because while reading we are often transported to another place (and sometimes even another time). Perhaps telepathy is more applicable with textbooks or other writing designed for learning purposes. Either way, I like his point.