I finally read The Big Oyster by Mark Kurlansky, who’s perhaps better known for his books Cod and Salt, neither of which I’ve read, as it turns out. The Big Oyster, however, I can recommend if you’re a lover of oysters and/or a lover of New York. I have a complicated relationship with New York, [...]
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So I’m apparently really into oysters these days.
Posted in book review, oysters on July 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Book Review: The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating
Posted in book review, snail on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just finished the book The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. I’m not even sure how I heard of this book, and all I knew going in was that it was about a woman’s convalescence in the presence of a snail. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this [...]
Book Review: Civilization and the Limpet
Posted in book review, crochet, limpet on August 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I found the book Civilization and the Limpet at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe. It was an especially good day in the science section there because there were a bunch of Stephen Jay Gould books, Richard Dawkins books, and this one. I picked up a bunch but this is the first that I’ve delved into, naturally. [...]
Book Review: Mollusks in Ahab’s Wife
Posted in book review, mussels on July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ahab’s Wife is a book I thoroughly enjoyed. First of all, it’s a book written into the space left by the scant details about Captain Ahab’s personal life in Moby Dick, which is obviously one of the best books ever. Second, it’s got a great protofeminist hero who has incredible adventures all her own; she’s [...]
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