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So I was feeling a little blue and decided that what I needed more than anything to cheer me up was yet more books. :cP So I spent about an hour in town today and came home with 5 new beauties that ought to keep me occupied for at least the next little while.

One of them is called "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," by Jonathan Safran Foer and it's a mystery involving a 9-year-old boy named Oskar whose father was killed on 9/11. Oskarfinds a key that belonged to his father and he decides to try and find which lock in all of New York it opens. It's absolutely mesmerizing so far...I'm only a couple of chapters into it, but I can tell I'm going to end up finishing this one in a day or so. It's beautifully written, full of imagery and imagination.

I also bought a collection of short stories by Susanna Clarke (who also wrote Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell), "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," "The Alchemyst," the first book in a series about Nicholas Flamel (hello, HP world, I can't quit you!), and what looks like a kick-ass ghost story called "The Keep."

So yeah. I'm happy. I'm easy like that. :c)

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Stolen from padiwack, who could use some serious anti-hurricane vibes from as many peeps as possible right now.

You Are Spaghetti with Pesto

Compared to most people, you have complex tastes. You're a bit of a walking contradiction. You like a little bit of everything, even if the things you like don't go together. You aren't picky at all. You can find something to like about almost anything. You don't judge on appearances alone. You like to experience something before you judge it.

What Pasta Dish Are You?

Snort!

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