http://www.storyhoarder.com Stories I collect Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:37:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello to my lovely readers, Some books are moving, some books are funny, some make your stomach turn. Today I bring to you a book that will do all that and more - Lucia Etxebarria's Un Milagro En Equilibrio (A Miracle in Equilibrium). First of all - a disclaimer - I am ... http://www.storyhoarder.com/the-miracles-of-motherhood/ Hello All, Long time since our last meeting...went through a very hectic (but good) period and I'm back in full force. Generally I read only fiction, with very few exceptions. For me reading is about going on a journey to other people's lives and minds, and the human situation is what fascinates ... http://www.storyhoarder.com/the-charms-of-the-orientalist/ As you already know, I am an avid reader, and reading is not only one of my favorite things to do but is also something I feel really constitutes a big part of who I am. When I was younger I had a habit of never leaving a book I started ... http://www.storyhoarder.com/readers-block/ Hello all. I have just got back from an 11-day tour with my boyfriend in the fantastic land of Georgia (the country, not the US state).A few details and some lovely pictures from this trip can be found in this post on his blog. One of the things that really struck ... http://www.storyhoarder.com/the-misterious-charm-of-travel-guides/ I am not a very big comedy fan. In many cases it doesn't really make me laugh, and situation comedy causes me great anxiety (No! Not that one! The other one! There! He just left through the other door! etc. Not amusing). The little comedy I do like is British humor. ... http://www.storyhoarder.com/oh-my-god-he-can-write/ Well, some of my story-hoarding friends may find this hard to believe or even offensive, but to me there is nothing like a good detective story. A lower art, some may say, but I beg to differ - a good detective story is a masterpiece of the imagination and the ... http://www.storyhoarder.com/nothing-like-a-good-detective-story/ Because!!!! but seriously... Some people (mostly men) wrongly refer to Jane Austen books as 'chic books'. Although there is nothing wrong with chic books (I confess to having a soft spot for Little Women and Jane Eyre, hard-core chic books), treating Jane Austen books as such degrades the work of a ... http://www.storyhoarder.com/why-jane-austen-rocks/ Like other hoarders, one does not become a story hoarder - one is born that way. Since early childhood I had a deep love for stories and books. My mother says that the only way to make me sit quietly for a few minutes was to read  me a story. ... http://www.storyhoarder.com/the-story-of-a-story-hoarder/ One of the great things about establishing a blog is that whatever you write is OK - it is all a matter of opinion, and you are expressing yourself. That said, the next post might cause some aggravation to fellow readers who do not agree with my views. I apologize ... http://www.storyhoarder.com/unaccounted-for-weird-behaviors-by-lead-characters/ As a Jewish Ashkenazi woman who was born in a Spanish speaking country and immigrated as a child, I consider myself as having a broad perspective on the issues of identity, Latin culture, Jewish culture and immigration. Although I am not Hispanic, I did grow up in a home steeped ... http://www.storyhoarder.com/two-books-by-young-latin-authors/