Category Archives: Fiction – Tedious Novels Narrated by Dead Queens

Thoughts on E.L. Konigsburg’s A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver

Posted on January 24, 2014 by lfpbe

I read A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver (otherwise known on my to-do list as A Proud Taste for S&M) last summer when I was trying to give myself an introductory course in what’s been published in the world … Continue reading →

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A Review of Margaret Drabble’s The Red Queen (by Bethany)

Posted on November 28, 2013 by lfpbe

I really wanted to like this novel. It’s about a literary and spiritual connection between an eighteenth-century Korean crown princess and a modern-day anthropology professor named Babs Halliwell. The first half of the book is told from the crown princess’ … Continue reading →

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