http://krissy.vox.com/library/posts/tags/books/page/1/ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn" - Charlie Parker en Vox Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:30:31 -0800 Copyright 2007 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss books http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/reading-for-the-long-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/reading-for-the-long-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/reading-for-the-long-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:30:31 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398bfe3b30004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398bfe3b30004-50si" alt="Shantaram: A Novel" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I usually don't post about a book until after I've read it, because it's a big risk that I'll never pick it up or finish it, and what if I tell you about a book that ends up being terrible? I'm just going to tell you about this one anyway. The o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/reading-for-the-long-weekend.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398bfd1210001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books shantaram http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/random-recommendations.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/random-recommendations.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/random-recommendations.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:39:38 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/video/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b9740a0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b9740a0001-50si" alt="Dan in Real Life" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/video/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b994280005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b994280005-50si" alt="How to Lose Your Lover" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b98c3b0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b98c3b0004-50si" alt="One Red Paperclip: Or How an Ordinary Man Achieved His Dream with the Help of a Simple Office Supply" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b98f4b0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b98f4b0003-50si" alt="Walking in Circles Before Lying Down: A Novel" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/audio/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b995b80005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b995b80005-50si" alt="Hello Avalanche" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> If you're looking for a book, movie or DVD this weekend, here's what I've enjoyed lately: In Theaters I wasn't sure I wanted to see "Dan In Real Life" but I'm so glad I did. The story was funny, touching and compelling despite the presence of D... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/random-recommendations.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398b9945e0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music dvds books movies ashod the octopus project the baxter one red paperclip dan in real life how to lose your lover merrill markoe http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/still-feeling-guilty.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/still-feeling-guilty.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/still-feeling-guilty.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:26:43 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/link/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398a03bbc0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398a03bbc0002-50si" alt="Where you fall in poll of U.S. reading habits - CNN.com" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> My goal of reading 25 books this year has fallen short as I've just gotten through ten so far. I had wanted to surpass my pace of reading a book a month in 2006 so at least I'm on track to do that. But still, I'm feeling guilty. I don't even ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/still-feeling-guilty.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000e398a0561e0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bookamonth books reading guilt 2007 books http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/catching-up.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/catching-up.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/catching-up.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:39:17 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000cd9710d3604cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000cd9710d3604cd5-50si" alt="Ashod Simonian: Real Fun: Polaroids from the Independent Music Landscape" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d09e807dd7be2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d09e807dd7be2b-50si" alt="Realfunamoeba" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d41446280a685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d41446280a685e-50si" alt="Realfunashod" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d09e807dd5be2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d09e807dd5be2b-50si" alt="Littlestar" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d4144a4cfb6a47.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d4144a4cfb6a47-50si" alt="Sushiatbrads" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d4144cb4633c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d4144cb4633c7f-50si" alt="Sushi" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d4144cb45f3c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d4144cb45f3c7f-50si" alt="Lisaanddan" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d414462808685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d414462808685e-50si" alt="Lisa and me" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d09e807dbabe2b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d09e807dbabe2b-50si" alt="Hi Rudy" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/photo/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d4144cb4403c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d4144cb4403c7f-50si" alt="Miss Jet" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I've been meaning to write about the lovely visit I had last weekend with one of my favorite humans in the world, Ashod. He came into town at the last moment, en route from Fresno to Portland (home to home), and we got to spend about 24 hours tog... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/catching-up.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d414462900685e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> san francisco fun dan jet sushi food books brad lisa amoeba blue bottle rudy ashod real fun little star pizza http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/my-2007-book-goal.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/my-2007-book-goal.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/my-2007-book-goal.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:44:23 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000cdf7f35161094f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000cdf7f35161094f-50si" alt="Sex and the City" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Last January, after thinking about the hundreds of books that I want to read and how little time I have left (relatively) to get through all of them, I set a goal to read at least one book a month. 2006's book-a-month goal ended up being really ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/my-2007-book-goal.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000d09e4cc5b8be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books sex and the city 2007 books http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/qotd-im-reading-or-about-to-read.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/qotd-im-reading-or-about-to-read.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/qotd-im-reading-or-about-to-read.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:26:01 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22523c7f88fdb.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22523c7f88fdb-50si" alt="Running with Scissors: A Memoir" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22523c879549d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22523c879549d-50si" alt="In the Company of the Courtesan: A Novel" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22523c7dc8fdb.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22523c7dc8fdb-50si" alt="The Dogs of Babel: A Novel" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22523c6b1604a.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22523c6b1604a-50si" alt="The Secret Life of Bees" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22523c7c68fdb.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22523c7c68fdb-50si" alt="Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> What books are on your nightstand? I just finished a fantastic novel so I need to choose my next book. Here are my options: Any votes? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/qotd-im-reading-or-about-to-read.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c22524bcc08e1d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books on my nightstand http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/may-books.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/may-books.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/may-books.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 04 Jun 2006 00:34:53 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c11413cc06819d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c11413cc06819d-50si" alt="The May Queen : Women on Life, Love, Work, and Pulling It All Together in Your 30s" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c11413cc08819d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c11413cc08819d-50si" alt="How to Be Lost : A Novel" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c114131bfa22bd.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c114131bfa22bd-50si" alt="Prep : A Novel" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> These are the books I read in May. I have to say my one-book-a-month goal has been one of the best New Year's resolutions I've ever made (and kept, of course). <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/may-books.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000c114131bfc22bd?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bookamonth books http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-february-06.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-february-06.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-february-06.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:28:50 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717371bc0.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717371bc0-50si" alt="The Shadow of the Wind" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This past Thursday, March 23rd, I finished my book-a-month for February! Yayyyy! OK I realize I'm over three weeks behind, but The Shadow of the Wind was 486 pages long so I don't feel too bad. About 300 pages in, I was wondering if I'd chosen... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-for-february-06.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea06c1a8dece?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bookamonth books http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-2006.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Krissy) http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-2006.html?_c=feed-rss http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-2006.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:34:43 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717351bc0.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717351bc0-50si" alt="Miss Misery : A Novel" /></a> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/book/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717371bc0.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea0717371bc0-50si" alt="The Shadow of the Wind" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I made a really sad goal for this year -- to read one book a month. This depresses me, that I will only potentially read 12 books this year, considering there are hundreds I would like to get through before I croak. But, I'm busy, and if I didn... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://krissy.vox.com/library/post/bookamonth-2006.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00b8ea0716b01bc000b8ea067715dece?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bookamonth books