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Meat.

So, some of Omnivore’s Dilemma is devoted to industrial farming practices, which includes industrial meat-raising operations. Again, I was expecting this to be a little upsetting because I already knew from reading the newspaper and watching food documentaries that these … Continue reading

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The Guilty Eater’s Dilemma?

I finished reading Omnivore’s Dilemma, and it has given me a lot to think about. I was expecting this. I took a class on Science, Technology and Sustainable Development as an undergrad (and, after that did a bunch of reading … Continue reading

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Tattoos

I love ink (in case you didn’t know that.) Occasionally, I stop by Contrariwise to take a look at the ink (because it is ink and it is literary. Could anything be better?) Every now and then, while flipping through … Continue reading

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Review: Flawless

Ah, the next Pretty Little Liars book. We left off with them at Alison’s funeral, Spencer jonesing for her sister’s boyfriend, Hanna ruling the school, Aria chasing her teacher and Emily coming to terms with who she is. Oh, and … Continue reading

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Review: Alphabet Juice by Roy Blount Jr.

Despite the fact the most of my friends told me to read things that weren’t linguistic while I was on vacation, I picked this book up. I figured that, since Blount is a journalist and not a linguist, it wouldn’t … Continue reading

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The Titan’s Curse

Speaking of Percy Jackson, I have recently finished the third book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. In this novel, we follow Percy and Co. on a quest to save a goddess and keep the titan Kronos from … Continue reading

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Mix Tape

Back in the day (it feels like I’m saying that a lot lately), I went through this phase in which when I read a book, as a little review of it I would put together a mix CD. It was … Continue reading

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Speak…

The first book off of my booklist this year was for my book group. We read Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. The book follows the main character Melinda through her first year of high school. It becomes painfully obvious in … Continue reading

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Booklist 2010

I can’t believe its taken this long for me to upload the booklist. I fell down on the job in regards to my reading list last year. It is a sad state of affairs when a girl can’t sort herself … Continue reading

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