mateekaq is currently reading The Intellectual Devotional and The Man in the Iron Mask.
I’m female, from the United States. I’ve been a DailyLit member since June 23, 2010. My reading interests include African American literature, drama, women's, and literary.
Books
- The Intellectual Devotional 84% complete
- The Man in the Iron Mask 31% complete
- The 50th Law finished
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes finished
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow finished
- The Picture of Dorian Gray finished
- Fetching Raymond finished
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A Moment of Wrong Thinking finished
- The Artist of the Beautiful finished
- 30 Stories in 30 Days finished
- Classic Shorts: Eight Stories for Summer finished
- The Jungle finished
Posts
Question of the Week - And the Oscar Goes To...
Michael Shannon's character Curtis in "Take Shelter". A genius portrayal of mental instability and/or prophet-ism (not a word. But that's ok).
A Moment of Wrong Thinking - intelligent & entertaining
I liked this a lot. It was an easy read thanks to the small paragraphs and use of dialogue, and flowed nicely. Short and sweet. I have my own ideas of whodunit (teehee)...your husband's laying there dead and you're talking insurance? Hmm. Whatever the case. I like that it leaves a little mystery even from the narrator in the end.
Reader Challenges - 10 Word Summer Memories
Sitting out with neighborhood kids, waiting for sunset and sprinklers
