A couple of sentences I read today from this book disturbed me–more than usual anyway. […]
The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood, Part I
It’s been a long time since I’ve read The Handmaid’s Tale, and I had forgotten […]
The Messenger, part II
Pacing. When a writer does it well, you may not even notice. But when something […]
The Messenger, by Daniel Silva, part I
The Messenger is the latest installment of Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon series, now six books […]
First Folio Update
The copy of the First Folio that was autioned at Sotheby’s yesterday fetched 2.8 million […]
Updates and News
Cripes, it’s been almost a month since I’ve updated this blog. (Well, apart from the […]
War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, part I
Yes, really. I am reading the Mt. Everest of books. No air packs, no sherpas, […]
Shelters of Stone, by Jean Auel
And now for something completely different… I’m reading The Shelters of Stone just to find […]
In Your Dreams and Earth, Air, Fire, and Custard, by Tom Holt
I have a knack for finding the middle books of a series, but I very […]
Dead Funny, by Tom Holt
I find it hard to locate books that can make me laugh out loud or […]