"The Mermaids Chair" by Sue Monk Kidd

Max Dunn — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:39:00 -0700

When I was working, I would try not to start a new book. The problem was that if I found a really good book, I would have a hard time putting it down and would sneak out and read the book during my work hours. Once when I was working as a summer intern at Hughes Aircraft, I was so caught up in a book and continued reading at my cubicle after my lunch hour. At one point, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that my boss came in and saw me reading. He didn’t say anything, but they didn’t offer to put me on leave when I went back to school, which I guessed was because of that book.

Lately however, I haven’t found any books all that engrossing. I did read The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman in a little over a day, but that was basically showing off since the book is over 500 pages and I was determined to speed-read through it quickly. It wasn’t until I The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd caught my eye that I found another book that was truly engrossing.

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"The Mermaids Chair" by Sue Monk Kidd