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Category: Books

Book Review: The Art of Loving

by Linda Nguyen on April 17, 2009June 3, 2009 in Books, Girl Eats World

I’m about done reading The Art of Loving, a philosophy/psych book recommended by Dave last week over bubble tea and tofu. Quick read. Erich Fromme. The one thing that intrigued… [Continue Reading]

Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Book vs Film

by Linda Nguyen on February 25, 2009June 3, 2009 in Books, Movies

Spoilers ahead. I didn’t know F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Did you? I finished this story in about 2 hours tops. I saw the movie a… [Continue Reading]

Forrest Gump

by Linda Nguyen on January 13, 2009June 3, 2009 in Books, Movies

Finished first book of 2009. Forrest Gump was light and easy reading. I liked it okay. I gave it 2 out of 5 stars on my goodreads account. Some interesting… [Continue Reading]

Giving

by Linda Nguyen on September 4, 2008March 18, 2015 in Books, Diary, pursuit of happiness

I was studying for my certification test at the library tonight and I picked up Bill Clinton’s Giving to read on study breaks. I started with Fountainhead but it was… [Continue Reading]

The Romantic Movement

by Linda Nguyen on April 5, 2008April 5, 2008 in Books

Am taking my time reading The Romantic Movement. I love Alain de Botton’s writing style so much that I dread when there are no more words to read! And as… [Continue Reading]

The Romantic Movement

by Linda Nguyen on March 24, 2008May 4, 2012 in Books

Started reading The Romantic Movement by my Alain de Botton over the weekend. It was perfect timing … I was feeling a little off/low/defeated when it came to the other… [Continue Reading]

2007

by Linda Nguyen on December 14, 2007November 18, 2008 in Austin, Books, Memories, Movies, New Thing(s) of the Week, pursuit of happiness

I have a very big extensive “new things” entry in the works but the photos are taking a while. Stay tuned for that. Meanwhile, here’s some of my favorites of… [Continue Reading]

Haunted

by Linda Nguyen on September 4, 2007July 9, 2009 in Books

So I went to a very tiny library for the first time ever. Library was so tiny that the only book by Chuck Palahniuk was Haunted. (They only had three… [Continue Reading]

displaced

by Linda Nguyen on June 28, 2007July 8, 2009 in Books, Diary, New Thing(s) of the Week, Travel

I’m been feeling displaced and fragmented lately. I’ve been staying at my friends, Deesh and Bing’s place since Friday. I’ve been officially homeless since Monday night. My things are stored… [Continue Reading]

Kite Runner

by Linda Nguyen on May 29, 2007July 8, 2009 in Books, New Thing(s) of the Week

So I started Kite Runner two nights ago after finishing Blink. It took me a week or so with Blink since I wasn’t very enthralled, making it easier to put… [Continue Reading]

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Linda Nguyen is a Texas Native who recently moved to North Carolina. She’s a blogger and photographer and loves eating noodles. This is her personal blog. She also writes a food blog.

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