Sunday, October 4, 2009

I Come Bearing Gifts.

Dear Faithful Readers (all 7 of you),

I owe you an explanation for my lack of posts. What I'm really giving you is an excuse. While I've still been cutting the same number of sandwich crusts, I've added some other writing to my daily schedule. And because this added writing involves deadlines, this blog becomes the very last priority in my day. Reading, of course, is still up there on the high priority list. I just haven't been able to write about my books while I have been learning to manage crusts and deadlines.

To let you know just how sorry I am, I'm giving away an apology book. Because apologies are on my mind, and because I'm about to tell you about a woman named Olive who should have apologized more, I'm going to give away a free copy of Olive Kitteridge. This marvelous book won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. I adore this book. It is my second favorite book I've read in 2009. If you'd like a free copy of Olive, all you have to do is post a comment giving me a title you'd like to see reviewed on Civil Thoughts. If you win, I'll send you Olive, read your book and post a review. The winner will be chosen at random on Thursday, October 8th at 5:00 pm.

And again, I'm sorry. Crusts and deadlines willing, reviews will be posted on a regular basis again.

Fondly,
Civil Thoughts

9 comments:

  1. Parenting is your Highest Calling...and 8 other myths that trap us in worry and guilt

    by Leslie Leyland Fields

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  2. I've received a vote over Facebook for Everything Matters.

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  3. I've received vote over FB for The Fixer.

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  4. Ooooh! I've heard some good and interesting things about the book Laura recommended. I'm looking through my list of books that have caught my eye to see what I'd like you to review. These days I've been reading more reviews than books. *blush*

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  5. Compassion, Justice and the Christian Life by Bob Lupton. :)

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  6. Ghostwalk by Rebecca Stott--it is a novel by a historian about a historian writing about Newton's alchemy work in Cambridge. Not sure yet what I think about it and would appreciate some interesting feedback/reviewing.

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  7. How about The Road by Cormac McCarthy, in advance of its release as a movie?

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  8. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer.

    I know I missed the deadline - but still. You will find spiritual analogies in it - does that make it more appealing?

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  9. not good ones necessarily...

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