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Pat Barker: Toby’s Room (2012) Literature and War Readalong April 2014
I’ve been procrastinating all morning. Every time I sat down to write this review I had something very urgent to do. Read the afterword of Fire and Hemlock, rea... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Melissa Banks: The Girl’s Guide to Hunting and Fishing (1999)
I mistook The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing for superficial “chick lit”. At the time when it came out I wouldn’t have picked it up but a week ago I... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Susan Minot: Evening (1998)
With two novels and one short story collection published to overwhelming critical acclaim, Susan Minot has emerged as one of the most gifted writers in... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Marie De France’s Bisclavret – A Werewolf Story from the 12th Century
I’ve always been fond of The Lais of Marie de France, a collection of folk tales set in a mythical Brittany. For a book this old, they are surprisingly... Read more
Posted on 15 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Chris Beckett: Dark Eden (2012)
Chris Beckett’s novel Dark Eden was last year’s Arthur C. Clarke Award winner, which usually guarantees that a book is at the more literary end of the Sci-Fi... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Angela Carter Week 8 – 15 June 2014
I’ve been a fan of Angela Carter’s work since I discovered her as a teenager. She’s one of those rare writers and academics who are good at every genre they try... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Cassandra Clare: City of Bones (2007) Mortal Instruments I Book and Movie
A couple of weeks ago I watched the movie City of Bones and liked the imagery and the story so much, I had to pick up the book. The movie got dreadful reviews;... Read more
Posted on 06 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Literature and War Readalong April 28 2014: Toby’s Room by Pat Barker
With Pat Barker’s novel Toby’s Room, we’re leaving the American Civil War behind and move on to WWI. All the books following Toby’s Room are dedicated to WWI. Read more
Posted on 03 April 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Geraldine Brooks: March (2005) Literature and War Readalong March 2014
It seems I have far less stamina than before, when it comes to finishing books I don’t like, even when they are my own readalong choices. Read more
Posted on 31 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl (2012)
So now I’m one of those who has read Gone Girl. Some bestsellers put me off because everyone reads them, others still make me want to find out what the fuss is... Read more
Posted on 25 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Once Upon A Time VIII
It’s this time of the year again. Spring has started, which means Carl’s Once Upon a Time VIII has begun. The challenge runs until June 21st. Read more
Posted on 21 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
On Kristín Steinsdóttir’s á Eigin Vegum (Your Own Way- Eigene Wege) – Icelandic...
This time I’ll tell you the bad news right away. Kristín Steinsdóttir’s novel has not been translated into English. I don’t read Icelandic, so I picked the... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Vivian Gornick: The End of the Novel of Love (1997) Essays on Literature
In these essays Vivian Gornick examines a century of novels in which authors have portrayed women who challenge the desire to be swept away by passion. Read more
Posted on 10 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Literature and War Readalong March 31 2014: March by Geraldine Brooks
Geraldine Brooks is an Australian-born writer whose second book, the Civil War novel March, received the Pulitzer Prize in 2006. The book is inspired by Louisa... Read more
Posted on 05 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Ellen Gilchrist: In the Land of Dreamy Dreams (1981)
In the Land of Dreamy Dreams, Ellen Gilchrist’s acclaimed 1981 debut collection of short stories, introduced readers to a remarkable Southern voice which has... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Michael Shaara: The Killer Angels (1974) Literature and War Readalong February...
Books are not always the way we expect them to be. Still, I’ve only rarely been this wrong. I was afraid Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize winner would be dry,... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Lucie Whitehouse: Before We Met (2014)
Lucie Whitehouse’s latest novel Before We Met, was a quick, fast-paced read. The book falls under the sub category of ”domestic noir”. Read more
Posted on 17 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
John Scalzi: Fuzzy Nation (2011)
Sometimes I’m easy to please. It took John Scalzi less than one page to win me over with his novel Fuzzy Nation.See for yourself:Jack Holloway set the skimmer t... Read more
Posted on 13 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
On Émilie De Turckheim’s Le Joli Mois De Mai (The Beautiful Month of May)
Aimé, the narrator of Émilie de Turckheim’s short, dark, mean novel, cannot tell a story. Or that’s what he tells us. He’s not cultured, hasn’t had an... Read more
Posted on 10 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Literature and War Readalong February 28 2014: The Killer Angels by Michael...
Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Killer Angels is certainly one of the most famous novels about the American Civil War. Or rather about the... Read more
Posted on 06 February 2014 BOOKS, CULTURE