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An Update on Robinson Crusoe (by Bethany)
So today I am here to tell you about pp. 56-90 (in the Modern Library Edition) of Robinson Crusoe. These pages are a little on the churchy side. By now, young Bob Crusoe (who has no one around to call … Continue reading
Update on Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (by Jill)
I’ve really been enjoying the middle portion of this book. Events are progressing towards the book’s climax at a rapid clip, and Sammy and Joe are both fairly happy, which is never a good thing in plot-driven literary fiction. I … Continue reading
Beyond This Point There Be Vampire Porn: A Review of Charlaine Harris’ Dead Until Dark (by Bethany)
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
Outlander, The Miniseries: Thoughts After Episode 1 (by Bethany)
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
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In which Jill confesses her lack of progress on The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
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
Thoughts on Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange (by Bethany – the Numbers Challenge, Month #2)
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
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Jill’s second update on Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
I have made steady progress since my last update. I’ve gotten to page 206. I’m enjoying K and C (which is how I’m referring to this book from now on. The actual title is too much) quite a bit, and … Continue reading
Early thoughts on Michael Chabon’s The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
When I learned what my July Numbers Challenge book was, I was happy. I’ve been a devoted buyer of Michael Chabon’s books for years now, since I saw the movie version of Wonder Boys about a hundred years ago, … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 