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Early Thoughts on Kia Corthron’s The Castle Cross the Magnet Carter
The meaning of the title of this long, engrossing novel starts to come clear around page 138 – well ahead of the 200-page mark at which I planned to start complaining – so of course I wanted to share it … Continue reading
A Review of Lois Lowry’s Number the Stars
Two of my tutoring clients were assigned this book for summer reading, so of course it ended up on my reading list as well. If you’ve been reading this blog for some time, you may have noticed that I have … Continue reading
Reader, I finished it! Final thoughts on Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager (by Jill)
After what feels like the time it took Claire and Jamie to find each other again between the events of Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager, I finally finished the third book in the Outlander series yesterday afternoon. It was a … Continue reading
Early Thoughts on Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose
Because I really don’t have enough projects to juggle right now (that’s a joke), I decided to start reading Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose. I actually do have a reason for reading it now, but it’s not an … Continue reading
Progress! Update on Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager (by Jill)
While I got a bunch of reading done over the weekend, somehow I don’t have anything to say about Voyager today. I suspect it’s because I want to just get back to reading it and screw blogging because I … Continue reading
“You Put Your Whole Self In”: Final Thoughts on on Lily King’s Euphoria
I ended up enjoying Euphoria quite a lot. Once I got used to the quirks of the narrative voice (more on that in a moment), I found that this novel follows a classic love-triangle plot, though in a way it’s … Continue reading
Progress report on Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager (by Jill)
Today ended up being a read-all-day Thursday, which I desperately needed, complete with gloomy skies and a midday thunderstorm. The only downside to the dreary weather, as far as I’m concerned, is that my Golden Retriever Bailey has developed … Continue reading
Thoughts on the First Third of Lily King’s Euphoria
A while ago I introduced the idea that novels about anthropologists are always good. This judgment was based on my love for Norman Rush’s Mating and Mary Doria Russell’s The Sparrow and Children of God, but it was quickly disproved … Continue reading
Early Thoughts on Diana Gabaldon’s Voyager (by Jill)
I’ve finally gotten myself back to the saga of Claire and Jamie Fraser with this, the third in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series. It’s been about a year since I read Dragonfly in Amber, and I’ve very carefully kept away … Continue reading
A Review of Geraldine Brooks’ The Secret Chord
Told from the point of view of King David’s prophet Natan, this novel begins at the moment when David’s generals and military advisors declare that he is no longer fit to lead his army into war. While dealing with his … Continue reading
Postcards From Purgatory 