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Sure to be a popular post-Christmas meme: What books did you give and receive for Christmas?
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Give:
Starship Troopers
Pendragon
(to my 14-year-old son)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
The Canning Season
(to my 12-year-old daughter)
Receive:
Consider the Lobster
The Kite Runner
Posted by: Dave Munger | December 27, 2005 at 09:55 AM
So you did get the Wallace, eh? I hope you like it, Dave. If so, I highly recommend checking out his other essay collection. I like both, but I think A Supposedly Fun Thing is stronger.
Posted by: Scott | December 27, 2005 at 11:12 AM
Gave:
Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything
(to my 9 year old daughter)
Little Women
(to my 9 year old daughter)
Received:
Richard Misrach: Golden Gate
Bought Myself:
The Wasp Factory, Iain Banks
Pnin, Nabokov
Atomik Aztex,
Sesshu Foster
Writing and Madness,
Shoshana Felman
Posted by: Terri Saul | December 27, 2005 at 11:26 AM
I cheated a bit with the DFW. Greta and I were at the bookstore shopping for stocking stuffers, and I grabbed it and asked her to put it in my stocking!
Posted by: Dave Munger | December 27, 2005 at 11:38 AM