why is it that i never really know what i'm doing?

i went to school. got the 27k in debt to prove it. they taught me all kindsa nifty stuff.

and yet, what do i do when an 8 year old pees on the floor in a stream from the self checks to the kids computers? (and just how big is an 8 year old's bladder anyway?) what do i do when a man with garlic and steak breath professes his undying love to me. again. for the 3rd time today.

this is a chronicle of what i did, when the crazy happened. which, in a public library is much more often than you'd think. and which, they also don't teach you about in liberry skool.

oh, and there's also a book review or two.

Monday, May 7, 2012

camptown races....

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: StoriesWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories by Nathan Englander


My rating: 4 of 5 stars


ENGLANDER, Nathan. What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories. unabridged. 6 CDs. 7 Hours. RandomHouseAudio. 2012. ISBN: 978-0-307-98929-1 $35. F

Kaufman Prize winner Englander doesn’t fail to please in his latest offering of eight Jewish themed short stories. In the bizarre “Camp Sundown”, a camp leader deals with aged camp-goers and reverse racism. In the surreal “Peep Show” a man who goes to see a nudie show, instead gets an eyefull of his old rabbi and his psychiatrist and pays a strange penance for his partial infidelity. From the sad finale of women trapped in “Sister Hills” to the hilarious quips in “Everything I know About My Family on My Mother’s Side” the stories run the gamut of emotion. Strange, funny and above all, thought provoking, with a full cast narration, including the author, one gets the feel of village tales being passed around amongst a large family. A very enjoyable experience. Recommended to fans of David Sedaris’ Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary.

-Terry Ann Lawler - Phoenix Public Library, AZ.




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