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Just Another Friday Night
I was all set to write my initial thoughts on Jonathan Franzen’s long-awaited new novel (short version: good as usual; very much a page-turner; oddly similar in plot and characters to another novel I’m currently reading – eerily so. More … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Cat photos, Glimpses into Real Life, Jonathan Franzen
Tagged cat, cleo, jonathan franzen, purity
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A Review of Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief (by Bethany)
I am slightly less annoyed with this book than I was the last time I wrote about it (which was here). It is possible at times to forget that “Death” is telling the story, although I still snorted whenever I … Continue reading
A Review of Anne Rice’s The Wolves of Midwinter (by Jill)
The more I think about The Wolves of Midwinter, Anne Rice’s follow up to 2012’s The Wolf Gift, the less I want to think about it. There are, let’s say, issues with this book. As everyone who has been reading … Continue reading
Posted in Anne Rice, Fiction - Fantasy, Fiction - general, Reviews by Jill
Tagged American fiction, Anne Rice, Werewolves
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A Review of Koethi Zan’s The Never List (by Bethany)
This novel is the prose equivalent of the stereotypical horror movie – you know, the one where the scantily-clad girl keeps going back in the creepy mansion where all the screams and chainsaw noises are coming from. The first half … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Fiction - general, fiction - thriller, koethi zan, Reviews by Bethany
Tagged human trafficking, kidnapping, novels
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A Review of Vendela Vida’s The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty (by Bethany)
I spent last weekend totally engrossed in this book. I don’t even remember turning the pages. Its worldview is microscopic rather than macroscopic – the plot unfolds over approximately 1-2 weeks, and we’re focused throughout on a protagonist about whom … Continue reading
A Review of Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman (by Bethany)
Please note: This review deals frankly with all parts of this novel, including its ending. If you want to avoid “spoilers,” you should not read this review. I like To Kill a Mockingbird, but I don’t love it. It’s not … Continue reading
Early Thoughts on George R.R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows (by Bethany)
Pages read: 218 out of 976 I never wrote official final thoughts on A Storm of Swords, so for the tiny percentage of the population that doesn’t already know what happens, here goes: five major or semi-major characters die vicious, … Continue reading
Rapio, Rapere, Raptus Sum: Sexual Violence, Natural Selection, and A Song of Ice and Fire (by Bethany)
I’ve spent a good chunk of my time these last few months avoiding articles about Game of Thrones on social media. Every Monday morning while Season 5 was still airing, my Facebook feed overflowed with outrage about the violence and … Continue reading
Thoughts on the First Half of George R.R. Martin’s A Storm of Swords (by Bethany)
I am now officially reading this book “full-time.” Reading it only at night was working well until I skipped a few nights and then forgot that a major character had had his hand chopped off. That’s not the sort of … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Fiction - Fantasy, Fiction - general, George R.R. Martin, Reviews by Bethany
Tagged Game of Thrones
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Postcards From Purgatory 