Monthly Archives: August 2014

Beyond This Point There Be Vampire Porn: A Review of Charlaine Harris’ Dead Until Dark (by Bethany)

Posted on August 4, 2014 by lfpbe

So maybe I’ve mentioned once or twice that I am writing a book that involves witches. The only thing more bizarre than that is the fact that I am really enjoying it – and the only thing more bizarre than … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Charlaine Harris, Fiction - Fantasy, Fiction - general, Fiction - Mystery, Fiction - Vampire Porn, Reviews by Bethany | 5 Comments

Outlander, The Miniseries: Thoughts After Episode 1 (by Bethany)

Posted on August 3, 2014 by lfpbe

Have any Diana Gabaldon fans out there seen the first episode of the miniseries yet? I saw it last night, thanks to my friend Kate’s TV service. (Mine doesn’t include Starz, which most of the time is fine with me. … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Diana Gabaldon, Reviews by Bethany, TV/Film Adaptations | 6 Comments

In which Jill confesses her lack of progress on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Posted on August 2, 2014 by badkitty1016

And now it’s Saturday and I still haven’t read enough in K&C to do a proper update. Most recently, Joe and Sammy have been dragged to a Greenwich Village party with a bunch of odd types. Salvador Dalí is there, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction - general, Fiction - Historical, Fiction - Important Award Winners, Fiction - literary, Michael Chabon, Reviews by Jill, The Numbers Challenge | 2 Comments

Thoughts on Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange (by Bethany – the Numbers Challenge, Month #2)

Posted on August 1, 2014 by lfpbe

Jill and I have a long history with Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of A Clockwork Orange – a story that involves King Lear and Fr. Murphy and those long, dull days at the very end of one’s high school career … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthony Burgess, Authors, Favorite bookstores, Fiction - general, Fiction - literary, Reviews by Bethany, The Numbers Challenge | Tagged | 7 Comments