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Final Thoughts on Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life
So, the answer to my big question from my last post, “Does Ursula Todd know that she’s living her life over and over again?” has been answered. And the answer is…. I’m not going to tell you. Read the book … Continue reading
A Review of Lev Grossman’s The Magicians (by Bethany)
I don’t know what made me start this book last Monday, just one day before Deborah Harkness’ The Book of Life was released. As I’ve said before, I’m working on a writing project right now that involves witches and the … Continue reading
A Review of Ella Leffland’s Rumors of Peace (by Bethany)
The twentieth century was so confusing. At its beginning, there were still Ottoman Turks. Scientists only kinda-sorta knew what atoms were, and people still died of strep throat. Women couldn’t vote – pretty much anywhere.* The general belief among Americans … Continue reading
Update on Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life (by Jill)
I have been making steady forward progress on Life After Life since I last posted on Saturday, and only have about a hundred and fifty pages to go (out of five hundred and something). I’ve been enjoying it quite … Continue reading
I’ve been waiting to write this post for over a year…. Progress Report on Kate Atkinson’s Life After Life
I preordered this book on amazon.com months before it came out. I have been a loyal reader of Kate Atkinson’s books for close to fifteen years. I have pre-ordered her books on amazon for probably thirteen years. Lately, she’s been … Continue reading
A Review of Maggie O’Farrell’s The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox and by the way, how many crazy ladies are there in the United Kingdom, exactly?
I elected to not post on Tuesday night in favor of finishing this lovely novel. I got The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox from my boss maybe two years ago. Let me take a minute to discuss my boss’s reading … Continue reading
A Review of Jennifer Vanderbes’ Strangers at the Feast (by Bethany)
This novel is a quick, engaging read. It follows the standard ‘converging lines’ plot structure: two sets of characters are introduced early on, and initially it is not clear how the two sets are connected. Soon a couple of hints … Continue reading
A Crash Course on Witches (by Bethany)
One minute you’re driving your car down the highway, thinking about the fact that novels about witches and other supernatural creatures sell awfully well and that maybe you ought to try your hand at writing one yourself, and the next … Continue reading
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Final thoughts on Mark Slouka’s Brewster, in which Jill actually has something to say.
I figured it out! I know what’s wrong with this book. I had an epiphany on my drive home tonight. Brewster is too short. I don’t know the characters because the book is too short. I feel like it’s well … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 