Aubby Likes to Dance

Auburn really likes to dance. A few times in the last week we've just flipped on the music and gone crazy. It's something the whole family enjoys.

Keturah and Lord Death

I guess I just always pick the books that don't have any disscussion questions for them already! Here is a list of book club discussion questions for Keturah and Lord Death. Some are borrowed, but most are my own.

• Keturah is said to be beautiful but is never described in the book. Why did Leavitt do this? What aspects of Keturah's beauty is shown to us?
• What are some similarities between Keturah and Lord Death and common fairy tales?
• Was this novel predictable?
• What did you think of the ending? If Ketruah really dies in the end, who is telling the story that is the "truest" story ever told?
• “Tell me what it is like to die," I answered.
  He dismounted from his horse, looking at me strangely the whole while. "You experience something similar every day," he said softly. "It is as familiar to you as bread and butter."
  "Yes," I said. "It is like every night when I fall asleep."
  "No. It is like every morning when you wake up" How can dying be like "waking up"?
• Keturah uses John Tysmann and his love for her repeatedly. Is this beneficial for everyone, or is it always at his expense? Is she being cruel?
• Does Keturah really want to live? When does she realize this?

Best of 2011

Here are the books I loved in 2011:

The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

The Book of Fate by Brad Meltzer

The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt

Shorter than usual, but useful nonetheless.

Happy new year!

While Mommy's Away...

While Mommy's Away this weekend, I'm going to have hotdogs breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

Happy 2011!

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