http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Working hard to bring back the three martini lunch. en Vox Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:09:53 -0500 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/21-the-blood-of-flowers-by-anita-amirrezvani.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JennyExiled) http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/21-the-blood-of-flowers-by-anita-amirrezvani.html?_c=feed-rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/21-the-blood-of-flowers-by-anita-amirrezvani.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:09:53 -0500 I really liked this book. Having spent some time in the Muslim world, many things mentioned - such as the bazaar, hamman and henna - were familiar to me. And I got so involved in the story of the young female protagonist that I finished the book ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/21-the-blood-of-flowers-by-anita-amirrezvani.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144194da3c7f0123ddb8ee37860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books book club 2009 http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/20-pride-prejudice-and-jasmin-field-a-novel-by-melissa-nathan.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JennyExiled) http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/20-pride-prejudice-and-jasmin-field-a-novel-by-melissa-nathan.html?_c=feed-rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/20-pride-prejudice-and-jasmin-field-a-novel-by-melissa-nathan.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:23:37 -0500 Sigh. I let the allusion to an Austen novel in the title fool me into thinking this wouldn't be the usual chick lit drivel. While I did find myself enjoying parts of the book - after all, it does owe its themes to Price and Prejudice, which I lo... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/20-pride-prejudice-and-jasmin-field-a-novel-by-melissa-nathan.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144194da3c7f0123f1764586860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books 2009 http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/19-the-golden-compass-by-philip-pullman.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JennyExiled) http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/19-the-golden-compass-by-philip-pullman.html?_c=feed-rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/19-the-golden-compass-by-philip-pullman.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:07:34 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/book/6a00d4144194da3c7f010980c6b304000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d4144194da3c7f010980c6b304000b-50si" alt="The Golden Compass, Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition (His Dark Materials, Book 1)(Rough-cut)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I really liked this book. I had never heard of it until the movie, which I loved because Daniel Craig can do no wrong and I would go gay for Eva Green in a heartbeat (and the plot wasn't half bad either). This book has been on my "to-read" list,... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/19-the-golden-compass-by-philip-pullman.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144194da3c7f0123ddb6133b860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books 2009 http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/um.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JennyExiled) http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/um.html?_c=feed-rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/um.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:08:47 -0400 When did this just become my book blog? Heh. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/um.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144194da3c7f01240b703e98860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> blogging vox http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/18-the-miserable-mill-by-lemony-snicket.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JennyExiled) http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/18-the-miserable-mill-by-lemony-snicket.html?_c=feed-rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/18-the-miserable-mill-by-lemony-snicket.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:57:14 -0400 It seems the Amazon search isn't working again. Bugger. Anyway, I've read yet another in the Series of Unfortunate Events and I rather liked this one. The end. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/18-the-miserable-mill-by-lemony-snicket.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144194da3c7f01240b6f7cd2860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books 2009 http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/17-the-brothers-karamazov-by-fyodor-dostoevsky-finally.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JennyExiled) http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/17-the-brothers-karamazov-by-fyodor-dostoevsky-finally.html?_c=feed-rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/17-the-brothers-karamazov-by-fyodor-dostoevsky-finally.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:38:24 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/book/6a00d4144194da3c7f00e398cc39430002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00d4144194da3c7f00e398cc39430002-50si" alt="The Brothers Karamazov" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I bought this book on Mother's Day 2007. I started reading it in January. I have finally finished it. Hallelujah. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/17-the-brothers-karamazov-by-fyodor-dostoevsky-finally.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144194da3c7f0123f1720beb860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books 2009 http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/qotd-evaluate-your-life-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JennyExiled) http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/qotd-evaluate-your-life-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/qotd-evaluate-your-life-day.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:19:43 -0400 Today is "Evaluate Your Life Day." So, tell us: how do you think you're life's going so far? Give me an f'ing break. Seriously. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/qotd-evaluate-your-life-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144194da3c7f01240b6c5aa9860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd evaluate your life day http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/reason-328-that-i-need-a-job.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JennyExiled) http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/reason-328-that-i-need-a-job.html?_c=feed-rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/reason-328-that-i-need-a-job.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:28:52 -0400 So I can be OCD about work instead of Facebook friend requests and books I'm supposedly reading for pleasure... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/reason-328-that-i-need-a-job.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144194da3c7f0123f16c8f8b860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> unemployment http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/16-saving-fish-from-drowning-by-amy-tan.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JennyExiled) http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/16-saving-fish-from-drowning-by-amy-tan.html?_c=feed-rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/16-saving-fish-from-drowning-by-amy-tan.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:14:55 -0400 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/book/6a00d4144194da3c7f0123dda73924860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00d4144194da3c7f0123dda73924860b-50si" alt="Saving Fish from Drowning: A Novel (Ballantine Reader&#39;s Circle)" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I read this for my book club, which met today. I love Amy Tan, I really do. But this was not one of my favorites. Don't get me wrong; I definitely enjoyed the book. It's just not quite in the same vein as her other, family-history heavy novels. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/16-saving-fish-from-drowning-by-amy-tan.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144194da3c7f0123ddabf231860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books book club 2009 http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/i-have-discovered-hulu.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(JennyExiled) http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/i-have-discovered-hulu.html?_c=feed-rss http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/i-have-discovered-hulu.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:02:13 -0400 I have not watched television in about three years. Not to say that I never sat down in front of the TV, but when I did it was mostly for a SpongeBob SquarePants marathon. Thanks to the beauty of Hulu.com (and unemployment), I'm currently hooked ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://jennyexiled.vox.com/library/post/i-have-discovered-hulu.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00d4144194da3c7f0123dda77add860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> television